CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 19, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2012-11-15

Reporting Person: TANG ANTHONY M (Director, EVP)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-15	Common Stock	A	368	—	Acquired	3986	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	350584	Direct
Common Stock	88771	Indirect
Common Stock	1722069.62	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option	$19.925	2013-01-16	Common Stock (47500)	47500	Direct
Stock Option	$24.80	2013-11-20	Common Stock (105140)	152640	Direct
Stock Option	$37.00	2015-02-17	Common Stock (39820)	192460	Direct
Stock Option	$36.24	2016-01-25	Common Stock (42690)	235150	Direct
Stock Option	$23.37	2018-02-21	Common Stock (44000)	279150	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (4846)	283996	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (6047)	290043	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (4819)	294862	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of Cathay General Banorp (the "Company") common stock acquired under the Company's 2005 Incentive Plan. As a condition to receiving these shares, the reporting person agreed to hold and not transfer, for the entire period during which the Company has any obligations outstanding under the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (disregarding any warrants to purchase common stock of the Company that the U.S. Treasury may hold) (the "Restriction Period"), all of the shares received. This transfer restriction will terminate upon the earlier of the end of the Restriction Period or the date of the reporting person's death or permanent disability.

F2: Includes 505.04 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment year-to-date.

F3: The option is fully exercisable.

F4: The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 2/21/09.

F5: Consists of long term restricted stock units within the meaning of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder ("EESA"). Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of CATY Common Stock.

F6: These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in a single installment on March 23, 2013, or earlier in the event of death or disability, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions under EESA.

F7: These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in a single installment on December 15, 2013, or earlier in the event of death or disability, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions under EESA.

F8: These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in a single installment on May 8, 2014, or earlier in the event of death or disability, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions under EESA.