Notice of AGM

Subject: Announce the shareholder meeting date and the relevant issues in 2012

shareholders' meeting approved by the board of directors.

Date of events: 2012/03/16

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Contents:

1. Date of the board of directors resolution: 2012/03/16

2. Date for convening the shareholders' meeting: 2012/06/15

3. Location for convening the shareholders' meeting:

No.9, Sungren Rd., Sinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan, R.O.C.

(Cathay Financial Conference Hall)

4. Cause or subjects for convening the meeting:

I. Reports:

(1) 2011 business report

(2) 2011 Statement and Records of Account examined by the Audit committee

(3) Repurchase of treasury stocks

(4) Establishment of the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles"

(5) The same person or the same affiliate who intends to possess more than

the designated rate of total voting shares of the same FHC

II. Recognitions:

(1) Proposal for 2011 business report and financial statements

(2) Proposal for earnings distribution of 2011

III. Discussions:

(1) Amendment of "the Articles of Incorporation"

(2) Amendment of "the Rules of procedure of Shareholder's Meeting"

(3) Amendment of "the Rules for handling the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets

by CFH"

(4) The Company's long-term capital raising plan

(5) Release the duty of the board of directors from non-competition restrictions.

IV. Miscellaneous

5. Book closure starting date:2012/04/17

6. Book closure ending date: 2012/06/15

7. Any other matters that need to be specified:

(1) The earnings distribution plan will be announced 40 days prior to the shareholder's meeting after approved by the board meeting.

(2) According to the article 172-1 of the Company Law, Cathay FHC starts to

receive proposition from 2012/04/06 to 2012/04/15 for shareholders who

possess over 1% of issued shares and will propose new bill in the general

shareholders' meeting. The collection office: B1, No.296, Sec. 4, Ren-ai Rd, Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

(Stock Registration Office of Cathay FHC).

(3) The same person or the same affiliate who singly, jointly or collectively possess more than 5% of total voting shares of the same FHC should report to The Competent Authority within 10 days from the day of possessing; the preceding procedure applies to each cumulative increase or decrease in the shares of the same person or the same affiliate by more than 1% thereafter; who wants to singly, jointly or collectively possess more than 10%, 25% or 50% shall be approved by The Competent Authority separately in advance.

(Please refer to article 4, 5and 16 of the Financial Holding Company Act.)

(4) The shareholder could choose to vote in electronic way. The shareholder could log in TDCC website to vote from 2012/05/16 to 2012/06/12.

(website:www.stockvote.com.tw)