Cathay Financial Holdings Subsidiary Cathay Securities Announces Acquisition of Right-of-Use Assets from Cathay Life Insurance

1. Name and nature of the subject matter (e.g., land located in Section XX, Subsection XX, North District, Taichung City): Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 20F-2, No. 6, Sihwei 3rd Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City, and four parking spaces

2. Date of occurrence: 115/6/15 ~ 115/6/15

3. Board approval date: Not applicable

4. Other approval dates: Approval level: Approved by General Manager June 15, 2026 (Minguo Year 115)

5. Quantity of transaction units (e.g., XX square meters, equivalent to XX ping), unit price, and total transaction amount: 1. Quantity: 143.51 ping of office space and four parking spaces 2. Unit price of right-of-use asset: NT$31,342.115 3. Total amount of right-of-use asset: NT$4,497,907

6. Counterparty and its relationship with the company (if the counterparty is an individual and not a related party of the company, name disclosure may be omitted): Counterparty: Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Relationship with the company: Related party

7. If the counterparty is a related party, state the reason for selecting the related party as the transaction party, the previous transferor, the relationship among the previous transferor, the company, and the counterparty, the previous transfer date, and the transfer amount: Reason for selecting related party: The premises meet the company's operational requirements Previous transferor: Not applicable Previous transfer date: Not applicable Previous transfer amount: Not applicable

8. If the owner of the transaction subject within the past five years was a related party of the company, state the acquisition and disposal dates, prices, and the relationship with the company at the time: Not applicable

9. Estimated gain (or loss) on disposal (not applicable for asset acquisition) (if deferred, provide a table showing recognition): Not applicable

10. Delivery or payment terms (including payment periods and amounts), contractual restrictions, and other important agreements: Delivery or payment terms: 1. Rent paid monthly 2. Total amount: NT$5,152,907 3. Lease term: 3 years 4. Contractual restrictions and other important terms: None

11. Decision method for this transaction (e.g., bidding, comparison, negotiation), reference basis for price determination, and decision-making unit: Decision method: Lease agreement pricing Reference basis for price: Reference to valuation data from professional appraisal institutions Decision-making unit: According to company's approval authority

12. Name of professional appraisal firm or company and valuation amount: Not applicable

13. Name of professional appraiser: Not applicable

14. Professional appraiser license number: Not applicable

15. Whether the appraisal report is for a limited price, specific price, or special price: No or not applicable

16. Whether the appraisal report has not yet been obtained: No or not applicable

17. Reason for not obtaining the appraisal report: Not applicable

18. If there is a significant difference in appraisal results, state the reason and auditor's opinion: Not applicable

19. Name of accounting firm: Not applicable

20. Name of accountant: Not applicable

21. Accountant license number: Not applicable

22. Broker and brokerage fees: Not applicable

23. Specific purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: The company has acquired the right-of-use asset of real estate from Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. to serve as the office and business premises for the Guangrong Branch, along with parking spaces, for securities operations.

24. Opinions of directors who objected to this transaction: Not applicable

25. This transaction is a related-party transaction: Yes

26. Date of supervisor approval or audit committee consent: Not applicable, handled in accordance with Article 2 of the 'Regulations on the Acquisition or Disposition of Assets by Publicly Issued Companies,' Article 45 of the 'Financial Holding Company Act,' and the company's 'Management Policy and Internal Operating Procedures for Transactions with Interested Parties Other Than Credit Extensions.'

27. This transaction involves acquiring real estate or its right-of-use assets from a related party: Yes

28. Valuation price assessed under Article 16 of the 'Regulations on the Acquisition or Disposition of Assets by Publicly Issued Companies': Not applicable

29. Valuation price assessed under Article 17 of the same regulations if the price under the previous item is lower than the transaction price: Not applicable

30. Previous date of material information disclosure regarding the same event: Not applicable

31. Other explanatory matters: None