Notice of AGM

Subject: Announce the shareholder meeting date and the relevant issues in 2013 shareholders' meeting approved by the board of directors.

Date of events: 2013/03/15.

Contents:

1. Date of the board of directors resolution: 2013/03/15

2. Date for convening the shareholders' meeting: 2013/06/14

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)2012 business report

(2)2012 Statement and Records of Account examined by the Audit committee

(3)Report on Issuance of The Unsecured Overseas Convertible Bonds in 2012

II. Recognitions:

(1)Proposal for 2012 business report and financial statements

(2)Proposal for earnings distribution of 2012

III. Discussions:

(1)Amendment of "the Articles of Incorporation"

(2)Amendment of "the Rules for Elections of Directors"

(3)the Company's long-term capital raising plan

(4)To elect the 5th Terms Board Directors

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

IV. Miscellaneous

5. Book closure starting date: 2013/04/16

6. Book closure ending date: 2013/06/14

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 2013/04/03 to 2013/04/12 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)According to the article 192-1 at Company Law and the article 5 at

Regulations Governing Appointment of Independent Directors and Compliance

Matters for Public Companies .If shareholders with over 1% holding would

like to submit the candidate list for Independent Director, the Company will

receive proposition from 2013/04/03 to 2013/04/12.

The address of proposition receiving 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).

(4)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, 5

and 16 of the Financial Holding Company Act.)

(5)The shareholder could choose to vote in electronic way. The shareholder

could log in TDCC website to vote from 2013/05/15 to 2013/06/11.

(website:www.stockvote.com.tw)

(6)Pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Indenture among Cathay Financial Holding

Co., Ltd. (the "Company") and the Bank of New York Mellon as trustee

relating to the issuance by the Company of the Notes, the Conversion Right

of the Notes shall be suspended for the Closed Period of 60 days prior to

the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders commencing from

2013/04/16 to 2013/06/14.