HENG W. CHEN - 01 Apr 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)

Role
EVP/CFO
Signature
/s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol
CATY
Transactions as of
01 Apr 2025
Net transactions value
-$251,867
Form type
4
Filing time
03 Apr 2025, 19:45:38 UTC
Previous filing
02 Jul 2024
Next filing
01 Jul 2025
SEC
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Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +4,788 +2.7% $0.000000 185,276 01 Apr 2025 Direct F1
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability $73,393 -1,714 -0.93% $42.82 183,562 01 Apr 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +5,904 +3.2% $0.000000 189,466 01 Apr 2025 Direct F2
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability $90,479 -2,113 -1.1% $42.82 187,353 01 Apr 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +5,742 +3.1% $0.000000 193,095 01 Apr 2025 Direct F3
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability $87,995 -2,055 -1.1% $42.82 191,040 01 Apr 2025 Direct
holding CATY Common Stock 100 01 Apr 2025 Chen Trust

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 -3,463 -100% $0.000000 0 01 Apr 2025 Common Stock 3,463 Direct F1, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -3,558 -100% $0.000000 0 01 Apr 2025 Common Stock 3,558 Direct F2, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -7,117 -100% $0.000000 0 01 Apr 2025 Common Stock 7,117 Direct F3, F4, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Of the previously reported target award of 3,463 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 125% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.
F2 Of the previously reported target award of 3,558 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 150% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.
F3 Of the previously reported target award of 7,117 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 73.938% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.
F4 Shares of the Issuer's Common Stock received by the Reporting Person from the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted on May 26, 2022. Such restricted stock units were previously reported in Table II on a Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2022.
F5 Performance-based restricted stock units vested on December 31, 2024.