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

2006-10-31

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/10/31 2.Company name:Cathay United Bank 3.Relationship to the Company (please enter ”head office” or ”affiliate company”):Affiliated company 4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios: 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 2006/10/31. The board resolved the company's Financial results of September 30, 2006. The net revenue of Cathay United Bank is NT$24,715 million NT$2,950 million net income after tax and NT$0.64 EPS after tax. 6.Countermeasures:None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:None