Thomas M. Lo - 17 Mar 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)

Role: EVP, Chief Admin Officer
Signature: /s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: CATY
Transactions as of: 17 Mar 2025
Net transactions value: -$33,601
Form type: 4
Filing time: 19 Mar 2025, 21:44:51 UTC
Previous filing: 01 Nov 2024
Next filing: 14 May 2025
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	+2,134	+64%	$0.000000	5,493	17 Mar 2025	Direct
transaction	CATY	Common Stock	Tax liability	$33,601	-764	-14%	$43.98	4,729	17 Mar 2025	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	Options Exercise	$0	-2,134	-100%	$0.000000	0	17 Mar 2025	Common Stock	2,134		Direct	F1, F2

* 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	The reporting person previously reported the award of 2,134 shares of restricted stock units on Form 3 filed January 25, 2024. All of these restricted stock units vested on March 17, 2025.