CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2019

Mar 14, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK: 0000861842
Period of Report: 2019-03-11

Reporting Person: WONG IRWIN (SEVP, Chief Admin Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-03-11	Common Stock	M	883	—	Acquired	50877.35	Direct
2019-03-11	Common Stock	F	306	$36.53	Disposed	50571.35	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-03-11	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	883	Disposed		Common Stock (883)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18689.58	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the conversion into Common Stock upon vesting of the restricted stock units reported on Table II.

F2: Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer.

F3: Shares withheld by Registrant to satisfy tax withholding requirement on vesting of restricted stock units.

F4: The Reporting Person previously reported the award of 863 restricted stock units, based on a closing stock price as of March 9, 2018, on Form 4 filed March 13, 2018. The actual number of restricted stock units issued was 883 based on a closing stock price as of March 8, 2018. In addition, such restricted stock units actually vested in full on the date of grant, with the shares of common stock to be distributed on the first anniversary of the date of the grant or immediately upon the death, disability or retirement of the Reporting Person, or a change in control of the Issuer.