Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings on behalf of the March,2008 earnings about Cathay United Bank.

2008-04-03

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2008/04/03 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 March,2008 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 March is NT$0.750BN. 2.The year to March net income before income tax is NT$1.608BN, and the EPS before tax NT$0.33 of Cathay United Bank. 3.The reported preliminary net income before tax and EPS are unaudited.