Cathay Financial Holdings publicly announces the date of equity conference and related financial and business information

2008-05-16

1.Date of the investor/press conference:2008/05/19~2008/05/22 2.Location of the investor/press conference:London and New York 3.Financial and business related information:Cathay Financial Holdings has been invited by Morgan Stanley to hold one-on-one meetings in London and New York on 19th to 22nd May 2008 to discuss its financial and business-related information. 4.Any other matters that need to be specified:None