CATY Cathay General Bancorp

Cathay General Bancorp Declares Dividend of $0.14 Per Share LOS ANGELES, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dunson K. Cheng, Chairman, President and CEO of Cathay General Bancorp , announced that on April 1, 2004, the Board of Directors of Cathay General Bancorp declared a 14 cents per share cash dividend, payable on April 20, 2004, to stockholders of record on April 12, 2004. ABOUT CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP Cathay General Bancorp is the one-bank 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 38 branches in California, three branches in New York State, two branches in Massachusetts, one in Houston, Texas,one in Washington State, and representative offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China. In addition, Cathay Bank's subsidiaries, Cathay Investment Company and GBC Investment & Consulting Company, Inc., maintain an office in Taipei. Cathay Bank's website is found at http://www.cathaybank.com/. DATASOURCE: Cathay General Bancorp CONTACT: Monica Chen, Assistant Secretary of Cathay General Bancorp, +1-213-625-4749 Web site: http://www.cathaybank.com/

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