Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings on behalf of Cathay United Bank, the Board resolved its Financial results of June 30, 2006.

2006-08-11

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/08/11 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 2006/08/11. The board resolved the company's Financial results of June 30, 2006. The net revenue of Cathay United Bank is NT$16,464 million NT$2,828 million net income after tax and NT$0.61 EPS after tax. The consolidated net revenues of Cathay United Bank and its subsidiaries is NT$16,752 million(including Minority interest), the consolidated net income(including Minority interest) after tax is NT$2,909 million and the consolidated EPS (including Minority interest) after tax is NT$0.63. 6.Countermeasures: None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified: None