CATY · Cathay General Bancorp

$63.23 -0.32 (-0.50%) At close · Jul 29

Market Cap

$4.26B

67.04M

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	CEO	$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	CEO	$943,250	—	$1,901,973	—	$825,400	$17,250	$3,687,873
Dunson K. Cheng	Chairman	$625,000	—	$1,367,936	—	$496,800	$32,233	$2,565,010
Heng W. Chen	CFO	$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	CEO	$900,750	—	$1,841,907	—	$784,600	$16,500	$3,543,757
Dunson K. Cheng	Chairman	$700,000	—	$1,589,977	—	$582,900	$31,756	$2,945,477
Heng W. Chen	CFO	$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	CEO	$811,246	—	$1,686,958	—	$1,106,800	$15,250	$3,620,254
Dunson K. Cheng	Chairman	$730,523	—	$1,589,900	—	$891,000	$29,796	$3,279,993
Heng W. Chen	CFO	$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	Chairman	$827,169	—	$1,589,956	—	$969,500	$28,194	$3,451,627
Chang M. Liu	CEO	$713,300	—	$1,429,976	—	$840,100	$14,500	$2,997,876
Heng W. Chen	CFO	$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	Chairman	$830,339	—	$1,099,990	—	$492,791	$29,362	$2,487,450
Chang M. Liu	CEO	$499,423	—	$1,189,967	—	$406,361	$14,250	$2,110,001
Heng W. Chen	CFO	$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	Chairman	$821,262	—	$1,308,979	—	$824,000	$28,912	$3,015,024
Heng W. Chen	CFO	$491,326	—	$549,960	—	$356,000	$14,000	$1,411,286
Chang M. Liu	CEO	$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
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 of the Company and Cathay Bank and Treasurer of the Company	Retired	2026-03-01	2026-01-23

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