Dunson K. Cheng - 01 Apr 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)

Signature
/s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol
CATY
Transactions as of
01 Apr 2025
Net transactions value
-$571,176
Form type
4
Filing time
03 Apr 2025, 19:47:08 UTC
Previous filing
23 Dec 2024
Next filing
01 Jul 2025

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +13,383 +9.7% $0.000000 151,740 01 Apr 2025 Direct F1
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability $156,935 -3,665 -2.4% $42.82 148,075 01 Apr 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +16,501 +11% $0.000000 164,576 01 Apr 2025 Direct F2
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability $211,060 -4,929 -3% $42.82 159,647 01 Apr 2025 Direct
transaction CATY Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +16,048 +10% $0.000000 175,695 01 Apr 2025 Direct F3
transaction CATY Common Stock Tax liability $203,181 -4,745 -2.7% $42.82 170,950 01 Apr 2025 Direct
holding CATY Common Stock 384,577 01 Apr 2025 Husband & Wife Trust
holding CATY Common Stock 182,452 01 Apr 2025 Nonmarital Share Trust
holding CATY Common Stock 102,890 01 Apr 2025 By ESOP

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 -9,678 -100% $0.000000 0 01 Apr 2025 Common Stock 9,678 Direct F1, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -9,944 -100% $0.000000 0 01 Apr 2025 Common Stock 9,944 Direct F2, F4, F5
transaction CATY Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -19,889 -100% $0.000000 0 01 Apr 2025 Common Stock 19,889 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 9,678 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 9,944 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 19,889 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 72.938% 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.