1,846,374 Warrants CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • December 9th, 2013 • Cathay General Bancorp • State commercial banks • New York
The United States Department of the Treasury (the “Selling Security Holder”) proposes to sell to the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”) named in Schedule I hereto, for whom you are acting as representative (the “Representative”), an aggregate of up to 1,846,374 warrants (the “Warrants”) of Cathay General Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), representing the right to purchase an aggregate of up to that same number of shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”). The respective maximum amounts of the Warrants to be so purchased by the several Underwriters are set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto.
