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Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter
Net Loss of $9.4 million; RevPAR Up 5.8%
at 11 North American Hotels
Hotel Operating Statistics 

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CHICAGO, March 2, 2005 - Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SLH) today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004.

Highlights

  • Increase of 5.8 percent in 4Q04 North American same store RevPAR, driven by a 4.7 percent increase in ADR and 1.1 percent increase in occupancy over the comparable period in 2003.
  • Increase of 4.7 percent in FY04 North American same store RevPAR, resulting from a 1.5 percent increase in ADR and 3.2 percent increase in occupancy.
  • 6.4 percent increase in 4Q04 North American same store property EBITDA to $21.5 million from $20.2 million in 4Q03.
  • 4Q04 North American same store property EBITDA margins improved to 23.6 percent from 22.8 percent in the comparable period in 2003.
  • Subsequent to year-end 2004, agreement signed to acquire an 85 percent controlling interest in InterContinental hotels in Chicago and Miami with an agreed upon aggregate value of $303.5 million.
For the fourth quarter the company recorded net loss of $(9.4) million or $(0.24) per share on a fully converted basis, Adjusted EBITDA of $7.5 million, and FFO of $(1.9) million or $(0.05) per share on a fully converted basis.  Excluding an impairment loss of $12.7 million, representing $(0.32) per fully converted share, net income per share on a fully converted basis was $0.08 and FFO per share on a fully converted basis was $0.27.  "Fully converted" per share results represent net income and funds from operations before minority interest adjustments, divided by the total number of shares, operating partnership units convertible into shares and restricted stock units.
    
For the year ended December 31, 2004, the company recorded a net income of $13.3 million or $0.33 per share on a fully converted basis, Adjusted EBITDA of $141.3 million, and FFO of $(0.3) million or $(0.01) per share on a fully converted basis.  Excluding the impairment charge of $12.7 million, net income per share on a fully converted basis for the year was $0.65 and FFO per share on a fully converted basis for the year was $0.31.  Due to the company's restructuring at its IPO, fiscal year and year-over-year comparisons are not representative of performance.
    
"Same store" hotel comparisons are derived from SLH's portfolio at December 31, 2004, excluding the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, which was acquired in August 2004, eliminating the effects of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans lease that was in existence prior to the IPO, and excluding the seven properties that were distributed as part of the IPO. Property EBITDA reflects property net operating income plus depreciation and amortization.
    
Laurence Geller, chief executive officer of Strategic Hotel Capital, commented, "Our decision to become a public company coincided with a fundamental improvement in the lodging industry. Given our strong portfolio, we feel we are well positioned to benefit from this recovery. We anticipate a continuation in the sector trends of increasing RevPAR and demand outpacing supply, particularly as they pertain to our focus on luxury urban and resort hotels.  The healthy acquisition pipeline has presented us with solid opportunities and we look forward to capitalizing on these given our unique asset management strategies.  The recent addition of Jim Mead to our management team provides us with the focus on a disciplined capital structure that completes our business model."
    
Portfolio Update
    
For the North American hotels, same store RevPAR for the fourth quarter increased 5.8 percent over the prior period in 2003, to $101.66 from $96.06.  Full year 2004 North American same store RevPAR increased 4.7 percent to $105.86, driven by a 1.5 percent increase in ADR and 3.2 percent increase in occupancy.  North American same store Total RevPAR, which includes revenues from food and beverage and other sources in addition to rooms, increased 3.0 percent to $185.31 for the fourth quarter and increased 2.7 percent to $186.03 for the full year 2004.
    
For the European hotels, same store RevPAR for the fourth quarter increased 11.1 percent over the fourth quarter of 2003, due to a 9.6 percent increase in ADR and a 1.4 percent increase in occupancy.  For the full year 2004, same store RevPAR for the European hotels increased 11.7 percent over 2003, with an ADR increase of 6.9 percent and a 4.4 percent increase in occupancy. Operating results were positively impacted by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.  European hotels contributed approximately $0.1 million to Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2004.
    
