Cathay Financial Holding Announces Resignation of Chairman at Subsidiary Cathay United Bank

1. Date of board resolution or change: 115/06/26 2. Position (please enter Chairman or CEO): Chairman 3. Name of outgoing executive: Kuo Ming-Chien 4. Outgoing executive's resume: Chairman of Cathay United Bank 5. Name of incoming executive: None 6. Incoming executive's resume: None 7. Nature of change (please enter 'resignation', 'dismissal', 'end of term', 'job reassignment', 'redundancy', 'retirement', 'deceased', or 'new appointment'): Resignation 8. Reason for change: Resignation 9. Effective date of new appointment: None 10. Other matters to be disclosed (if the subject is a publicly listed company, this material information also meets Article 7, Paragraph 6 of the Enforcement Rules of the Securities and Exchange Act, concerning matters significantly affecting shareholders' rights or securities prices): The successor will be elected at a future board meeting.