CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 12, 2010

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2009-12-31

Reporting Person: WONG IRWIN (EVP - Branch Administration)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-01-21	Common Stock	J	29.014	$18.5984	Acquired	10461.13	Direct
2009-05-14	Common Stock	J	35.652	$11.6083	Acquired	10461.13	Direct
2009-08-20	Common Stock	J	5.464	$9.533	Acquired	10461.13	Direct
2009-12-08	Common Stock	J	6.652	$7.5005	Acquired	10461.13	Direct
2009-12-31	Common Stock	J	265	$11.8101	Acquired	16615	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$10.625	2010-01-20	Common Stock (3576)	3576	Direct
Stock Option	$15.0475	2011-01-18	Common Stock (6448)	10024	Direct
Stock Option	$16.275	2012-02-21	Common Stock (11088)	21112	Direct
Stock Option	$19.925	2013-01-16	Common Stock (30064)	51176	Direct
Stock Option	$24.80	2013-11-20	Common Stock (143040)	194216	Direct
Stock Option	$37.00	2015-02-17	Common Stock (32580)	226796	Direct
Stock Option	$36.24	2016-01-25	Common Stock (31000)	257796	Direct
Stock Option	$23.37	2018-02-21	Common Stock (20000)	277796	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Dividend Reinvestment.

F2: ESOP Earning Allocation.

F3: The option is fully exercisable.

F4: The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 2/17/06.

F5: The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 1/25/07.

F6: The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 2/21/09.