Acquisition Update
    
As previously announced, the company has signed an agreement to acquire an 85 percent controlling interest in the InterContinental hotels in Chicago and Miami with an agreed upon aggregate value of $303.5 million. The acquisition is anticipated to close in April 2005.
    
2005 Outlook
    
The company also announced initial earnings guidance for 2005.  Management anticipates that for the full year 2005 Adjusted EBITDA will be in the range of $108.3 million to $113.3 million, net income (loss) will be in the range of $(1.9) million to $2.1 million, and FFO per share on a fully converted basis will be in the range of $1.35 to $1.45.
    
The company expects North American same store RevPAR growth in the range of 4.0 percent to 5.0 percent.  North American same store Total RevPAR is expected to increase between 4.5 percent and 5.5 percent.
    
The following tables reconcile projected 2005 net income to projected FFO and Adjusted EBITDA.
 
                              Low Range  High Range
                                                                    (in millions)
     Net (loss) income                                    $(1.9)         $2.1
     Depreciation and amortization                         57.2          57.2
     Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leasebacks  (4.5)         (4.5)
     Deferred tax on realized portion of deferred gain      1.3           1.3
     Minority interest                                      0.9           1.9
     Adjustments from unconsolidated affiliates             3.0           3.0
     Funds from Operations (FFO)                           56.0          61.0
     FFO per Share (Fully converted)                      $1.35         $1.45
 
 

                                                        Low Range   High Range
                                                            (in millions)
     Net (loss) income                                    $(1.9)        $2.1
     Depreciation and amortization                         57.2         57.2
     Interest expense                                      41.2         41.2
     Equity capital costs                                   4.8          4.8
     Income taxes                                           4.6          4.6
     Minority interest                                      0.9          1.9
     Adjustments from unconsolidated affiliates             6.0          6.0
     Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leasebacks  (4.5)        (4.5)
     Adjusted EBITDA                                      108.3        113.3
 

The company's 2005 guidance is based upon an assumed continued modest recovery in the lodging sector and several internal forecasts and assumptions, including, but not limited to:

  • Flat gross operating margins for the year;
  • Closing of the InterContinental Hotel (IHG) acquisitions in the second quarter of 2005;
  • Budget for future additional acquisitions of between $150 million and $200 million and an assumed disposition;
  • The level and timing of capital market activity to fund acquisitions;
  • 100-basis points increase in LIBOR;
  • Corporate expenses to remain approximately flat on a run rate basis with those incurred in the third and fourth quarters of 2004, inclusive of $1.2 million in Sarbanes Oxley compliance costs;
  • European hotels expected contribution of between $4.5 million to $5.0 million to Adjusted EBITDA; and
  • Company contribution to furniture, fixture and equipment reserves at the properties owned at the end of 2004 and the two IHG acquisition properties of approximately $20 million during 2005.  In addition, the company will invest approximately $15 million in owner funded improvements, of  which approximately 60 percent is estimated as revenue enhancing expenditures.
For the first quarter 2005, management anticipates that Adjusted EBITDA will be in the range of $23.3 million to $24.5 million, net income will be in the range of $2.7 million to $3.6 million, and FFO per share on a fully converted basis will be in the range of $0.35 to $0.38.  North American same store RevPAR growth is expected to be in the range of 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent, and North American same store Total RevPAR growth is expected to be in the range of 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent.
    
The following tables reconcile projected first quarter 2005 net income to projected FFO and Adjusted EBITDA.
 
                        Low Range  High Range
                                                             (in millions)
     Net income                                            $2.7          $3.6
     Depreciation and amortization                         10.4          10.4
     Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leasebacks  (1.1)         (1.1)
     Deferred tax on realized portion of deferred gain      0.3           0.3
     Minority interest                                      0.8           1.1
     Adjustments from unconsolidated affiliates             0.7           0.7
         Funds from Operations (FFO)                      $13.8         $15.0
         FFO per Share (fully converted)                  $0.35         $0.38
 

                                                        Low Range   High Range
                                                             (in millions)
     Net income                                            $2.7          $3.6
     Depreciation and amortization                         10.4          10.4
     Interest expense                                       7.9           7.9
     Income taxes                                           1.2           1.2
     Minority interest                                      0.8           1.1
     Adjustments from unconsolidated affiliates             1.4           1.4
     Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leasebacks  (1.1)         (1.1)
         Adjusted EBITDA                                  $23.3         $24.5
 


