The unaudited net income of Cathay Financial Holdings for 2005 was announced.

2006-01-10

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/01/10 2.Name of the company:Cathay Financial Holdings 3.Relationship to the company (listed company or affiliated company) :listed company 4.The shareholding ratios of mutual holding:None 5.Cause of occurrence:The unaudited operating revenue of Cathay Financial Holdings for 2005 was 23.154 billion. The unaudited net income for 2005 was NT$21.723 billion, and EPS was NT$2.57 . 6.Countermeasures:None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:None