CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 10, 2011

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2010-12-31

Reporting Person: TARTAGLIA THOMAS G (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-31	Common Stock	J	43.75	$10.4285	Acquired	11197	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	68462	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$15.0475	2011-01-18	Common Stock (800)	800	Direct
Stock Option	$16.275	2012-01-21	Common Stock (1200)	2000	Direct
Stock Option	$19.925	2013-01-16	Common Stock (3040)	5040	Direct
Stock Option	$24.80	2013-11-20	Common Stock (11000)	16040	Direct
Stock Option	$37.00	2015-02-17	Common Stock (3500)	19540	Direct
Stock Option	$36.24	2016-01-25	Common Stock (3500)	23040	Direct
Stock Option	$23.37	2018-02-21	Common Stock (3500)	26540	Direct

Footnotes

F1: ESOP Earning Allocation.

F2: 468 shares were distributed from ESOP to the reporting person on 12/6/10, and subsequently transferred to his Trust account on 12/16/10.

F3: The option is fully exercisable.

F4: The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 1/25/07.

F5: The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 2/21/09.