First Financial Holding: Clarification Regarding Media Report "Public Investment Trust Mergers Striving to Complete in the Second Half of the Year"

1. Date of occurrence of the event: 2026/05/06 2. Company name: First Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 3. Relationship with the company (please enter "the Company" or "subsidiary"): The Company 4. Mutually holding shares percentage: Not applicable. 5. Name of media that reported: Economic Daily News A01 6. Report content: "The shareholding ratios of each financial holding company in the four public investment trust mergers have been finalized...currently entering the contract drafting phase...striving to complete the merger in the second half of the year...among them, the largest, First Financial Investment Trust's parent financial holding company, First Financial Holding, will acquire slightly more than 50% of the majority shares, and is confirmed to be the leading entity and surviving company..." 7. Cause of occurrence: In accordance with the "Regulations Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets by Public Companies" and the Company's "Self-Regulatory Norms for Disclosure of M&A Information," relevant information regarding mergers, divisions, acquisitions, or share transfers shall be publicly announced after a board resolution. The Company will not comment on external rumors. 8. Countermeasures: Issue a significant announcement for explanation. 9. Other matters that need to be specified: None.