Acting spokesperson change

2004-07-05

1.Changed personnel (please enter: 〃spokesperson,〃 〃acting spokesperson,〃 〃financial officer,〃 〃research and development officer〃,〃chief of internal auditors〃):acting spokesperson 2.Date of occurrence of the change:2004/07/05 3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Fa-te Chang, Cathay Life Insurance Executive Vice President 4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Grace Chen, Cathay Financial Holdings & Cathay United Bank CFO 5.Reason for the change:Job rotation 6.Effective date:2004/07/05 7.Contact telephone number of the replacement:(02)2708-7698 ext:7730 8.Any other matters that need to be specified:none