CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (NASDAQ:CATY) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.

(e)Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by
reference into this Item 5.02(e).

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

About CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (NASDAQ:CATY)

Cathay General Bancorp is a bank holding company. The Company holds Cathay Bank, a California state-chartered commercial bank (the Bank); approximately seven limited partnerships investing in affordable housing investments, in which the Bank is the sole limited partner; GBC Venture Capital, Inc, and Asia Realty Corp. It also owns the common stock of over five statutory business trusts created for issuing capital securities. The Bank primarily services individuals, professionals and small to medium-sized businesses in the local markets and provides commercial mortgage loans, commercial loans, small business administration (SBA) loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, home equity lines of credit and installment loans to individuals for automobile, household and other consumer expenditures. The Bank offers passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits.

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (NASDAQ:CATY) Recent Trading Information

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (NASDAQ:CATY) closed its last trading session up +0.27 at 38.56 with 319,548 shares trading hands.