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Insider Trading: Cathay General Bancorp

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Cathay General Bancorp in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Cathay General Bancorp since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of Cathay General Bancorp since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is CATY. The reporting company's CIK number is 861842.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $1,115,143. The total value of stock sales is $794,360. The total value of stock exercises is $1,383,085.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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  • $829,940

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    $8,299

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Cathay General Bancorp (CATY).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-08 0 0 0 0 2,000 16,500
2008-05 10,000 156,200 0 0 0 0
2008-04 49,256 829,940 0 0 0 0
2008-01 3,500 85,883 0 0 0 0
2007-11 0 0 0 0 2,000 31,322
2007-10 0 0 0 0 40,000 605,150
2007-03 0 0 0 0 20,000 165,000
2006-12 1,271 43,120 13,000 451,118 13,000 138,125
2006-11 0 0 10,000 343,242 19,948 352,960
2006-01 0 0 0 0 6,500 74,028

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-08-12 Poon Joseph C H (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 8.25 16,500
2008-05-16 Chung Nelson (Director) Purchase 10,000 15.62 156,200
2008-04-23 Chiu Thomas C T (Director) Purchase 44,256 16.84 745,190
2008-04-22 Chiu Thomas C T (Director) Purchase 5,000 16.95 84,750
2008-01-30 Chiu Thomas C T (Director) Purchase 3,500 24.54 85,883
2007-11-08 Chang Michael M Y (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 15.66 31,322
2007-10-22 Cheng Dunson K (Chairman, President, & CEO) Option Exercise 20,000 8.25 165,000
2007-10-19 Wu Peter (Executive Vice Chairman/COO) Option Exercise 20,000 22.01 440,150
2007-03-13 Cheng Dunson K (Chairman, President, & CEO) Option Exercise 20,000 8.25 165,000
2006-12-04 Tang Anthony M (EVP) Sale 13,000 34.70 451,118
2006-12-04 Tang Anthony M (EVP) Option Exercise 13,000 10.62 138,125
2006-12-01 Chiu Thomas C T (Director) Purchase 1,271 33.93 43,120
2006-11-30 Tang Anthony M (EVP) Sale 10,000 34.32 343,242
2006-11-30 Tang Anthony M (EVP) Option Exercise 10,000 10.62 106,250
2006-11-27 Chen Heng W (EVP/CFO) Option Exercise 9,948 24.80 246,710
2006-01-03 Wu Peter (Executive Vice Chair) Option Exercise 6,500 11.39 74,028

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Cathay General Bancorp (symbol CATY, CIK number 861842) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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