Cathay General Bancorp Director Wang Shally Receives 1,593-Share Award

What Happened
Wang Shally, a director of Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), was granted 1,593 fully vested shares of CATY common stock on April 15, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (award/compensation), so the filing shows no cash paid for these shares.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-15; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-17 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: A — Grant/Award (fully vested common stock).
• Shares received: 1,593 shares at $0.00 (reported value $0).
• Footnotes: F1 confirms shares are fully vested common stock; F2 notes 67.381 shares were acquired via dividend reinvestment year-to-date.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the Form 4 filing.

Context
This was an equity award (compensation), not an open-market purchase or sale, so it reflects company compensation rather than a direct buy/sell signal from the insider. Awards and dividend reinvestment entries are common and do not, by themselves, indicate the insider’s view on short-term stock movement.