Cathay Fin (s) Regulatory News (CFHS)

Subject:

Announce the record date of 2012 for common share dividend

Date of events: 2013/06/24

Contents:

1. Date of the resolution by the board of directors or shareholders' meeting

or decision by the Company:2013/06/24

2. Type of ex-rights or ex-dividend (please enter: "Ex-rights", "Ex-dividend", or "Ex-rights and dividend"): Ex- dividend

3.Type and monetary amount of dividend distribution:

NT$7,465,769,550 of cash dividend; distributing NT$0.7 per share.

4. Ex-rights (ex-dividend) trading date: 2013/07/19

5. Last date before book closure: 2013/07/22

6. Book closure starting date: 2013/07/23

7. Book closure ending date: 2013/07/27

8. Ex-rights (ex-dividend) record date: 2013/07/27

9. Any other matters that need to be specified: NA