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Cathay General Bancorp reported an insider stock sale by SVP and General Counsel May K. Chan. On April 28, 2026, Chan executed an open-market sale of approximately 558.1721 shares of Common Stock at $56.00 per share.
After this transaction, Chan directly holds 2,693 shares of Cathay General Bancorp common stock. This total includes 26.332 shares acquired year-to-date through dividend reinvestment, indicating ongoing participation in the company’s dividend reinvestment program alongside the recent sale.
Vanguard Capital Management reported beneficial ownership of 3,400,575 shares of Cathay General Bancorp common stock, representing 5.07% of the class. The filing lists 503,039 shares as sole voting power and 3,400,575 as sole dispositive power. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim.
Cathay General Bancorp (Common Stock) ownership filing shows Vanguard Portfolio Management beneficially owns 4,111,955 shares, representing 6.14% of the class. The filer reports sole dispositive power over 4,111,955 shares and sole voting power for 40,696 shares. The filing attributes holdings to Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and affiliated business divisions and notes holdings include shares held by Vanguard funds and managed accounts. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration.
Cathay General Bancorp submitted a Rule 144 notice reporting the proposed sale of 559 shares of Common stock. The shares relate to a restricted stock lapse / dividend reinvestment dated 03/09/2020, and the filing shows an effective/receipt date of 04/28/2026.
Cathay General Bancorp announced that its board has adopted a new share repurchase program authorizing the company to buy back up to $150,000,000 of its common stock. Repurchases may be made on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, and may also be executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
The company can suspend, terminate or modify the program at any time based on market conditions, alternative uses of capital, liquidity and other factors. As of the press release date, Cathay General Bancorp had approximately 67,056,307 shares of common stock outstanding.
The company also noted that a prior $150,000,000 repurchase program announced in June 2025 was completed in February 2026, with 3,217,481 shares repurchased at an average cost of $46.62 per share.
Cathay General Bancorp reported solid first quarter 2026 results with mixed trends. Net income was $86.9 million, or $1.29 per diluted share, down from $90.5 million and $1.33 in the fourth quarter of 2025 but up from $69.5 million a year earlier.
Net interest income was $194.2 million as net interest margin improved to 3.43% from 3.36%, helped by lower deposit and funding costs. Provision for credit losses rose to $18.2 million, while non-interest income fell to $20.7 million due to a $15.7 million impairment on available-for-sale securities, partly offset by higher equity securities gains.
Non-interest expense declined 6.0% to $86.7 million, improving the efficiency ratio to 40.35%. Gross loans edged up to $20.17 billion and deposits were $20.68 billion. Asset quality strengthened as non-performing assets fell to $127.9 million, 0.53% of total assets, and capital ratios remained firmly in the well-capitalized range, with a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 13.46%. The quarterly cash dividend was $0.38 per share.
Chan Lana Lai-Yan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cathay General Bancorp director Lana Lai-Yan Chan received a grant of 265 shares of Common Stock. The award was made as fully vested stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, indicating compensation rather than a market purchase. Following this grant, Chan directly holds 265 shares.
Woo Elizabeth A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP director Elizabeth A. Woo received a grant of 1,593 shares of fully vested common stock of CATY. This award increased her directly held common stock to 3,506 shares following the transaction. The shares were granted as compensation, not purchased on the open market.
Kono Ann reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cathay General Bancorp director Ann Kono received a stock grant of 1,593 shares of common stock of CATY on April 15, 2026. The shares were granted as fully vested stock with no cash price per share, indicating compensation rather than a market purchase. Following this award, Kono directly holds a total of 3,506 shares of Cathay General Bancorp common stock.
Sun Richard reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cathay General Bancorp director Richard Sun received a grant of 1,593 shares of fully vested common stock on April 15, 2026, at no cost. This award increased his directly held common shares to 2,593.
The filing also reports indirect ownership of Cathay General Bancorp common stock through several related entities and family accounts, including shares held by an Ivy Sun Separate Trust, JKLM Limited Partnership, Lin-Chih Corporation, RIS Family Limited Partnership, Sun Trust, a Michael Sun Trust, and by his spouse.