Announcement of the change of the internal audit officer

2007-01-15

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):internal audit officer 2.Date of occurrence of the change:2007/01/15 3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Jinn-shing Leou,Chief Auditor of Cathay Financial Holdings 4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: J.H. Chen,Chief Auditor of Cathay United Bank 5.Reason for the change:Retirement 6.Effective date:The assignment will be effective after approval from FSC 7.Contact telephone number of the replacement:(02)87226010 8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None