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CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP · May 20, 3:02 PM ET

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP 4

4 · CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP · Filed May 20, 2008

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2008-05-16
CHUNG NELSON
Director
Transactions
  • Purchase

    Common Stock

    2008-05-16$15.62/sh+10,000$156,20010,000 total(indirect: Defined Benefit Plan)
Holdings
  • Stock Option

    Exercise: $36.24From: 2007-01-25Exp: 2016-01-25Common Stock (3,500 underlying)
    3,500
  • Stock Option

    Exercise: $23.37From: 2009-02-21Exp: 2018-02-21Common Stock (3,500 underlying)
    7,000
Footnotes (2)
  • [F1]The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 1/25/07.
  • [F2]The option vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning 2/21/09.

Documents

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