 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
                             Three Months Ended         Years Ended
                                December 31,            December 31,
                             2004         2003       2004         2003
     Revenues:
      Rooms                $54,883      $85,020     $270,820     $317,978
      Food and beverage     34,445       47,301      144,593      164,358
      Other hotel operating
       revenue              14,070       15,126       51,064       55,580
                           103,398      147,447      466,477      537,916
      Lease revenue          3,314        6,266       24,233       27,638

        Total revenues     106,712      153,713      490,710      565,554

     Operating Costs and Expenses:
      Rooms                 12,839       22,550       67,761       82,245
      Food and beverage     25,613       36,069      110,768      127,751
      Other departmental
       expenses             31,769       40,311      135,323      148,595
      Management fees        3,860        5,434       17,145       19,295
      Other property level
       expenses              6,417       10,157       30,344       36,903
      Lease expense          3,257            -        6,446            -
      Depreciation and
       amortization         10,653       20,217       61,463       82,661
      Impairment losses on
       goodwill and hotel
       property             12,675            -       12,675            -
      Corporate expenses     4,352        5,640       28,845       21,912

        Total operating
         costs and
         expenses          111,435      140,378      470,770      519,362

          Operating (loss)
           income           (4,723)      13,335       19,940       46,192

     Interest expense       (7,481)     (25,007)     (64,578)    (107,391)
     Interest income           257          311        1,270        2,643
     Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt    29          767      (21,934)     (13,761) Other income (expenses), net     3,816       (2,549)       3,132       (7,581)
     Loss before income
      taxes, minority
      interests And
      discontinued
      operations           (8,102)      (13,143)     (62,170)     (79,898)
     Income tax (expense)
      benefit              (4,230)         (992)      (4,990)         552
     Minority interests     2,914           (61)       4,831       (2,895)
     Loss from continuing operations   (9,418)      (14,196)     (62,329)     (82,241)
     Income from
      discontinued
      operations                -           363       75,662       26,047

     Net (Loss) Income    $(9,418)     $(13,833)     $13,333     $(56,194)

     Basic and Diluted
     (Loss) Income Per
      Share:
       Loss from
        continuing
        operations per
        share              $(0.31)       $(0.74)     $(2.55)       $(4.84)
       Income from
        discontinued
        operations per
        share                   -          0.02        3.10          1.53 
Net (loss) income per share          $(0.31)       $(0.72)      $0.55        $(3.31)
       Weighted-average
        common shares
        outstanding        30,204        19,090      24,390        17,002
 

    Our consolidated statements of operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2004 include the following: the results of the 15 hotel interests currently owned or leased by the company, referred to as the REIT Hotels; and before June 29, 2004, the date of the IPO, the results of seven other hotels, which were distributed out of the company and in which the company no longer has an ownership interest.

                         Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share data)
                                                            Years Ended
                                                            December 31,
                                                         2004         2003
     Assets
      Property and equipment                          $952,717     $1,881,840
       Less accumulated depreciation                  (222,150)      (472,645)
        Net property and equipment                     730,567      1,409,195
      Goodwill                                          66,438        259,150
      Intangible assets (net of accumulated
       amortization of $87 and $0,
       respectively)                                     1,613              -
      Assets held for sale                                   -         80,519
      Investment in hotel joint ventures                12,060         23,392
      Cash and cash equivalents                         40,071        107,437
      Restricted cash and cash equivalents              26,979         85,697
      Accounts receivable (net of allowance for
       doubtful accounts of $361 and $772,
       respectively)                                    21,056         31,030
      Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated
       amortization of $1,420 and $8,609,
       respectively)                                    11,178         29,247
      Other assets                                      80,388         53,854
        Total assets                                  $990,350     $2,079,521

