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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-15-014937
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150805

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000861842
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				954274680
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		777 N BROADWAY
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90012
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2136254700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		777 NORTH BROADWAY
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90012

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CATHAY BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cathay General Bancorp</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dear Ms. Anagnosti:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA22 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On behalf of Cathay General Bancorp (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), this letter is in response to the comment letter dated July 23, 2015, to Ms. Lisa L. Kim from Ms. Era Anagnosti of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) with respect to the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A. The text of the comments has been included in bold face for convenience, and the Company&#8217;s response is set forth below the comments. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA36 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Please let us why you have not (i) disclosed the financial criteria established by the compensation committee in determining the bonus amounts for the named executive officers other than the CEO, or (ii) discussed how the compensation committee evaluated and determined the level of achievement regarding the individual and department performance goals. Your disclosure should also discuss how the compensation committee determined the amount of the cash bonus. To the extent applicable, please revise your future filings accordingly. For guidance, please refer to Items 402(b)(2)(v) and (vii) of Regulation S-K.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA41 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Please advise as to why disclosure of the cash bonuses is made in the &#8220;Bonus&#8221; column of the summary compensation table. If a bonus was granted under a plan providing for compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance to occur over a specified period of time, then the bonus should be disclosed under the &#8220;Non-Equity Incentive Compensation Plan&#8221; column. Amounts earned under the plan as adjusted for the exercise of negative discretion would still be reportable in the Non-Equity Incentive Compensation column. Please explain to us why these bonuses are being disclosed as discretionary awards, and to the extent necessary revise your future filing accordingly. For guidance, please refer to Question 119.02 of Regulation S-K Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA45 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">It was noted in the comments that the bonus amounts for Messrs. Chen, Tai and Wong for fiscal year 2014 as compared to the prior year were four times greater. The Company had participated in the U.S. Treasury Department&#8217;s Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) beginning on December 5, 2008 and ending on September 30, 2013. During that period the Company was subject to certain standards for executive compensation, including a prohibition on the payment or accrual of any bonus or incentive compensation. The cash bonus awards reported in the summary compensation table for 2013 were for the fourth quarter of 2013, being the first period during which these restrictions were no longer applicable, while the cash bonus awards for 2014 were for the entire year. The cash bonuses awards for the fourth quarter of 2013 were made in 2014 by the Company&#8217;s Compensation Committee on a discretionary basis and not under a plan or pursuant to any financial criteria or performance goals set in advance. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA47 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On February 28, 2014, the Compensation Committee preliminarily reviewed and approved financial criteria and performance goals for the Named Executive Officers other than the Chief Executive Officer under a proposed Executive Officer Annual Cash Bonus Program (the &#8220;Bonus Program&#8221;). The Bonus Program was adopted on March 13, 2014, effective January 1, 2014, and the Compensation Committee again approved the financial criteria and performance goals, which were as follows: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA62 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Irwin Wong&#8217;s cash bonus was tied 50% to diluted earnings per share (without a per share dollar amount), and the remaining 50% to achievement of qualitative performance goals relating to deposits, mortgage loans and other strategic goals, and non-qualitative individual performance goals related to his responsibilities as Chief Retail Administration and Regulatory Affairs Officer of Cathay Bank.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA67 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Donald S. Chow&#8217;s cash bonus was tied 50% to diluted earnings per share (without a per share dollar amount), and the remaining 50% to non-qualitative company-wide and individual performance goals relating to his responsibilities as Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA71 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company reported diluted earnings per share of $1.72 and a 10.3% increase in gross loans, excluding loans held for sale, both of which exceeded the financial criteria set forth for the Named Executive Officers. On March 27, 2015, the Compensation Committee reviewed the proposed cash bonuses for each of the other Named Executive Officers as submitted by Mr. Dunson K. Cheng, the Company&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee recognized that it had discretion to make the awards applying the financial criteria and performance goals, subject to considerations as to whether they are appropriately balanced, are consistent with safety and soundness and are compatible with effective controls and risk-management. The discussion and matters considered by the Compensation Committee are disclosed on page 27 of the Definitive Proxy Statement. On this basis, the Compensation Committee approved the cash bonuses that were reported for 2014. In this connection, it should be noted that the titles and responsibilities of two of the Named Executive Officers had changed in April 2014, at which time Mr. Tai became President, and Mr. Wong became Chief Operating Officer, of Cathay Bank. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">In future filings, the Company will expand on the description of the financial criteria and performance goals for the other Named Executive Officers in the manner set forth above and on the evaluation and determination of the achievement of&nbsp;any performance goals established by the Compensation Committee.</FONT></P>
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