# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000861842
**File Stem:** 0001437749-25-036007
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 22647
**Document Hash:** c1df05365f231476c816d36aebb94644
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-25-036007.hdr.sgml**: 20251121

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-25-036007

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-127762

**REFERENCES 429**: 333-205889

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251121

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251121

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251121

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000861842
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 954274680
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-291715
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251508500

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 777 N BROADWAY
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90012
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2136254700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 777 NORTH BROADWAY
- **CITY:** LOS ANGELES
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90012

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CATHAY BANCORP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930328

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2025**

**Registration No. 333-______**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER**

**THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**<br>

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**CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware**<br> (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | **95-4274680**<br> (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |

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| **777 North Broadway**<br> **Los Angeles, California** <br> (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | **90012**<br> (Zip Code) |

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**CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP**

**2005 INCENTIVE PLAN**

**(As Amended and Restated)**

(Full title of the plan)

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**May K. Chan**

**SVP, General Counsel, Secretary and Sustainability Officer**

**777 North Broadway**

**Los Angeles, California 90012**

(Name and address of agent for service)

**(213) 625-4700**

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ <br> Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

This registration statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register the offer and sale of 1,724,538 additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Cathay General Bancorp ("Registrant") under the Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the registration statements on Form S-8 filed by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 22, 2005 (Registration No. 333-127762) and July 27, 2015 (Registration No. 333-205889), with respect to the Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, except as otherwise updated or modified by this registration statement.

**PART II**<br>**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.**

All documents filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of the filing of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all securities offered under this registration statement have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents; provided that the Registrant is not incorporating any documents or information that is deemed furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission. Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

The following documents filed by Registrant with the Commission are also incorporated herein by reference in this registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended [December 31, 2024](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000861842/000143774925005749/caty20241231_10k.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for the quarters ended [March 31, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000861842/000143774925015797/caty20250331_10q.htm) , [June 30, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000861842/000143774925025772/caty20250630_10q.htm) , and [September 30, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000861842/000143774925033885/caty20250930_10q.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c) Registrant's Current Report on [Form 8-K](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000861842/000143774925016490/caty20250513_8k.htm) (other than portions thereof furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits accompanying such reports related to such items) filed with the SEC on May 13, 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d) The description of Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in Registrant's amendment to registration statement on [Form 8-A/A](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000104746999035971/0001047469-99-035971.txt) filed with the Commission on September 16, 1999 (Commission File No. 000-18630), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description, including Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended [December 31, 2024](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774925005749/ex_702033.htm) .

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**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.**

Registrant's amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of its officers and directors as permitted by Delaware law. Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains a provision, consistent with Delaware law, reducing or eliminating director liability in certain circumstances. Registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with each director and such officers of the Registrant and its subsidiaries as have been designated by the Board of Directors.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that corporations may indemnify an individual made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, because the individual is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, against liability incurred in the proceeding if the person acted in good faith and reasonably believed his conduct was in the corporation's best interest or was not opposed to the corporation's best interest.

Section 145(c) further provides that a corporation shall indemnify an individual who was fully successful on the merits or otherwise in any proceeding to which the director or officer was a party because the individual was or is a director or officer of the corporation, for reasonable expenses incurred by the director or officer in connection with the proceeding. Section 145(g) provides that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against and incurred by the person in that capacity, or arising out of such person's status as a director, officer, employee or agent. Registrant currently maintains policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance.

**Item 8. Exhibits.**

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| <u>Exhibit</u> | <u>Description</u> |
| 4.1 | [Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2016, as an exhibit to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774916026345/ex3-1.htm) |
| 4.2 | [Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2016, as an exhibit to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774916026345/ex3-11.htm) |
| 4.3 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective February 16, 2017. Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2017, as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774917002778/ex3-1.htm) |
| 5.1\* | [Opinion of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP](ex_891525.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)](ex_891525.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of KPMG LLP](ex_891934.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included in signature page of the registration statement)](#poa) |
| 99.1 | [Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated). Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774925016490/ex_817426.htm) |
| 107.1\* | [Filing Fee Exhibit.](ex_890880.htm) |

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<sup>\*</sup>Filed herewith.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on the 21<sup>st</sup> day of November, 2025.

