Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings, on behalf of Cathay Venture Capital Co., Ltd.(CVC), the Board resolved its financial results as of Sep. 30, 2006.

2006-10-31

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/10/31 2.Company name:Cathay Venture Capital Co., Ltd. 3.Relationship to the Company (please enter ”head office” or ”affiliate company”):affiliate company 4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios:67.0%(includding shares held by subsidiaries) 5.Cause of occurrence:As of Sep. 30, 2006, the cummulative operating revenue of CVC was NT$ 175,315 thousand with NT$ 132,041 thousand net income and NT$ 0.88 after-tax EPS. 6.Countermeasures:none 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:none