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<P id=PARA246 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2015</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA247 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registration No. 333-______</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA4 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>UNITED STATES</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA6 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA9 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>UNDER</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><BR></B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>___________________</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>95-4274680</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA22 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT> <FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Identification Number)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA24 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>777 North Broadway</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA26 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Los Angeles, California</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA28 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>90012</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA29 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(Zip Code)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA34 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>2005 INCENTIVE PLAN</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA35 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(As Amended and Restated)</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA36 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(Full title of the plan)</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA37 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>___________________</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA39 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Lisa L. Kim</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA40 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SVP, General Counsel and Secretary</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA41 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>777 North Broadway</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA42 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Los Angeles, California 90012</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA43 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(213) 625-4700</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA46 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA47 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA55 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA68 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Registration</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA70 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Common Stock,&nbsp;par value $0.01</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA71 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">500,000 shares</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA72 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$33.09</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA74 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$1,922.53</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 80%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; PADDING-LEFT: 18pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt" width=1347 colSpan=6>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 416(a) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 80%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; PADDING-LEFT: 18pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt" width=1347 colSpan=6>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp; Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of Regulation C under the Securities Act. The average of the high and low per share price for the common stock of Registrant on July 20, 2015, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, was $33.09.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA83 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This registration statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register the offer and sale of additional shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Cathay General Bancorp (&#8220;Registrant&#8221;) 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 statement on Form S-8 filed by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on August 22, 2005, with respect to the Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (Registration No. 333-127762), except as otherwise updated or modified by this registration statement. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA85 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PART II<BR><BR>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA89 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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 &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), 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. 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.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA106 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The description of Registrant&#8217;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained in Registrant&#39;s amendment to registration statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the Commission on September 16, 1999 (Commission File No. 000-18630).</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA108 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA112 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Registrant&#8217;s amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of its officers, directors, employees as permitted by Delaware law. Registrant&#8217;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.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA116 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Section&nbsp;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&#8217;s best interest or was not opposed to the corporation&#8217;s best interest. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Section&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&#39;s status as a director, officer, employee or agent. Registrant currently maintains policies of directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability insurance.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 8. Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA125 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18630)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18630)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective February 20, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013) (Commission File No. 0-18630)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA131 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Opinion of Lisa L. Kim</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Lisa L. Kim (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Registrant&#8217;s Proxy Statement dated April 16, 2015)</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">________________________<BR><SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">* </SUP></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Filed herewith.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA143 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA145 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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 27th day of July, 2015.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA251.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;</FONT>Dunson K. Cheng</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA251.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Dunson K. Cheng</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA251.22 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA154 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA156 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Dunson K. Cheng and Heng W. Chen, 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. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA163 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Dunson K. Cheng</U></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U></U></FONT>Dunson K. Cheng</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 27, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA167 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Heng W. Chen</U></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U></U></FONT>Heng W. Chen</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA169 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA172 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Peter Wu </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA174 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA176 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Anthony M. Tang </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA180 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Kelly L. Chan </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA184 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Michael M.Y. Chang </U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA188 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Thomas C.T. Chiu </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA191 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA195 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Nelson Chung </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA197 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; TEXT-ALIGN: center" width=369>Nelson Chung</TD>
