Announce that the board of directors of Cathay Century Insurance Co. approved the financial statements of the company for the 6 months ended June 30, 2006

2006-08-11

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/08/11 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 August 11, 2006, Cathay Century Insurance Co. held its board of directors meeting and approved the financial statements of the company for the 6 months ended June 30, 2006 For the 6 months ended June 30, 2006 the operating revenue of Cathay Century Insurance Co. was NT$10,384 million with NT$494 million of net profit and NT$2.13 of after tax EPS. 6.Countermeasures:n/a 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:n/a