May K. Chan - 02 Oct 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)

Role: SVP, General Counsel
Signature: /s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: CATY
Transactions as of: 02 Oct 2023
Net transactions value: -$10,929
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Oct 2023, 20:33:49 UTC
Previous filing: 31 Jul 2023
Next filing: 29 Jan 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CATY	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+921	+69%	$0.000000	2,263	02 Oct 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	CATY	Common Stock	Tax liability	$10,929	-319	-14%	$34.26	1,944	02 Oct 2023	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CATY	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-921	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	02 Oct 2023	Common Stock	0		Direct	F2, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes 36.789 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment year-to-date
F2	Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer.
F3	The Reporting Person previously reported the award of 921 shares of restricted stock units on Form 3 filed January 26, 2023. Such restricted stock units vested in full and distributed on October 2, 2023.