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<P id=PARA201 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA203 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Jane Jelenko </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; TEXT-ALIGN: center" width=369>Jane Jelenko</TD>
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<P id=PARA207 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Patrick S.D. Lee </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=551>&nbsp; </TD>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=283>&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=369>
<P id=PARA211 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Ting Liu </U></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA213 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=10>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=283>
<P id=PARA214 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 27, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; TEXT-ALIGN: center" width=369>Ting Liu</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=14>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=551>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=10>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=283>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=369>&nbsp; </TD>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=551>&nbsp; </TD>
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<P id=PARA215 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ Joseph C.H. Poon </U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=14>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=551>
<P id=PARA217 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Director</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=10>&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=283>
<P id=PARA218 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">July 27, 2015</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle; TEXT-ALIGN: center" width=369>Joseph C.H. Poon</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=14>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=551>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" width=10>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" width=283>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA223 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>INDEX OF EXHIBITS</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA226 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase"><U>Description</U></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA227 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 93%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<P id=PARA228 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18360)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 93%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA229 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.2</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA230 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18360)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA231 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.3</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA232 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective February 20, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013) (Commission File No. 0-18630)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 93%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA233 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.1<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">*</SUP></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA234 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Opinion of Lisa L. Kim</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA235 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.1*</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA236 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of Lisa L. Kim (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA237 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">23.2<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">*</SUP></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA238 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA239 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">24.1<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">*</SUP></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA240 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Power of Attorney (included in signature page of the registration statement)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA241 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA242 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Registrant&#8217;s Proxy Statement dated April 16, 2015)</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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caty20150724_s8.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2015
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
___________________
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
___________________
Delaware
95-4274680
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
777 North Broadway
Los Angeles, California
90012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
2005 INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated)
(Full title of the plan)
___________________
Lisa L. Kim
SVP, General Counsel and Secretary
777 North Broadway
Los Angeles, California 90012
(213) 625-4700
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
___________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ☑
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01
500,000 shares
$33.09
$16,545,000
$1,922.53
(1)   Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 416(a) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of Regulation C under the Securities Act. The average of the high and low per share price for the common stock of Registrant on July 20, 2015, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, was $33.09.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register the offer and sale of 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 statement on Form S-8 filed by Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 22, 2005, with respect to the Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (Registration No. 333-127762), except as otherwise updated or modified by this registration statement.
PART II
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. 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:
(a)
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014;
(b)
All other reports filed by Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above; and
(c)
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 filed with the Commission on September 16, 1999 (Commission File No. 000-18630).
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by Lisa L. Kim, who is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Registrant's amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of its officers, directors, employees 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.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18630)
4.2
Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18630)
4.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective February 20, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013) (Commission File No. 0-18630)
5.1
*
Opinion of Lisa L. Kim
23.1*
Consent of Lisa L. Kim (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
*
Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included in signature page of the registration statement)
99.1
Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Registrant's Proxy Statement dated April 16, 2015)
________________________
*
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 27th day of July, 2015.
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
By:
/s/
Dunson K. Cheng
Dunson K. Cheng
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Dunson K. Cheng and Heng W. Chen, 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.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dunson K. Cheng
Dunson K. Cheng
President, Chairman of the Board, Director, and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
July 27, 2015
/s/ Heng W. Chen
Heng W. Chen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
July 27, 2015
/s/ Peter Wu
Director
July 27, 2015
Peter Wu
/s/ Anthony M. Tang
Director
July 27, 2015
Anthony M. Tang
/s/ Kelly L. Chan
Director
July 27, 2015
Kelly L. Chan
/s/ Michael M.Y. Chang
Director
July 27, 2015
Michael M.Y. Chang
/s/ Thomas C.T. Chiu
Director
July 27, 2015
Thomas C.T. Chiu
/s/ Nelson Chung
Director
July 27, 2015
Nelson Chung
/s/ Felix S. Fernandez
Director
July 27, 2015
Felix S. Fernandez
/s/ Jane Jelenko
Director
July 27, 2015
Jane Jelenko
/s/ Patrick S.D. Lee
Director
July 27, 2015
Patrick S.D. Lee
/s/ Ting Liu
Director
July 27, 2015
Ting Liu
/s/ Joseph C.H. Poon
Director
July 27, 2015
Joseph C.H. Poon
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18360)
4.2
Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009) (Commission File No. 0-18360)
4.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective February 20, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013) (Commission File No. 0-18630)
5.1
*
Opinion of Lisa L. Kim
23.1*
Consent of Lisa L. Kim (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
*
Consent of KPMG LLP
24.1
*
Power of Attorney (included in signature page of the registration statement)
99.1
Cathay General Bancorp 2005 Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated) (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Registrant's Proxy Statement dated April 16, 2015)
________________________
*
Filed herewith.
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