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Central Pacific Financial Corp.
Central Pacific Plaza
PO Box 3590
Honolulu, HI 96811-3590
March 22, 2013
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Notice of disclosure filed in Exchange Act Annual Report under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Central Pacific Financial Corp. (“CPF”) has made disclosure pursuant to those provisions in its Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2012, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2013. CPF has made such disclosure based on information provided by its affiliate, The Carlyle Group, and not due to the business activities conducted by CPF.
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Respectfully submitted,
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/s/ Glenn K.C. Ching
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Glenn K.C. Ching
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
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Corporate Secretary
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Central Pacific Financial Corp.
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