Heng W. Chen - Apr 1, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)

Role
EVP/CFO
Signature
/s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol
CATY
Transactions as of
Apr 1, 2025
Transactions value $
-$251,867
Form type
4
Date filed
4/3/2025, 07:45 PM
Previous filing
Jul 2, 2024
SEC
View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +4.79K +2.65% $0.00 185K Apr 1, 2025 Direct F1
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability -$73.4K -1.71K -0.93% $42.82 184K Apr 1, 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +5.9K +3.22% $0.00 189K Apr 1, 2025 Direct F2
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability -$90.5K -2.11K -1.12% $42.82 187K Apr 1, 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +5.74K +3.06% $0.00 193K Apr 1, 2025 Direct F3
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability -$88K -2.06K -1.06% $42.82 191K Apr 1, 2025 Direct
holding CATY Common Stock 100 Apr 1, 2025 Chen Trust

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -3.46K -100% $0.00 0 Apr 1, 2025 Common Stock 3.46K Direct F1, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -3.56K -100% $0.00 0 Apr 1, 2025 Common Stock 3.56K Direct F2, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -7.12K -100% $0.00 0 Apr 1, 2025 Common Stock 7.12K Direct F3, F4, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Of the previously reported target award of 3,463 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 125% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.
F2 Of the previously reported target award of 3,558 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 150% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.
F3 Of the previously reported target award of 7,117 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 73.938% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.
F4 Shares of the Issuer's Common Stock received by the Reporting Person from the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted on May 26, 2022. Such restricted stock units were previously reported in Table II on a Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2022.
F5 Performance-based restricted stock units vested on December 31, 2024.