    Liabilities and Owners' Equity
     Liabilities:
      Mortgages and other debt payable                $489,140     $1,505,984
      Bank credit facility                              54,000              -
      Convertible debt                                       -        122,030
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses             58,946        124,422
      Distributions payable                              8,709              -
      Liabilities of assets held for sale                    -         68,153
      Deferred fees on management contracts              2,333         12,256
      Deferred gain on sale of hotels                  119,616              -
       Total liabilities                               732,744      1,832,845
    Minority interests                                  61,053        107,608
    Owners' equity:
     Members' capital                                        -        875,767
     Distributions to members                                -       (439,377)
     Common shares ($0.01 par value; 150,000,000
      common shares authorized; 30,035,701 common
      shares issued and outstanding)                       300              -
     Additional paid-in capital                        483,691              -
     Deferred compensation                              (1,731)             -
     Accumulated deficit                              (271,873)      (285,206)
     Accumulated distributions to owners               (13,447)             -
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss                 (387)       (12,116)
       Total owners' equity                            196,553        139,068
       Total liabilities and owners' equity           $990,350     $2,079,521
 

                   REIT Hotel Statements of Operations (a)
                    (in thousands, except per share data)
                              Three Months Ended          Years Ended
                                 December 31,              December 31,
                              2004        2003         2004         2003
     REIT Hotel Revenues:
      Rooms                  $54,883      $42,037     $192,750     $169,780
      Food and beverage       34,445       26,518      108,747       93,659
      Other hotel operating
       revenue                14,070       10,477       42,370       37,459
                             103,398       79,032      343,867      300,898
      Lease revenue (b)        3,314        4,839       20,698       20,150
       REIT hotel revenues   106,712       83,871      364,565      321,048

     REIT Hotel Expenses:
      Rooms                   12,839        9,664       43,848       36,936
      Food and beverage       25,613       19,331       80,903       69,431
      Other departmental
       expenses               31,769       24,276      104,033       89,459
      Management fees          3,860        3,801       14,224       13,651
      Other property level
       expenses                6,417        4,166       20,575       15,955
      Lease expense            3,257            -        6,446            -

       REIT hotel expenses    83,755       61,238      270,029      225,432

     REIT Hotel Adjusted
      Operating Income        22,957       22,633       94,536       95,616
       Interest expense, net  (7,224)     (13,647)     (41,070)     (60,498)
       Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt    29          767       (9,271)      (7,794) Other income (expenses), net (c)                3,816       (2,549)        3,132      (7,581)
     Income before income
      taxes and minority
      interests               19,578        7,204        47,327      19,743

     Income tax (expense)
      benefit                 (4,230)        (992)       (4,990)        552
     Minority interests        2,914          (61)        4,831      (2,895)

     REIT Hotel Net Income    18,262        6,151        47,168      17,400

     REIT depreciation and amortization           (10,653)      (9,828)      (41,778)    (39,090)
     Impairment losses on
      goodwill and hotel
      property               (12,675)           -       (12,675)          -
     Corporate expenses       (4,352)      (5,640)      (28,845)    (21,912)
     Non-REIT hotel results, net                          -       (4,879)      (26,199)    (38,639)
     Income from discontinued
      operations                   -          363        75,662      26,047

     Net (Loss) Income       $(9,418)    $(13,833)     $ 13,333    $(56,194)
 

