LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathay General
Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATY), the holding company for Cathay Bank,
announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash
dividend of eighteen cents per common
share, payable on March 11, 2016, to
stockholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2016.
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 33 branches in
California, 12 branches in
New York State, three in the
Chicago, Illinois area, three in
Washington State, two in
Texas, one in Maryland, one in Massachusetts, one in Nevada, one in New
Jersey, one in Hong Kong,
and a representative office in Taipei and in Shanghai. Cathay Bank's website is found at
http://www.cathaybank.com/.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements made in this press release, other than statements of
historical fact, are forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the applicable provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 regarding management's beliefs, projections, and
assumptions concerning future results and events. Forward-looking
statements are based on estimates, beliefs, projections, and
assumptions of management and are not guarantees of future
performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from our historical experience and our present
expectations or projections. Some of these risks are described in
the Cathay General Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2014 (Item 1A
in particular), other reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and other filings Cathay General
Bancorp makes with the SEC from time to time. Cathay General
Bancorp has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement or to publicly announce any revision of
any forward-looking statement to reflect future developments or
events, except as required by law.
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