PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

DATED JUNE 9, 2006

(TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 26, 2006)

Filed under Rules 424(b)(3) and (c) 

Registration No. 333-133570



1,184,164 SHARES


[CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP LOGO]

777 NORTH BROADWAY 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012 


COMMON STOCK

 


        This prospectus supplement No. 1 supplements the prospectus dated April 26, 2006 relating to the offer and sale from time to time by the selling stockholders listed under "Selling Stockholders" in the prospectus of up to 1,184,164 shares of our common stock. You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus to which it relates. This prospectus supplement updates and supersedes information in the prospectus as noted below.


        The section of the prospectus entitled "SELLING STOCKHOLDERS" is hereby amended by substituting the following table and related footnotes for the similar information in the prospectus:

 

Name of Selling Stockholder

Number of Shares Owned (1) (2) Percent of Outstanding Shares

Number of Shares Registered for Sale Hereby


AKM Associates LLC

173,040

(3)

*

173,040

Hsiu-Yin Chen

8,499

*

8,499

Jen-Ter Chen

84,532

*

84,532

Joanne Y. Chen

40,093

*

40,093

Lung-Chu Chen

6,512

(4)

*

6,512

Lung-Fong Chen

51,452

*

51,452

Ching-Tai Chiang

38,559

*

38,559

Wen-Hui Chiang

54,026

*

54,026

Dorcas & Kalam Co.

52,530

*

52,530

Fumi Hsu

32,806

(3)

*

32,806

Henry Hsu

3,391

(3)

*

3,391

Hsiou-Fong Huang

8,602

(5)

*

8,602

Phillip C. Huang

16,207

*

16,207

Tsue-Hsing Huang

67,586

*

67,586

Ching-Ling Hwu

13,568

*

13,568

Joseph C. C. Kuo

15,436

(3)

*

15,436

Lih-Yuh Kuo

160,339

(3)

*

160,339

 


 

Name of Selling Stockholder

Number of Shares Owned (1) (2) Percent of Outstanding Shares

Number of Shares Registered for Sale Hereby


John S. Lai 3,272 * 3,272
Kuo-Pin Lai 33,415 (3) * 33,415
Sng Un Lai 4,630 * 4,630
Paul C. Lee 15,067 * 15,067
Richard T. Lai 12,271 (4) * 12,271
Jen Li & Lan In Chen 7,531 (3) * 7,531
Ja S. Lin 21,056 * 21,056
Shung-Mei Lin 26,233 * 26,233
Mei-Jung Pan 26,900 (5) * 26,900
Jacklyn Y. C. Tung 1,643 * 1,643
Guang Tsan Wang 45,573 (3) * 45,573
Hsin Tzu Wang 25,100 * 25,100
Sue Wang 5,021 (3) * 5,021
Herbert A. Whitehouse 33,109 (4) * 33,109
David Wu 2,509 * 2,509
Lihhwa Cheng Wu 2,509 * 2,509
Chung-Hua Lee Yu 12,027 (3) * 12,027
Guang Wey Yu 3,272 (3) * 3,272
Juei-Tsui Yu 15,369  (3) * 15,369
Jih-Main Yu 7,799 (3) * 7,799
Juei-Hsiang Yu 21,429 (3) * 21,429
King-the Yu 15,757 (4) * 15,757
Sin-Nee Yu 10,962 (3) * 10,962
Shirley M. Yu 1,532 (3) * 1,532

               

 

* Less than 1% of the Company's outstanding shares.

 

(1) All share ownership information was provided to us by the selling stockholders except in certain cases where we were not able to confirm the information with the selling stockholder.

 

(2) Assumes that all of the shares held by the selling stockholders and being offered hereby are sold, and that the selling stockholders acquire no additional shares of common stock prior to completion of this offering.

 

(3) The selling stockholder was an Optionor.

 

(4) The selling stockholder was a former director of Great Eastern.

 

(5) Hsiou-Fong Huang transferred by gift to Mei-Jung Pan 26,900 of the 35,503 shares she held.

 

 

 

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