CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2016

Nov 22, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2016-11-17

Reporting Person: CHENG DUNSON K (Director, Executive Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-11-17	Common Stock	M	5000	$23.37	Acquired	248907	Direct
2016-11-17	Common Stock	S	5000	$35.1792	Disposed	243907	Direct
2016-11-18	Common Stock	M	22500	$23.37	Acquired	266407	Direct
2016-11-18	Common Stock	S	22500	$35.7112	Disposed	243907	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-11-17	Stock Option	$23.37	M	5000	Disposed	2018-02-21	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2016-11-18	Stock Option	$23.37	M	22500	Disposed	2018-02-21	Common Stock (22500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	445577	Indirect
Common Stock	182452	Indirect
Common Stock	102904	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The option is fully exercisable.