Cathay Financial Holdings Announces Subsidiary's Engineering Contract for Taoyuan HSR Development Project

Announcement Date: July 17, 2026 Statement Date: July 16, 2026 Statement Time: 17:10:31 Company Code: 2882 Company Name: Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. Subject: Announcement on behalf of subsidiary Cathay Life Insurance regarding the signing of an engineering contracting agreement under a land lease and construction commission model. Relevant Clause: Clause 20 Event Date: July 16, 2026 Details: 1. Type of Contract: Engineering Contract 2. Event Date: July 16, 2026 3. Board Approval Date: July 16, 2026 4. Other Approval Dates: Not applicable 5. Counterparty and Relationship with Company: Zhao Shen Electromechanical Co., Ltd., not a related party 6. Main Contract Contents (including total contract amount, expected investment, contract period, restrictions, and other important terms): Project Scope: Electrical, low-voltage, plumbing works, and fire protection & HVAC works for the 'Phase I Electromechanical Works of Taoyuan HSR Front Development Area' Contract Amount (NTD): Electrical, low-voltage & plumbing works: NT$4,318,000,000; Fire protection & HVAC works: NT$3,749,000,000 Contract Period: Expected from July 17, 2026 to March 27, 2032 Project Location: Land parcels 241, 241-3, 241-4, 241-5, Qing Sheng Section, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City 7. Name of Professional Appraisal Firm and Appraisal Results: Not applicable 8. Name of Real Estate Appraiser: Not applicable 9. License Number of Real Estate Appraiser: Not applicable 10. Specific Purpose of Acquisition: Investment of insurance funds in accordance with the Insurance Act 11. Dissenting Director Opinions on the Transaction: Not applicable 12. Related-Party Transaction: No 13. Date of Supervisor Approval or Audit Committee Consent: Not applicable 14. Whether Appraisal Report Indicates Restricted, Specific, or Special Pricing: No or Not applicable 15. Whether Appraisal Report Has Not Been Obtained: No or Not applicable 16. Reason for Not Obtaining Appraisal Report: Not applicable 17. Reasons for Significant Differences in Appraisal Results and Auditor's Opinion: Not applicable 18. Auditor Firm Name: Not applicable 19. Auditor Name: Not applicable 20. Auditor License Number: Not applicable 21. Previous Material Information Disclosure Date for the Same Event: Not applicable 22. Other Disclosures: None