CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

proxy statement. He is also expected to enter into the Company’s standard form of change of control employment agreement filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10K.

Albert J. Wang, age 50, has over 28 years of finance and accounting experience. Mr. Wang joined Cathay Bank as Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in September 2025. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at Webster Bank from 2017 to 2025. Prior to that, Mr. Wang was the Chief Accounting Officer at Banc of California and served as its acting Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career, he held financial leadership roles at Santander Bank, most recently as its Chief Accounting Officer and was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP focused on its banking and capital market clients. He is a certified public accountant who brings in-depth knowledge of publicly traded commercial banks. There are no family relationships between Mr. Wang and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no relationships between Mr. Wang and the Company that require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.