CATY · Cathay General Bancorp · Executive Compensation

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Chang M. Liu	President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$987,750	—	$1,999,949	—	$1,129,200	$29,092	$4,145,991
Albert Sun	Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank	$399,127	—	$361,929	—	$317,300	$17,500	$1,095,856

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Chang M. Liu	President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$943,250	—	$1,901,973	—	$825,400	$17,250	$3,687,873
Dunson K. Cheng	Executive Chairman of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$625,000	—	$1,367,936	—	$496,800	$32,233	$2,565,010
Heng W. Chen	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$566,500	—	$609,929	—	$363,800	$17,250	$1,557,479
Albert Sun	Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank	$375,000	—	$331,950	—	$234,300	$2,885	$944,135

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Chang M. Liu	President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$900,750	—	$1,841,907	—	$784,600	$16,500	$3,543,757
Dunson K. Cheng	Executive Chairman of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$700,000	—	$1,589,977	—	$582,900	$31,756	$2,945,477
Heng W. Chen	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$548,250	—	$589,937	—	$366,500	$16,500	$1,521,187
Kim R. Bingham	Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank	$410,500	—	$363,971	—	$223,300	$16,500	$1,014,271

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Chang M. Liu	President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$811,246	—	$1,686,958	—	$1,106,800	$15,250	$3,620,254
Dunson K. Cheng	Executive Chairman of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$730,523	—	$1,589,900	—	$891,000	$29,796	$3,279,993
Heng W. Chen	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$529,599	—	$568,905	—	$501,100	$15,250	$1,614,854
Kim R. Bingham	Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank	$396,446	—	$351,934	—	$324,300	$15,179	$1,087,859
Mark H. Lee	Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank	$365,041	—	$324,934	—	$298,300	$15,250	$1,003,525

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dunson K. Cheng	Executive Chairman of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$827,169	—	$1,589,956	—	$969,500	$28,194	$3,451,627
Chang M. Liu	President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$713,300	—	$1,429,976	—	$840,100	$14,500	$2,997,876
Heng W. Chen	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$515,614	—	$549,923	—	$458,400	$14,500	$1,538,437
Kim R. Bingham	Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank	$385,182	—	$339,932	—	$300,000	$14,500	$1,039,614
Mark H. Lee	Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank	$355,631	—	$313,907	—	$276,700	$14,500	$960,738

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dunson K. Cheng	Executive Chairman of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$830,339	—	$1,099,990	—	$492,791	$29,362	$2,487,450
Chang M. Liu	President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$499,423	—	$1,189,967	—	$406,361	$14,250	$2,110,001
Heng W. Chen	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$506,642	—	$467,966	—	$290,968	$14,250	$1,279,826
Kim R. Bingham	Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank	$378,158	—	$288,956	—	$202,861	$14,250	$884,225
Mark H. Lee	Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Cathay Bank	$349,185	—	$189,964	—	$187,272	$14,250	$740,671

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dunson K. Cheng	Executive Chairman of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$821,262	—	$1,308,979	—	$824,000	$28,912	$3,015,024
Heng W. Chen	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$491,326	—	$549,960	—	$356,000	$14,000	$1,411,286
Chang M. Liu	President and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and Cathay Bank	$375,966	—	$379,913	—	$314,000	$14,000	$1,083,879

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Jane Jelenko	member of the board of directors	Retired	2026-04-30	2026-02-05
Lana Chan	director	Appointed	2026-02-04	2026-02-05
Heng W. Chen	Treasurer of the Company	Retired	2026-03-01	2026-01-23
Albert J. Wang	Chief Financial Officer of Cathay and Treasurer of the Company	Appointed	2026-03-01	2026-01-23
Heng W. Chen	Chief Financial Officer	Retired	2026-03-01	2026-01-23
Shally Wang	Class II director	Appointed	2025-05-12	2025-05-13
Elizabeth Woo	Class II director	Appointed	2025-05-12	2025-05-13
Chang M. Liu	Class II director	Appointed	2025-05-12	2025-05-13
Dunson K. Cheng	Class II director	Appointed	2025-05-12	2025-05-13
Diana Deen	Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank	Appointed	2025-01-21	2025-01-21
Kim R. Bingham	Chief Risk Officer of Cathay Bank	Retired	2025-01-21	2025-01-21
Albert Sun	Chief Credit Officer and a designated executive officer of Cathay Bank	Appointed	2024-01-01	2023-11-17

Leadership

Chang M. Liu CEO
Dunson K. Cheng Chairman
Albert J. Wang CFO
Felix S. Fernandez Board Member
Lana Chan Board Member
Maan-Huei Hung Board Member
Nelson Chung Board Member
Richard Sun Board Member

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