[Cathay Financial] Company Plans to Invest NT$5 Billion in Cash Capital Increase for Cathay Securities Corporation Common Stock

1. Name and nature of the target (if preferred stock, specify the agreed issuance conditions, such as dividend rate): Common stock of Cathay Securities Corporation 2. Date of occurrence: 115/6/9~115/6/9 3. Date of board of directors' approval: June 9, 115th year of the Republic of China 4. Date of other resolutions: Not applicable 5. Transaction quantity, price per unit, and total transaction amount: (1) Transaction quantity: 100,000,000 shares (2) Price per unit: NT$50 (3) Total transaction amount: NT$5,000,000,000 6. Transaction counterparty and relationship with the company (if the counterparty is an individual and not a related party of the company, disclosure of the name may be exempted): (1) Transaction counterparty: Cathay Securities Corporation (2) Relationship with the company: Wholly-owned subsidiary of this company (100% owned) 7. If the transaction counterparty is a related party, announce the reason for selecting the related party as the transaction object, the previous owner, the relationship between the previous owner, the company, and the transaction counterparty, the date of the previous transfer, and the amount of the transfer: Strengthen the capital structure of the subsidiary Cathay Securities Corporation 8. If the owner of the subject of the transaction has been a related party of the company within the last five years, announce the date of acquisition and disposal by the related party, the price, and the relationship with the company at the time of the transaction: Not applicable 9. Matters related to the disposal of claims in this transaction (including the type of collateral attached to the disposed claims, and if the disposed claims are against related parties, the name of the related party and the book value of the claims against the related party disposed of in this transaction): Not applicable 10. Profit (or loss) from disposal (not applicable for acquisition of securities) (if deferred, explain the recognition status in a table): Not applicable 11. Delivery or payment terms (including payment period and amount), contractual restrictions, and other important agreements: Payment of the price and settlement will be made after obtaining approval from the competent authority. 12. Method of decision for this transaction, basis for price determination, and decision-making unit: Board of Directors 13. Net asset value per share of the company whose securities are acquired or disposed of: NT$26.26 14. Cumulative quantity, amount, shareholding ratio, and restrictions on rights (e.g., pledge status) of securities held in this transaction (including the current transaction) to date: (1) 870,000,000 shares (2) NT$11,099,992,000 (3) 100% (4) None 15. To date, the proportion of securities investments listed in Article 3 of the "Rules Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets by Publicly Issued Companies" (including this transaction) to the total assets and the equity attributable to owners of the parent company in the company's latest financial statements, and the amount of working capital in the latest financial statements (Note 2): (1) 97.84% of total assets (2) 124.38% of equity attributable to owners of the parent company 16. Broker and brokerage fees: None 17. Specific purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: Strengthen the capital structure of the subsidiary Cathay Securities Corporation 18. Opinions of dissenting directors regarding this transaction: None 19. Is this transaction a related party transaction?: Yes 20. Date of supervisor's approval or audit committee's consent: June 9, 115th year of the Republic of China 21. Did the accountant issue an opinion of unreasonableness for this transaction?: No 22. Name of accounting firm: E.SUN Certified Public Accountant Firm 23. Name of accountant: Accountant Lai Ming-Yang 24. Accountant's practice certificate number: Taipei CPA Certificate No. 2123 25. Does it involve a change in operating model?: No 26. Explanation of operating model change: None 27. Transaction situation with the counterparty in the past year and the projected future year: Not applicable 28. Source of funds: Not applicable 29. Date of previous announcement of material information regarding the same event: Not applicable 30. Other explanatory matters: None Keywords: Material Information