Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings, on behalf of Cathay Venture Capital Co., Ltd., the Board resolved its financial results as of Dec. 31, 2005.

2006-02-10

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/02/10 2.Name of the company:Cathay Venture Capital Co., Ltd. 3.Relationship to the company (listed company or affiliated company) : affiliated company 4.The shareholding ratios of mutual holding:15% 5.Cause of occurrence:In 2005, the operating revenue of Cathay Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was NT$ 128,332 thousand with NT$ 63,687 thousand net income and NT$ 0.50 after-tax EPS. 6.Countermeasures:none 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:none