About Cathay Financial Holding

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services primarily in Taiwan. Subsidiaries The company’s central subsidiaries include Cathay Life Insurance, Cathay United Bank, Cathay Century Insurance, and Cathay Securities. Its subsidiaries also include Cathay Venture Inc., Cathay Capital Management Inc., Cathay II Venture Capital Inc., and Cathay Venture Capital Inc. Cathay Life Insurance: Cathay Life Insurance offers life insurance, health insurance, injury insurance, and annuity insurance. It also offers services, such as policy purchase and advisory services, card services, and fast claims services. Cathay United Bank: Cathay United Bank offers financial services ranging from corporate banking, consumer banking (including credit card services), to wealth management. Its products and services include: various types of deposits; loans and credits; Cheque discounting; securities investment; domestic remittances; commercial draft acceptance; issuance of domestic letters of credit; corporate bond guarantee; domestic guarantee services; payment settlement; sales of government bonds and bills/ corporate bonds and stocks; securities underwriting; securities dealing; custody and warehousing services; rental of safekeeping boxes; agency services covered by the business scope specified on business license or approved by competent authorities; credit card services; sales of gold nuggets/coins and silver coins; import/export foreign exchange transactions; inbound/outbound wire transfer; foreign currency deposits, loans, and payment guarantee; financial derivative operations approved by competent authorities; trust services approved under the Trust Law and by the Ministry of Finance; stock certification; brokerage, dealing, certification, and underwriting of short-term transactions instruments; securities issuance, transfer, and registration; interest/dividend/bonus disbursement and consultation services; trustee for bond issuance and related agency services; will executor and estate administrator; discretionary investment trust services; and wealth management services. As of December 31, 2007, it operated 172 branches in Taiwan and internationally, as well as approximately 1,700 automated teller machines. Cathay Century Insurance: Cathay Century Insurance offers motor insurance; compulsory motor liability insurance; fire insurance marine cargo insurance; fishing vessel insurance; contractors' all risk insurance; erection all risk insurance; contractors' plant & machinery insurance; electronic equipment insurance; public liability insurance; golfers' liability insurance; physicians' malpractice liability insurance; employers' liability insurance; blanket fidelity bond insurance; money insurance; commercial floater property insurance; amusement fishing-boat liability insurance; and pleasure boat liability insurance. Cathay Securities Corporation is a financial services and investment firm that provides private and institutional brokerage and investment banking to individual and institutional clients. Its business scope is central exchange securities brokering; central exchange securities dealing; over-the-counter securities brokering; over-the-counter securities dealing; securities underwriting; futures dealing and futures trading assistance; margin lending and stock lending; and other authorized securities-related businesses. Cathay Venture Inc.: Cathay Venture Inc. mainly investing in high-growth technology sectors. Cathay Capital Management Inc.: Cathay Capital Management Inc. mainly operates in the areas relating to venture investment management. It provides consultation services of venture investment management, corporate operations, and investments. Cathay Venture Capital Inc.: Cathay Venture Capital Inc. mainly invests in high-growth industries. Cathay II Venture Capital Inc.: Cathay II Venture Capital Inc. mainly invests in high-growth industries. History Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 2001.