0001437749-19-000217.txt : 20190103 0001437749-19-000217.hdr.sgml : 20190103 20190103171910 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001437749-19-000217 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190102 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190103 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WONG IRWIN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001185635 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31830 FILM NUMBER: 19506972 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000861842 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 954274680 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 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 4 1 rdgdoc.xml IRWIN WONG X0306 4 2019-01-02 0000861842 CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP CATY 0001185635 WONG IRWIN 777 NORTH BROADWAY LOS ANGELES CA 90012 1 SEVP, Chief Operating Officer Common Stock 18689.58 I By ESOP Common Stock 2019-01-02 4 M 0 8504 0 A 43431.35 D Common Stock 2019-01-02 4 F 0 3169 33.53 D 40262.35 D Restricted Stock Units 2019-01-02 4 M 0 9844 0 D Common Stock 9844 0 D Includes 472.527 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment year-to-date Includes 145.509 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment year-to-date Shares of the Issuer's Common Stock received by the Reporting Person from the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted on December 17, 2015. Such restricted stock units were previously reported in Table II on a Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2015. Of the previously reported target award of 9,844 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 80% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria. Performance-based restricted stock units vested on December 31, 2018. Shares withheld by the Registrant to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of restricted stock units, based on closing price on December 31, 2018. /s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact 2019-01-03