BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBCN) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Alvin D. Kang and Chief Operating Officer Bonita I. Lee will be presenting at D.A. Davidson & Co.’s 14th Annual Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. PDT (11:00 am. EDT) in Seattle.

A simultaneous webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of the company’s Web site at BBCNbank.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, the presentation will be archived on the site for 30 days following the conference presentation.

About BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

BBCN Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of BBCN Bank, the largest Korean American bank in the nation with $5.2 billion in assets as of March 31, 2012. The Company is a result of the merger of equals of Nara Bancorp, Inc. and Center Financial Corporation completed on November 30, 2011. Headquartered in Los Angeles and serving a diverse mix of customers mirroring its communities, BBCN operates 44 branches in California, New York, New Jersey, Washington and Illinois, along with three loan production offices in Seattle, Denver and Dallas. BBCN specializes in core business banking products for small and medium-sized businesses, with an emphasis in commercial real estate and business lending, SBA lending and international trade financing. BBCN Bank is a California-chartered bank and its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law. BBCN is an Equal Opportunity Lender.