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THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00045)

Unaudited Operating Statistics - Fourth Quarter of 2014

The unaudited quarterly operating statistics of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited
(the "Company") for the fourth quarter of 2014 are as follows:

THE PENINSULA HOTELS

Occupancy rate (%)

Number of rooms

Q4

2014

Q4

2013

Change

(pp)

Hong Kong (note 9)

300

79

84

(5)

Other Asia

1,941

68

69

(1)

USA and Europe (note 10)

972

71

74

(3)

Average Room Rate (HK$)

Number of rooms

Q4

2014

Q4

2013

Change

(%)

Hong Kong (note 9)

300

5,480

5,149

6

Other Asia

1,941

2,238

2,232

0

USA and Europe (note 10)

972

6,131

5,212

18

RevPAR (HK$)

Number of rooms

Q4

2014

Q4

2013

Change

(%)

Hong Kong (note 9)

300

4,317

4,312

0

Other Asia

1,941

1,528

1,549

(1)

USA and Europe (note 10)

972

4,339

3,843

13

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LEASING

Occupancy rate (%)

Q4

2014

Q4

2013

Change

(pp)

Residential (note 15)

88

83

5

Shopping Arcades

98

99

(1)

Office

100

90

10

Average Monthly Yield

per available square foot (HK$)

Q4

2014

Q4

2013

Change

(%)

Residential (note 15)

43

40

8

Shopping Arcades

207

196

6

Office

55

47

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The unaudited quarterly operating statistics of the Company for 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

THE PENINSULA HOTELS

Occupancy rate (%)

Number of

Rooms

2014

2013

Occupancy rate (%)

Number of

Rooms

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Hong Kong (note 9)

300

78 70 74 79

84 60 65 84

Other Asia

1,941

60 66 65 68

62 66 66 69

USA and Europe

(note 10)

972

63 81 82 71

64 77 79 74

Average Room Rate (HK$)

2014

2013

Average Room Rate (HK$)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Hong Kong (note 9)

5,111 5,242 4,733 5,480

6,212 5,200 4,588 5,149

Other Asia

2,104 2,258 1,964 2,238

2,119 2,142 1,932 2,232

USA and Europe (note 10)

4,842 5,009 5,559 6,131

4,601 4,907 4,687 5,212

RevPAR (HK$)

2014

2013

RevPAR (HK$)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Hong Kong (note 9)

3,989 3,653 3,487 4,317

5,232 3,125 2,978 4,312

Other Asia

1,256 1,492 1,274 1,528

1,316 1,423 1,270 1,549

USA and Europe (note 10)

3,069 4,034 4,554 4,339

2,967 3,760 3,709 3,843

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LEASING

Occupancy rate (%)

2014

2013

Occupancy rate (%)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Residential (note 15)

84 84 86 88

95 96 84 83

Shopping Arcades

99 98 96 98

99 99 99 99

Office

90 98 100 100

90 94 95 90

Average Monthly Yield

per available square foot (HK$)

2014

2013

Average Monthly Yield

per available square foot (HK$)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Residential (note 15)

41 41 42 43

44 45 40 40

Shopping Arcades

206 202 210 207

184 190 194 196

Office

48 52 54 55

45 49 49 47

Notes for All Operations:

1. pp = percentage points
2. ( ) = the change is a decrease compared with last year
3. All amounts are expressed in HK$

Notes for The Peninsula Hotels:

4. Occupancy rate: Rooms occupied / Rooms available
5. Average room rate:
Total rooms revenue including any undistributed service charge / Rooms occupied
6. RevPAR:
Total rooms revenue including any undistributed service charge / Rooms available
7. Occupancy rates, average room rates and RevPAR are weighted averages for the hotels in each grouping.
8. The average room rates and RevPAR include undistributed service charge, which is levied at 10% in Hong Kong and at 15% in China and Japan.
9. The renovation in The Peninsula Hong Kong was completed in two phases, resulting in
135 rooms being removed from saleable inventory from January to September 2012, followed by 165 rooms from September 2012 to May 2013. This impacts on the Occupancy and RevPAR statistics from Q1 of 2012 through to Q2 of 2013.
10. The Peninsula Paris has 200 rooms and is included in these operating statistics from Q3 of 2014, having gradually opened from 1 August 2014. The occupancy and RevPAR for this hotel are based on the average number of available rooms per day, which was 171 rooms. The RevPAR for only the hotels in the USA (excluding Paris) was HK$4,297 in Q4 of 2014.
11. The Peninsula Hotels are located in: Hong Kong: Hong Kong
Other Asia: Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Bangkok and Manila
USA and Europe: New York, Chicago, Beverly Hills and Paris
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Notes for Leasing:

12. Occupancy rate: Occupied area / Area available
13. Average monthly yield per available square foot: Total rental income / Area available
14. Occupancy rates are weighted averages based on the space available in each grouping.
15. Residential includes all apartments in The Repulse Bay Complex. The statistics are affected by the re-opening of de Ricou tower in August 2013 after an 18-month closure for a complete renovation.
16. Shopping Arcades are located in The Peninsula Hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Bangkok, Manila, New York and Paris, as well as The Repulse Bay Complex and The Peak Tower.
17. Offices are located in The Peninsula Hong Kong and St. John's Building.
18. The operating statistics do not include information for operations that are not consolidated or whose results are not material in the Group context: The Landmark, Vietnam; The Peninsula Residences, Shanghai; and 21 avenue Kléber, Paris. The operating statistics also do not include information for 1-5 Grosvenor Place, London because of the proposed redevelopment.

Shareholders and potential investors of the Company are reminded that the above operating information has not been reviewed or audited by the Company's independent auditor. Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.

For and on behalf of the Board

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited

Christobelle Liao

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 20 March 2015
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises the following Directors:

Non-Executive Chairman

The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie

Non-Executive Deputy Chairman

Andrew Clifford Winawer Brandler

Executive Directors

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Clement King Man Kwok

Chief Operating Officer

Peter Camille Borer

Chief Financial Officer

Alan Philip Clark

Non-Executive Directors Ronald James McAulay William Elkin Mocatta

John Andrew Harry Leigh
Nicholas Timothy James Colfer

Independent Non-Executive Directors

Dr. the Hon. Sir David Kwok Po Li
Patrick Blackwell Paul
Pierre Roger Boppe
Dr. William Kwok Lun Fung
Dr. Rosanna Yick Ming Wong
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