CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Board/Management Information 2026

May 22, 2026

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2026

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-31830	95-4274680
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

777 North Broadway , Los Angeles , California 90012

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 213 ) 625-4700

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	CATY	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 5, 2026, Cathay General Bancorp (the “Company”), the holding company for Cathay Bank (the “Bank”), filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 pursuant to which it announced that Ms. Lana Chan joined the Boards of Directors of each of the Company and the Bank. At that time, the board had not yet appointed Ms. Chan to any board committees.

This amendment to the Form 8-K filed February 5, 2026 is being filed to report that on May 21, 2026, the board appointed Ms. Chan as a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee of each of the Company and the Bank, effective immediately. The board has also determined that Ms. Chan will be an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S‑K.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 22, 2026

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
By:	/s/ Albert J. Wang
	Albert J. Wang
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer