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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-24-000895
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240108
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240108

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SUN ALBERT
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001668213
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31830
		FILM NUMBER:		24521180

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CATHAY BANK
		STREET 2:		9650 FLAIR DRIVE
		CITY:			EL MONTE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91731

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000861842
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				954274680
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	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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        <issuerName>CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CATY</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>SUN ALBERT</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>777 NORTH BROADWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>90012</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>EVP, Chief Credit Officer</officerTitle>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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        <footnote id="F1">On December 26, 2023, the Issuer granted to the Reporting Person 1,417 restricted stock units that will vest, in full, on September 25, 2026, or immediately upon the death, disability or retirement of the Reporting Person, or a change in control of the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Georgia Lo, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-01-08</signatureDate>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;"><b>Exhibit 24</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Georgia Lo, and May Chan, signing singly, the undersigned&#8217;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</p>

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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">prepare, execute in the undersigned&#8217;s name and on the undersigned&#8217;s behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;</p>
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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#8217;s capacity as an officer and/or director of Cathay General Bancorp (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned&#8217;s ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company;</p>
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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, or other form or report, and timely file such form or report with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</p>
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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;margin:0pt;">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&#8217;s discretion.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&#8217;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#8217;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned&#8217;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</p>

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<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 4th day of January 2024.</p>

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			<td style="width: 10%;">Signature:</td>
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