UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2012

 

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 0-18630 95-4274680
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

777 North Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90012
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 625-4700

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On December 20, 2012, the boards of directors of both Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay Bank increased the number of their directors from eleven to twelve and elected Felix Fernandez as a director. He will serve as a Class III director of Cathay General Bancorp effective January 2, 2013. The Class III directors will hold office until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and their successors are elected and qualified.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

     
(d)  Exhibits  
  Exhibit No. Description
  99.1  Press Release of Cathay General Bancorp dated December 21, 2012.*

 

*This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


 
 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: December 21, 2012

 

     
  CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP   
     
  By:  /s/ Heng W. Chen                                                        
        Heng W. Chen
        Executive Vice President and Chief
        Financial Officer
 
 
 

 


 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

   
Number Exhibit 
99.1  Press Release of Cathay General Bancorp dated December 21, 2012.*

 

 

*This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.