CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Mar 9, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2017-03-07

Reporting Person: LEE PATRICK (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-03-07	Common Stock	M	3500	$23.37	Acquired	3500	Direct
2017-03-07	Common Stock	S	3500	$39.174	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-03-07	Stock Option	$23.37	M	3500	Disposed	2018-02-21	Common Stock (3500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	225899	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The option is fully exercisable.