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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
861842	Cathay General Bancorp	CATY	State Commercial Banks (6022)	954274680

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1301191	R Kim Bingham	777 North Broadway Los Angeles CA 90012	Evp - Chief Credit Officer	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-03-22	3,762	$0.00	6,983	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-03-25	1,516	$20.18	5,467	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	Disposition	2013-03-22	3,762	$0.00	3,762	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
89,930			No	4	M	Direct

Reported Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Date	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Stock Option	$38.38	2005-11-18	2014-11-18	10,000	10,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$37.00	2006-02-17	2015-02-17	10,000	20,000	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$36.24	2007-01-25	2016-01-25	34,930	54,930	Direct
Common Stock	Stock Option	$23.37	2009-02-21	2018-02-21	35,000	89,930	Direct
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00			4,744	94,674	Direct
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00			3,451	98,125	Direct
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00			5,540	103,665	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2014-11-18	10,000	10,000	Direct
2015-02-17	10,000	20,000	Direct
2016-01-25	34,930	54,930	Direct
2018-02-21	35,000	89,930	Direct
	4,744	94,674	Direct
	3,451	98,125	Direct
	5,540	103,665	Direct

Footnotes

Represents the conversion into Common Stock upon vesting of the restricted stock units reported on Table II.
These sales were effected to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations with respect to the vesting of the restricted stock units.
The option is fully exercisable.
Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer.
The reporting person previously reported the award of 3,762 shares of restricted stock units on Form 4 filed March 25, 2011. All of these restricted stock units vested on March 22, 2013.
Consists of long term restricted stock units within the meaning of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder ("EESA"). Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of CATY Common Stock.
These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in a single installment on December 15, 2013, or earlier in the event of death or disability, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions under EESA.
These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in a single installment on May 8, 2014, or earlier in the event of death or disability, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions under EESA.
These restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in a single installment on December 20, 2014, or earlier in the event of death or disability, and are subject to certain transfer restrictions under EESA.