Interim Results

India Hospitality Corp. 28 September 2007 For Immediate Release 28 September 2007 India Hospitality Corp. Consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2007 New York, NY. - September 28, 2007 - India Hospitality Corp. (LSE: IHC, IHC or India Hospitality), today announced that is has filed consolidated financial statements for the period from January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007. For the period from January 1, 2007, the Company generated an operating loss of US $742,886 and a pre-tax profit of US $1,818,976 or US $0.09 per share. As of June 30, 2007, the Company had a cash balance of US $100.5 million. In July 2007, IHC closed on the acquisition from Navis Capital Partners and its Affiliates of India-based Mars Restaurants Private Limited (MRPL or Mars), an emerging hotel and restaurant company, and SkyGourmet Catering Private Limited ( SCPL or SkyGourmet), an airline catering company operating out of four locations in India for an aggregate purchase price of US $109.9 million. About India Hospitality Corp. IHC was created as a blank-check company to acquire Indian businesses or assets in the hospitality, leisure, tourism, travel and related industries, including but not limited to hotels, resorts, timeshares, serviced apartments and restaurants. In August 2006, IHC raised US $103 million in an IPO and private placement and is listed on AIM, a market operated by London Stock Exchange plc, under the ticker IHC. The Company was sponsored and advised by Hayground Cove Asset Management LLC, a New York-based investment management firm with approximately US $1.9 billion in assets under management. About Mars and SkyGourmet Since its incorporation in 2000, Mars has diversified into bakery outlets and operating and managing food courts and hotels. SkyGourmet was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Mumbai. SkyGourmet currently provides in-flight catering services to a number of domestic and international airlines, including Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Air India Express, Indian Airlines, Malaysian Airlines and Air France. It has operations in Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi and Pune. For the nine months ended December 31, 2006, the combined entities had audited revenues of approximately US $18.9 million and 1,700 employees. For the period For the period from from 1 January 2007 incorporation to to 30-Jun-07 to 30 June 2006 US$ US$ Administrative expenses $(742,886) $(6,000) Operating loss (742,886) (6,000) Finance revenue 2,561,862 - Profit before tax 1,818,976 (6,000) Income tax - - Profit for the period attributable to $1,818,976 $(6,000) equity holders of the parent Earnings per share for continuing Note $ per share $ per share operations Basic, profit for the year attributable to 2 $0.09 $0.00 ordinary equity holders of the parent CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) As at 30 June 2007 June 30, 2007 June 30, 2006 US$ US$ ASSETS Current assets Cash $100,503,549 $6,250 Other receivables 426,651 - Prepaid expenses 18,185 - Total assets $100,948,385 $6,250 EQUITY & LIABILITIES Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent Called up share capital $21,334 $6,250 Share premium account 97,701,685 - Retained profit 3,085,366 (6,000) Total equity 100,808,385 250 Current liabilities Accrued expenses 140,000 - Loans due to related parties - 6,000 Total liabilities 140,000 6,000 Total equity and liabilities $100,948,385 $6,250 Note 2. Earnings per share figures are calculated in accordance with IAS 33, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing profit for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The following reflects the income and share data used in the total operations basic earnings per share computations: Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent US $1,818,976 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share 21,333,334 For Further Information Contact: Investor Relations Contact: ICR Inc. William Schmitt 203-682-8200 Media Contact: Buchanan Communications Richard Darby, Isabel Podda +44 (0)207 466 5000 Nominated Adviser and Broker: Deutsche Bank Mumtaz Naseem +44 (0)20 7545 8000 Deutsche Bank is IHC's nominated adviser and broker for the purposes of the AIM Rules for Companies. Its responsibilities as IHC's nominated adviser and broker under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to London Stock Exchange plc and not to IHC, any director of IHC or any other person. No offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for ordinary shares in or warrants to purchase or subscribe for ordinary shares or warrants of IHC is being made by this announcement. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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