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~~WASHINGTON,~~UNITED DCSTATES SECURITIES ~~20549~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Form 8-K~~WASHINGTON, DC 20549

~~CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section~~Form ~~13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~Date~~Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section 13 or 15(~~Date~~d) of ~~earliest~~the ~~event~~Securities ~~reported):~~Exchange ~~August 6,~~Act ~~2009~~of 1934

~~UCBH~~Date ~~Holdings~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, ~~Inc.~~ 2009

~~(Exact~~UCBH ~~name~~Holdings, ~~of registrant as specified in its charter)~~Inc.

Delaware	000-24947	94-3072450
(State or other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

555 Montgomery Street
Delaware	000-24947	94-3072450
San Francisco, California	94111
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 315-2800


555 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California		94111

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

~~Not~~Registrant’s ~~Applicable~~telephone number, including area code: (415) 315-2800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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oITEM ~~Pre-commencement~~1.01 ~~communications~~ENTRY ~~pursuant~~INTO toA ~~Rule~~MATERIAL ~~14d-2(b)~~DEFINITIVE ~~under~~AGREEMENT. ~~the~~ITEM ~~Exchange~~5.02 ~~Act~~DEPARTURE ~~(17~~OF ~~CFR~~DIRECTORS ~~240~~OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.~~14d-2(b))~~ ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. SIGNATURES EXHIBIT 10.1 EXHIBIT 99.1

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ITEM 21.0201 ~~RESULTS~~ENTRY OFINTO ~~OPERATIONS~~A ~~AND~~MATERIAL ~~FINANCIAL~~DEFINITIVE ~~CONDITION~~AGREEMENT.

OnIndemnification ~~August 6, 2009, UCBH Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing selected preliminary~~Agreement ~~second quarter 2009 financial information. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.~~

~~The~~Effective August 11, ~~information~~2009, inUCBH ~~this~~Holdings, ~~Form~~Inc. ~~8-K~~(the ~~and~~“Company”) ~~the~~entered ~~attached~~into ~~Exhibit~~its ~~shall~~standard Indemnification ~~not~~Agreement bewith ~~deemed~~Mr. Joseph ~~filed~~E. ~~for purposes~~Vaez, ofwho ~~Section 18~~was appointed a Director of the ~~Securities~~Company. ~~Act~~The form of ~~1934,~~the ~~nor~~Indemnification Agreement ~~shall~~for itthe beCompany is ~~deemed~~furnished ~~incorporated~~as ~~by reference~~Exhibit 10.1 into ~~any~~this ~~filing~~Current ~~under~~Report ~~the~~on ~~Securities~~Form ~~Act~~8-K. ofIn ~~1933~~general, ~~except~~the asIndemnification Agreement ~~shall~~requires bethe ~~expressly~~Company ~~set~~to ~~forth~~indemnify and hold harmless a director to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware corporate law and to provide indemnification against third-party ~~specific~~proceedings, ~~reference~~subject into ~~such~~certain ~~filing~~exceptions.

ITEM 95.0102 ~~FINANCIAL~~DEPARTURE ~~STATEMENTS~~OF ~~AND~~DIRECTORS ~~EXHIBITS~~ OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

~~(c)~~Appointment ~~Exhibits~~of ~~The following exhibit is included with this Report:~~Director

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release of August 6, 2009, announcing selected preliminary second quarter 2009 financial information for UCBH Holdings, Inc.

On August 11, 2009, the Board of Directors of UCBH Holdings, Inc. (the “Board”) appointed Mr. Joseph E. Vaez to the Board. Mr. Vaez has been appointed as Chairman of the Risk Oversight Committee of the Board and as a member of the Credit Committee of the Board. The press release issued on August 17, 2009, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

~~SIGNATURES~~ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly~~(c) Exhibits ~~caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

	UCBH HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: August 7, 2009	By:	/s/ Craig S. On
		Craig S. On
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The following exhibits are included with this Report:


Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Form of Indemnification Agreement of UCBH Holdings, Inc.

99.1		Press Release, issued August 17, 2009

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	UCBH HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: August 17, 2009	By:	/s/ Dennis A. Lee
		Dennis A. Lee
		Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel

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