The unaudited net income of Cathay Financial Holdings for the first 11 months of 2006 was announced.

2006-12-11

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2006/12/11 2.Company name:Cathay Financial Holdings 3.Relationship to the Company (please enter ”head office” or ”affiliate company”):head office 4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios:N/A 5.Cause of occurrence:The unaudited operating revenue of Cathay Financial Holdings for Nov 2006 was -0.780 billion. The unaudited net income for the first 11 months of 2006 was NT$16.945 billion,and EPS was NT$1.89 6.Countermeasures:None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:None