CATY Cathay General Bancorp

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dunson K. Cheng, Chairman, President and CEO of Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY), announced that on January 2, 2007, the Board of Directors of Cathay General Bancorp declared a 9 cents per share cash dividend, payable on January 23, 2007, to stockholders of record on January 12, 2007. ABOUT CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP Cathay General Bancorp is the holding company for Cathay Bank, a California state-chartered bank. Founded in 1962, Cathay Bank offers a wide range of financial services. Cathay Bank currently operates thirty branches in California, nine branches in New York State, one in Massachusetts, one in Houston, Texas, two in Washington State, three in Chicago, Illinois, and representative offices in Taipei, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Cathay Bank's website is found at http://www.cathaybank.com/. DATASOURCE: Cathay General Bancorp CONTACT: Monica Chen of Cathay General Bancorp, +1-213-625-4749 Web site: http://www.cathaybank.com/

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