The Board of Cathay Financial Holdings approved the financial statements for the 6 months ended June 30, 2005.

2005-08-03

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2005/08/03 2.Cause of occurrence: For the first 6 months of 2005, operating revenue of Cathay Financial Holdings was NT$11,392 million, net income was NT$10,639 million, and EPS was NT$1.27. The consolidated total assets of Cathay Financial Holdings and its subsidiary was NT$2,770,256 million, and the consolidated total revenue was NT$274,339 million. 3.Countermeasures:None 4.Any other matters that need to be specified:None