The unaudited net income of Cathay Financial Holdings for the first 7 months of 2007 was announced.

2007-08-09

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2007/08/09 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 July 2007 was 7.845 billion. The unaudited net income for the first 7 months of 2007 was NT$28.413 billion,and EPS was NT$3.09. 6.Countermeasures:None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:None