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| Cathay General Bancorp  | Cathay General Bancorp  |
| By:  | /s/ Chang M. Liu |
|  | Chang M. Liu  |
|  | President and Chief Executive Officer  |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Dunson K. Cheng and Chang M. Liu, and each of them singly, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign the registration statement filed herewith and any or all amendments to said registration statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent or any of them, or their, his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Chang M. Liu | President and Chief Executive<br> Officer, and Director<br> (principal executive officer) | November 21, 2025 |
| Chang M. Liu |  |  |
| /s/ Heng W. Chen | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) | November 21, 2025 |
| Heng W. Chen |  |  |
| /s/ Dunson K. Cheng | Executive Chairman of the Board | November 21, 2025 |
| Dunson K. Cheng |  |  |
| /s/ Peter Wu | Vice Chairman of the Board | November 21, 2025 |
| Peter Wu |  |  |
| /s/ Anthony M. Tang | Vice Chairman of the Board | November 21, 2025 |
| Anthony M. Tang |  |  |
| /s/ Nelson Chung | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Nelson Chung |  |  |
| /s/ Felix S. Fernandez | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Felix S. Fernandez |  |  |
| /s/ Jane Jelenko | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Jane Jelenko |  |  |
| /s/ Maan-Huei Hung | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Maan-Huei Hung |  |  |
| /s/ Richard Sun | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Richard Sun |  |  |
| /s/ Shally Wang | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Shally Wang |  |  |
| /s/ Ann Yee Kono | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Ann Yee Kono |  |  |
| /s/ Elizabeth Woo | Director | November 21, 2025 |
| Elizabeth Woo |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

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| Troutman Pepper Locke LLP<br> 111 Huntington Avenue, 9th Floor<br> Boston, MA 02199-7613<br>troutman.com | ![a01.jpg](a01.jpg) |

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November 21, 2025

Cathay General Bancorp

777 North Broadway

Los Angeles, California 90012

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Cathay General Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), in connection with the proposed issuance of up to an additional 1,724,538 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "<u>Shares</u>"), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Act</u>"), to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>"), which Shares are issuable under the Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (as amended and restated to date, the "<u>Plan</u>").

As the basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed, we have examined: (i) originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to us as being true and complete copies of the originals, of (a) the Plan; (b) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended to date; (c) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; (d) certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company; and (e) such other corporate records, certificates, instruments and documents as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of this opinion; and (ii) such statutes, including the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "<u>DGCL</u>"), and regulations as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of this opinion. We have not independently verified any factual matter relating to this opinion. In making our examination, we have assumed and have not verified that all signatures on documents examined by us are genuine, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed that the Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission and has become effective under the Act.

Based on the foregoing and on such legal considerations as we deem relevant and subject to the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the related award agreements thereunder, as applicable, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We express no opinion as to matters involving any law other than the DGCL.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder.

Our opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update or supplement our opinion to reflect any change of fact, circumstance or law after such time.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Troutman Pepper Locke LLP |

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Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 28, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cathay General Bancorp, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP<br>

Los Angeles, California<br> November 21, 2025

## Ex-Filing

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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (1)(2) | Other | 1724538 | $45.51 | $78483724.38 | 0.0001381 | $10838.60 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $78483724.38  |  | $10838.60  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $10838.60  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (1) The offering price per share, aggregate offering price, and registration fee with respect to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Cathay General Bancorp issuable pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein have been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Cathay General Bancorp Common Stock on November 18, 2025, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. (2) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers additional shares of common stock of the registrant as may be offered or issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions. (3) This Registration Statement registers an additional 1,724,538 shares issuable under the Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.

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| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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