Dunson K. Cheng - Apr 1, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)

Role
Executive Chairman, Director
Signature
/s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol
CATY
Transactions as of
Apr 1, 2025
Transactions value $
-$571,176
Form type
4
Date filed
4/3/2025, 07:47 PM
Previous filing
Dec 23, 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 +13.4K +9.67% $0.00 152K Apr 1, 2025 Direct F1
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability -$157K -3.67K -2.42% $42.82 148K Apr 1, 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +16.5K +11.14% $0.00 165K Apr 1, 2025 Direct F2
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability -$211K -4.93K -2.99% $42.82 160K Apr 1, 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +16K +10.05% $0.00 176K Apr 1, 2025 Direct F3
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability -$203K -4.75K -2.7% $42.82 171K Apr 1, 2025 Direct
holding CATY Common Stock 385K Apr 1, 2025 Husband & Wife Trust
holding CATY Common Stock 182K Apr 1, 2025 Nonmarital Share Trust
holding CATY Common Stock 103K Apr 1, 2025 By ESOP

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 -9.68K -100% $0.00 0 Apr 1, 2025 Common Stock 9.68K Direct F1, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -9.94K -100% $0.00 0 Apr 1, 2025 Common Stock 9.94K Direct F2, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -19.9K -100% $0.00 0 Apr 1, 2025 Common Stock 19.9K 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 9,678 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 9,944 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 19,889 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 72.938% 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.