Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Apr 1, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Apr 3, 2026
CEOOption exercise
Context
Classification
option exercise
Code M — exercise or conversion of a derivative security
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001437749-26-011303
Filed / recorded
Apr 3, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 6, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v2
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
Issuer CIK
861842
Ticker
CATY
Reporting person
Chang Liu
Relationship
Director, Officer
Officer title
President & CEO
Security
Restricted Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Apr 1, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
11,581
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
0
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Shares of the Issuer's Common Stock received by the Reporting Person from the vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted on July 27, 2023. 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 July 31, 2023.
Of the previously reported target award of 11,581 shares of performance-based restricted stock units, 121.74% of the target award was earned based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.
Performance-based restricted stock units vested on December 31, 2025.