Announce that the board of directors of Cathay Century Insurance Co. approved the financial statements of the company for the year ended March 31, 2006

2006-04-27

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/04/27 2.Name of the company:Cathay Century Insurance Co. 3.Relationship to the company (listed company or affiliated company) : affiliated company 4.The shareholding ratios of mutual holding:100% 5.Cause of occurrence: On the morning of April 27, 2006, Cathay Century Insurance Co. held its board of directors meeting and approved the financial statements of the company for the year ended March 31, 2006 For the year ended March 31, 2006 the operating revenue of Cathay Century Insurance Co. was NT$7,490 million with NT$260 million of net profit and NT$1.12 of after tax EPS. 6.Countermeasures:n/a 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:n/a