The unaudited net income of Cathay Financial Holdings as of December 31, 2007 was announced.

2008-01-10

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2008/01/10 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 December 2007 was -NT$1.114 billion. The unaudited net income as of December 31, 2007 was NT$30.949 billion,and EPS was NT$3.36. 6.Countermeasures:None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:None