---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-016490"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CATY"
cik: "0000861842"
company_name: "CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T19:42:26.770333+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cathay General Bancorp stockholders approve 2005 Incentive Plan amendment and elect four Class II directors

## Summary
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2005 Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares by 1,724,538.
- Elected D. Cheng, C. Liu, S. Wang, E. Woo as Class II directors; each received over 47M votes.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 46.5M for, 4.6M against, and 0.1M abstentions.
- Ratified KPMG as independent auditor for 2025, with 56.5M for, 0.98M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-016490
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CATY
- cik: 0000861842
- company_name: CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774925016490/0001437749-25-016490-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774925016490/caty20250513_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-016490
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-016490.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-016490.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.