EX-4 5 ex4-3.htm EXHIBIT 4.3

EXHIBIT 4.3

Fixed Rate Cumulative | Fixed Rate Cumulative
Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B | Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B
$0.01 Par Value |

Certificate Number PB 00001 | CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE | Shares 258,000

| CUSIP 149150 99 9 |

THIS CERTIFIES THAT | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
|  | TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED SEE LEGEND ON REVERSE SIDE
IS THE OWNER OF | ** Two Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand (258,000)**

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES B OF

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP,

transferable in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, all amendments thereto, and the Bylaws of the Corporation, and to the rights, preferences, and voting powers of the Preferred Stock of the Corporation now or hereafter outstanding; the terms of all such provisions, rights, preferences and voting powers being incorporated herein by reference.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, Cathay General Bancorp has caused this certificate to be executed by signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed.

DATED: December 5, 2008

/s/ Dunson K. Cheng |
President |
/s/ Michael M.Y. Chang |
Secretary |

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED |  | hereby sell, assign and transfer unto |
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
| shares
of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
| Attorney
to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Signature |
|  |  |  | Signature |
|  |  |  | NOTE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED

BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION

(Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations

and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIPS IN AN

APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION

PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.