CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2018

Mar 29, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2018-03-27

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-03-27	Common Stock	M	1298	—	Acquired	112472	Direct
2018-03-27	Common Stock	F	644	$39.51	Disposed	111828	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-03-27	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	1298	Disposed		Common Stock (1298)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

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

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld by Registrant to satisfy tax withholding requirement on vesting of restricted stock units.

F2: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock upon vesting.

F3: Reporting Person was granted 3,893 restricted stock units on March 27, 2017, with a vesting schedule of 3 annual equal installments beginning March 27, 2018, or earlier in the event of death, disability, retirement, or change in control.