Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings on behalf of Cathay United Bank, the Board resolved its Financial results of March 31, 2006.

2006-04-27

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/04/27 2.Name of the company:Cathay United Bank 3.Relationship to the company (listed company or affiliated company) : Affiliated company 4.The shareholding ratios of mutual holding: Cathay United Bank is 100% owned by Cathay Financial Holdings. 5.Cause of occurrence: The board meeting of Cathay United Bank was held in the morning of 2006/04/27. The board resolved the company's Financial results of March 31, 2006. The net revenue of Cathay United Bank is NT$8,192 million NT$2,197 million net income after tax and NT$0.47 EPS after tax. 6.Countermeasures: None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified: None