To announce the investor conference at which Cathay Financial Holdings' financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,2007 were reviewed

2007-05-02

1.Date of the investor/press conference:2007/05/02 2.Location of the investor/press conference: 1F of Cathay United Bank Head Office (No.7 Sung Jen Road, Taipei 110, Taiwan) 3.Financial and business related information: 1Q2007 operating results: Cathay Financial Holdings: Net income of NT$10.0BN; EPS of NT$1.09 Cathay Life Insurance: Net income of NT$7.5BN Cathay United Bank: Net income of NT$2.2BN Cathay Century Insurance: Net income of NT$0.34BN 4.Any other matters that need to be specified:None