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THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00045)


Unaudited Operating Statistics - Third Quarter of 2015


The unaudited quarterly operating statistics of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (the 'Company') for the third quarter of 2015 are as follows:


THE PENINSULA HOTELS


Occupancy Rate (%)

Number of rooms

Q3 2015

Q3 2014

Change (pp)

Hong Kong

300

71

74

(3)

Other Asia (note 10)

1,913

67

65

2

USA and Europe (note 11)

968

75

82

(7)



Average Room Rate (HK$)

Number of rooms

Q3 2015

Q3 2014

Change (%)

Hong Kong

300

4,334

4,733

(8)

Other Asia (note 10)

1,913

2,120

1,964

8

USA and Europe (note 11)

968

5,876

5,559

6


RevPAR (HK$)

Number of rooms

Q3 2015

Q3 2014

Change (%)

Hong Kong

300

3,062

3,487

(12)

Other Asia (note 10)

1,913

1,430

1,274

12

USA and Europe (note 11)

968

4,422

4,554

(3)

LEASING


Occupancy Rate (%)

Q3 2015

Q3 2014

Change (pp)

Residential (note 16)

92

86

6

Shopping Arcades

94

96

(2)

Office

100

100

0


Average Monthly Yield

per available square foot (HK$)

Q3 2015

Q3 2014

Change (%)

Residential (note 16)

44

42

5

Shopping Arcades

204

210

(3)

Office

55

54

2



The unaudited quarterly operating statistics of the Company for 2015 and 2014 are as follows:


THE PENINSULA HOTELS


Occupancy Rate (%)

Number of Rooms

2015

2014

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Hong Kong

300

75

69

71

78

70

74

79

Other Asia

(note 10)

1,913

68

71

67

60

66

65

68

USA and Europe (note 11)


968


56


74


75


63


81


82


71


Average Room Rate (HK$)

2015

2014

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Hong Kong

5,123 4,436 4,334

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

Other Asia (note 10)

2,181 2,283 2,120

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

USA and Europe (note 11)

5,282 6,052 5,876

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


RevPAR (HK$)

2015

2014

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Hong Kong

3,832 3,051 3,062

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

Other Asia (note 10)

1,486 1,630 1,430

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

USA and Europe (note 11)

2,980 4,487 4,422

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

LEASING


Occupancy Rate (%)

2015

2014

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Residential (note 16)

92 94 92

84 84 86 88

Shopping Arcades

95 95 94

99 98 96 98

Office

99 98 100

90 98 100 100


Average Monthly Yield

per available square foot (HK$)

2015

2014

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Residential (note 16)

45 46 44

41 41 42 43

Shopping Arcades

202 203 204

206 202 210 207

Office

54 53 55

48 52 54 55



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. Number of rooms is the total number of guestrooms in a hotel, whether available for sale or not. Rooms available, or saleable inventory, is the total room inventory less rooms unavailable for an extended period of time and / or permanent house use rooms.

  5. Occupancy Rate is the number of rooms sold / rooms available for sale.

  6. Average Room Rate is the total rooms revenue / number of rooms sold.

  7. RevPAR is the total rooms revenue / rooms available for sale.

  8. Occupancy rates, average room rates and RevPAR are weighted averages for the hotels in each grouping.

  9. 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.

  10. The saleable inventory in The Peninsula Beijing is reduced as preparations are made for renovation, impacting on Occupancy Rate and RevPAR.

  11. The Peninsula Paris opened on 1 August 2014 with 115 of its 200 rooms available for sale and is included in these operating statistics from Q3 of 2014. All guestrooms were subsequently available for sale from 1 December 2014.

  12. 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

    Notes for Leasing:

  13. Occupancy Rate is the occupied area leased / area available for lease.

  14. Average Monthly Yield per available square foot is the total rental income / area available for lease.

  15. Occupancy rates are weighted averages based on the area available in each grouping.

  16. Residential includes all apartments in The Repulse Bay Complex.

  17. 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.

  18. Offices are located in The Peninsula Hong Kong and St. John's Building.

  19. The operating statistics do not include information for operations that are not consolidated or whose results are not material in the Group context. These include The Landmark, Vietnam; The Peninsula Residences, Shanghai; 21 avenue Kléber, Paris; and 1-5 Grosvenor Place, London by nature of it being a 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, 12 November 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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