Cathay Financial Announces Appointment of New General Manager at Cathay Life Vietnam

Release Date: July 17, 2026 Statement Date: July 16, 2026 Statement Time: 17:05:47 Company Code: 2882 Company Name: Cathay Financial

Subject: Announcement on behalf of Cathay Life Insurance Company (Vietnam) Limited regarding the appointment of the General Manager.

Applicable Clause: Clause 6 Factual Date: July 16, 2026

Details: 1. Board Resolution Date or Date of Change: July 16, 2026 2. Position (Please enter Chairman or General Manager): General Manager 3. Former Executive's Name: Wu Fang-Hsing 4. Former Executive's Background: Assistant General Manager, Cathay Life Insurance 5. New Executive's Name: Wu Chia-Lin 6. New Executive's Background: Assistant General Manager, Cathay Life Insurance 7. Nature of Change (Please enter 'Resignation', 'Dismissal', 'End of Term', 'Role Adjustment', 'Redundancy', 'Retirement', 'Deceased', or 'New Appointment'): Role Adjustment 8. Reason for Change: Appointment by Corporate Shareholder 9. Effective Date of New Appointment: Effective upon approval by regulatory authorities in Taiwan and Vietnam 10. Other Matters to be Clarified: This significant information pertains to a publicly issued company and concurrently meets the criteria under Article 7, Paragraph 6 of the Enforcement Rules of the Securities and Exchange Act, concerning matters of significant impact on shareholder rights or securities prices. No additional matters to disclose.