The announcement of the change of the Financial Officer of Cathay United Bank, subsidiary of the company.

2008-03-19

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):financial officer 2.Date of occurrence of the change:2008/03/19 3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person:Pamela Wu, Executive Vice President 4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement:Albert Li, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Treasury Department, Cathay United Bank 5.Reason for the change:Job rotation 6.Effective date:2008/03/19 7.Contact telephone number of the replacement:87226636 8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None