Cathay Financial Announces Reappointment of Chairman at Subsidiary Cathay Asset Management

Release Date: July 18, 115 Statement Date: July 17, 115 Statement Time: 17:00:09 Company Code: 2882 Company Name: Cathay Financial Subject: Announcement on the Appointment of Chairman at Subsidiary Cathay Asset Management Applicable Clause: Item 6 Factual Date: July 17, 115 Details: 1. Board Resolution Date or Change Date: 07/17/115 2. Position (enter 'Chairman' or 'General Manager'): Chairman 3. Former Name: Chairman: Li Wei-Zheng 4. Former Resume: Chairman: Li Wei-Zheng / Chairman of Cathay Asset Management 5. New Appointee Name: Chairman: Li Wei-Zheng 6. New Appointee Resume: Chairman: Li Wei-Zheng / Chairman of Cathay Asset Management 7. Nature of Change ('Resignation', 'Dismissal', 'End of Term', 'Position Adjustment', 'Redundancy', 'Retirement', 'Death', or 'New Appointment'): End of Term 8. Reason for Change: Board Appointment 9. Effective Date of New Appointment: 07/17/115 10. Other Matters to be Clarified (if the entity is a publicly issued company or above, this significant information also meets the criteria under Article 7, Paragraph 6 of the Enforcement Rules of the Securities and Exchange Act regarding matters significantly affecting shareholder rights or securities prices): None