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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-064324
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171215
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171219

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31830
		FILM NUMBER:		171264359

	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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reported): December 15, 2017 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP</B></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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including area code: (213) 625-4700</B></P>

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is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Cathay General Bancorp (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
announced that Donald S. Chow has retired from his position as Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank on December 15, 2017. Mr. Chow
served as Chief Credit Officer from 2014 through the present. He will continue to serve as an Executive Vice President of Cathay
Bank for a transition period that is anticipated to end on or about June 30, 2018 but will no longer be a designated executive
officer of Cathay Bank.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective December 16, 2017, the Board of
Directors of Cathay Bank elected Mark H. Lee as the Chief Credit Officer and a designated executive officer of Cathay Bank.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Mark H. Lee, age 55, joined Cathay Bank
in April 2017 as Executive Vice President, Special Advisor to the Office of the President. Before joining Cathay Bank, Mr. Lee
was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at BBCN Bank from 2009 to 2016 prior to his tenure at Bank of Hope
as Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Banking in August 2016, and was Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Credit
Officer at East West Bank from 2002 to 2009. Mr. Lee has over 27 years of banking experience and held senior leadership roles in
credit administration and loan review, loan operations, and asset based lending. There are no family relationships between Mr.
Lee and any director or executive officer of the Company.</P>

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SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    GENERAL BANCORP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date:
    &nbsp;December 19, 2017</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Heng
    W. Chen</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Heng W. Chen</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Executive
                                         Vice President and Chief</FONT></P>
                                           <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Financial
                                         Officer</FONT></P></TD>
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