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In 2020, Pin Tai earned $2.34M in total compensation at Cathay General Bancorp, including $617.40K salary, $110.61K bonus and $1.59M in stock. Most recently sold 25,000 shares in Nov 2015. Currently holds stock worth $4.71M. Has donated $50.07K in stock to charitable causes. Led Cathay General Bancorp as CEO for 3 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Pin Tai, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2020

Total Compensation

$2.34M

Salary

$617.40K

Bonus

$110.61K

Other

$14.25K

Salary

$617.40K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy aims to attract, motivate, and retain capable executive management while aligning their interests with those of stockholders through performance-based compensation.

Bonus

$110.61K

Board Justification

Mr. Tai's bonus for 2020 was established pursuant to the terms of his 2019 employment agreement, which provided that his bonus would be $110,614, provided that he remained employed through September 30, 2020 and signed a separation agreement and general release, which conditions were satisfied.

Other Compensation

$14.25K

Board Justification

This amount consists of employer contributions under the 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.

Restricted Stock

$1.59M40.82K RSU

Board Justification

The number of shares acquired on vesting for Mr. Tai during 2020 was 40,818 shares, which represents the performance-based RSUs that vested during the year.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for Mr. Tai's bonus were based on EPS and ROA targets, with specific adjustments made due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

C

Pin Tai

Ex-CEO of Cathay General Bancorp

Education

Not specified

Field of Expertise

Finance & Banking - Banking

Sector of Economy

Financial Services

Born

January 1, 1967 - 58 years ago

CEO of Cathay General Bancorp for

3 years 11 months (Oct 2016 - Sep 2020)

Previous Experience

Chief Executive Officer and President of Cathay Bank since 2016, President and Director of Cathay Bank since 2015, General Manager at Cathay Bank since 1999.

Holdings

Track Pin Tai's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$1.82M

CATY

$1.82M

61,746 CATY shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Pin Tai didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra CATY61,746 shares worth $3.09M.
This is 70.21% and $1.28M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

CATY

1,000 shares

CATY

Recent Charitable Transactions

CATY

1,000 shares

CATY

Nov 19, 2015

Charity

Insider Trading

Pin Tai's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

CATY

1,000 shares

CATY

Nov 19, 2015

Charity

CATY

$850.00K

CATY at $34.00/share

Nov 18, 2015

Sale

CATY

$118.00K

CATY at $29.50/share

May 13, 2015

Sale

CATY

$191.23K

CATY at $26.00/share

Feb 27, 2015

Sale

CATY

$46.76K

CATY at $25.54/share

Dec 13, 2013

Sale

CATY

$95.60K

CATY at $25.91/share

Nov 21, 2013

Sale

CATY

$95.60K

CATY at $25.91/share

Nov 21, 2013

Sale

CATY

$415.83K

CATY at $25.70/share

Oct 28, 2013

Sale

CATY

216 shares

CATY

Oct 11, 2013

Received

CATY

374 shares

CATY

Sep 27, 2013

Received

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