LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cathay General Bancorp (Nasdaq: CATY) announced today that it will be participating at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Boston Bank Conference.

Mr. Heng W. Chen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to make a presentation at the conference on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, from 1:45 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. Eastern Time (10:45 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Pacific Time). A live webcast of the conference will be available at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/kbw9/.

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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 31 branches in California, eight branches in New York State, one in Massachusetts, two in Texas, three in Washington State, three in the Chicago, Illinois, area, 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/.

SOURCE Cathay General Bancorp