CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (NASDAQ:CATY) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (NASDAQ:CATY) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

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Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.

On April 19, 2017, Cathay General Bancorp announced, in a press
release, its financial results for the quarter ended March 31,
2017. That press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The foregoing information and the attached exhibit are intended
to be furnished only and shall not be deemed filed for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Cathay General Bancorp dated April 19, 2017


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.

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CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (NASDAQ:CATY) closed its last trading session up +0.71 at 36.98 with 320,498 shares trading hands.