CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Feb 9, 2017

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2016-12-31

Reporting Person: TANG ANTHONY M (Director, Vice Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-12-31	Common Stock	J	2251.96	$38.03	Acquired	92657.60	Indirect
2016-03-11	Common Stock	J	1725.999	$28.465	Acquired	629498.38	Indirect
2016-06-13	Common Stock	J	1678.25	$29.46	Acquired	629498.38	Indirect
2016-09-12	Common Stock	J	1596.64	$31.155	Acquired	629498.38	Indirect
2016-12-12	Common Stock	J	1549.8990	$37.66	Acquired	629498.38	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	350000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: ESOP DR earnings allocation.

F2: Dividend Reinvestment.