Announced by Cathay Financial Holdings on behalf of Cathay United Bank, the Board resolved its Financial results of March 31, 2008.

2008-04-29

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2008/04/29 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 board meeting of Cathay United Bank was held in the afternoon of 2008/4/29. The board resolved the company's Financial results of March 31, 2008. The net revenue of Cathay United Bank is NT$5,279 million NT$885 million net income after tax and NT$0.18 EPS after tax. 6.Countermeasures:None 7.Any other matters that need to be specified:None