Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings, on behalf of Lucky Bank, Inc. the change of chairman

2006-08-25

1.Date of the board of directors resolution:2006/08/25 2.Name and resume of the replaced chairman or president:Roger M.H.Lee (Chairman of Lucky Bank) 3.Name and resume of the new chairman or president:Roger M.H.Lee(Chairman of Lucky Bank) 4.Reason for the change:Reassignment the representative of Director. 5.Effective date of the new appointment:2006/08/25 6.Any other matters that need to be specified:N/A