secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY)
CIK:        0000861842
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-013200
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cathay General Bancorp adopts new $150M share repurchase program
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- Board authorized repurchase of up to $150M of common stock; prior $150M program completed Feb 4, 2026.
- Prior program repurchased 3,217,481 shares at average cost of $46.62.
- Repurchases may occur on open market or in private transactions, possibly via Rule 10b5-1 plan.
- Outstanding shares as of release date: approximately 67,056,307.
- Program may be suspended, terminated, or modified at any time based on market conditions and other factors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/861842/000143774926013200/0001437749-26-013200-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-013200

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