UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

  

 

FORM 8-K 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 26, 2015

  

 

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		000-31830		95-4274680
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

  

777 North Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90012 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     (213) 625-4700

 

Not Applicable 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Cathay General Bancorp (the “Company”) has posted on its website a summary of the results of the annual stress test that it conducted for the Company and its subsidiary, Cathay Bank, as required by the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The summary of the results can be found at: https://www.cathaybank.com/CathayBank/media/Cathay-General/PDF/Dodd-Frank-Act-Stress-Test-Disclosure.pdf

 

Information contained on the Company’s website, directly or through links, is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in the preceding paragraph is intended to be furnished only, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references Section 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 26, 2015 

	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
	By:	/s/ Heng W. Chen
		Heng W. Chen
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer