Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings on behalf of the July,2007 earnings about Cathay United Bank.

2007-08-02

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2007/08/02 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 July,2007 Earnings about Cathay United Bank. 6.Countermeasures:N/A 7.Any other matters that need to be specified: 1.The net income before income tax of July is NT$1.257BN. 2.The year to July net income before income tax NT$6.800BN, and the EPS before tax NT$1.40 of Cathay United Bank. 3.The reported preliminary the net income before tax and EPS are unaudited.