Thomas M. Lo - May 28, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)

Role: EVP, Chief Admin Officer
Signature: /s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol: CATY
Transactions as of: May 28, 2024
Transactions value $: -$24,685
Form type: 4
Date filed: 7/2/2024, 08:05 PM
Previous filing: Jan 25, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CATY	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+1.93K	+63.86%	$0.00	4.95K	May 28, 2024	Direct
transaction	CATY	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$24.7K	-688	-13.91%	$35.88	4.26K	May 28, 2024	Direct

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	Award	$0	+3.31K		$0.00	3.31K	Jun 28, 2024	Common Stock	3.31K		Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CATY	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-1.93K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	May 28, 2024	Common Stock	1.93K		Direct	F1, F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer.
F2	These restricted stock units are scheduled to fully vest on June 28, 2027, or earlier in the event of death, disability, retirement, or change in control.
F3	The reporting person previously reported the award of 1,928 shares of restricted stock units on Form 3 filed January 25, 2024. All of these restricted stock units vested on May 28, 2024.