Amendment No. 2 to the Cathay Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan by Cathay General Bancorp

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp has amended its Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective January 1, 2017. The amendment specifies that any stock benefits in a participant's account that are shares in an S Corporation must be distributed as cash. Other stock benefits will also be distributed as cash unless the participant chooses to receive them as stock. This amendment was signed by the company's CEO and President on August 18, 2017.

EX-10.22 4 ex_105974.htm EXHIBIT 10.2.2 ex_105974.htm

Exhibit 10.2.2

 

AMENDMENT NO.2

TO THE

CATHAY BANK

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

Cathay General Bancorp (the "Company") hereby amends the above-named plan (the "Plan"), effective as of January 1, 2017, as follows:

 

1.     Subsection (iv) of Section 6.2(a) of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

"(iv) Despite any other provision of the Plan, the benefits in the Participant's Stock Account that consist of Stock in an S Corporation shall be distributed in the form of cash. Any benefits in the Participant's Stock Account that do not consist of Stock in an S Corporation shall also be distributed in the form of cash, unless such Participant elects to receive his or her benefits in the form of Stock."

 

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The Company has caused this Amendment No. 2 to be signed on the date indicated below, to be effective as indicated above.

 

 

"Company"

 

     
Dated: August 18, 2017 CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Pin Tai    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its

CEO and President