    (a) REIT hotel operating data above excludes the results of operations of the distributed assets that are required to be included in GAAP financial statement presentations prior to the date of the IPO because we are deemed to have continuing involvement as a result of our agreement to asset manage those assets.  As a result, we have presented only REIT hotel operating results and a reconciliation of REIT hotel income to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
    REIT hotel operating results are presented because we believe that it most fairly represents comparable period-to-period performance of our hotels and facilitates comparisons with other hotel REITs and hotel owners.  Because of the elimination of the non-REIT hotel operations, the REIT hotel operating results do not represent our total revenues, expenses or operating profit in accordance with GAAP.  These results should be considered in combination with our GAAP financial statements by investors when evaluating our performance.
    (b) Until March 1, 2004, the Hamburg Marriott was accounted for under the equity method.  After March 1, 2004 when we acquired our joint venture partner's 65% leasehold interest in the property, we record lease revenue for the Hamburg Marriott.  Lease revenue for the three months and years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 includes revenues from the Hyatt Regency New Orleans until June 29, 2004 when we converted the Hyatt Regency New Orleans lease to a management agreement.  Prior to June 29, 2004, the Paris Marriott Champs Elysees was accounted for as a finance obligation and we consolidated its results because of a continuing involvement in supporting the financing of the property through a collateralized guarantee.  On June 29, 2004, we recorded a sale and leaseback related to the Paris Marriott Champs Elysees.  Subsequent to June 29, 2004, we only earn lease revenue from the Hamburg Marriott and the Paris Marriott Champs Elysees.
    (c) Other income (expenses), net includes our equity in earnings or losses of our investments in the Prague hotel joint venture for the three months and years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.  Earnings or losses from our investment in the Hamburg Marriott hotel joint venture are included in the three months and year ended December 31, 2003 and are included in the year ended December 31, 2004 until the acquisition of our joint venture partner's interest in the property on March 1, 2004.
                         Non-GAAP Financial Measures
    Two non-GAAP financial measures are presented for the Company that we believe are useful to investors as key measures of our operating performance:
Funds from Operations, or FFO; and Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA. Reconciliation of these measures to net (loss) income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is set forth in the following tables.
    We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which adopted a definition of FFO in order to promote an industry-wide standard measure of REIT operating performance that would not have certain drawbacks associated with net income under GAAP. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (or loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for our portion of these items related to unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We also present Fully Converted FFO, which is FFO plus convertible debt interest expense and minority interest expense on convertible minority interests. We believe that the presentation of FFO and Fully Converted FFO provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because they are measures of our ability to fund capital expenditures and expand our business. In addition, FFO is widely used in the real estate industry to measure operating performance without regard to items such as depreciation and amortization.
    EBITDA represents net income (loss) excluding: (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, including deferred income tax benefits and expenses applicable to our foreign subsidiaries and income taxes applicable to sale of assets; and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA also excludes interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization of our equity method investments. EBITDA for 2004 and 2003 is presented on a full participation basis, which means we have assumed conversion of all minority interests into the Company's common shares.  We believe this treatment of minority interest provides more useful information for management and our investors and appropriately considers our current capital structure.  We also present Adjusted EBITDA, which eliminates the effect of realizing deferred gains on our sale leasebacks.  We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to an investor in evaluating our operating performance because they provide investors with an indication of our ability to incur and service debt, to satisfy general operating expenses, to make capital expenditures and to fund other cash needs or reinvest cash into our business. We also believe they help investors meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. Our management also uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures in determining the value of acquisitions and dispositions.
    We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of FFO, Fully Converted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, since not all companies calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. FFO, Fully Converted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative measure of our net income (loss) or operating performance. FFO, Fully Converted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may include funds that may not be available for our discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures and property acquisitions and other commitments and uncertainties. Although we believe that FFO, Fully Converted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA can enhance your understanding of our financial condition and results of operations, these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed individually, are not necessarily a better indicator of any trend as compared to comparable GAAP measures such as net income (loss).  In addition, you should be aware that adverse economic and market conditions might negatively impact our cash flow. Below, we have provided a quantitative reconciliation of FFO, Fully Converted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure, which is net income (loss), and provide an explanatory description by footnote of the items excluded from FFO, Fully Converted FFO, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

      Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
                                (in thousands)
                           Three Months Ended           Years Ended
                               December 31,             December 31,
                            2004        2003           2004        2003

    Net (loss) income     $(9,418)    $(13,833)      $13,333    $(56,194)
    Depreciation and
     amortization -
     continuing
     operations            10,653      20,217         61,463      82,661
    Depreciation and
     amortization -
     discontinued
     operations                 -       1,005              -       5,513
    Interest expense -
     continuing
     operations             7,481      25,007         64,578     107,391
    Interest expense -
     discontinued
     operations                 -       1,461            577       6,352
    Income taxes            4,152       1,184          5,135         247
    Mexican asset tax
     refund                (2,427)          -         (2,427)          -

    Minority interests     (2,914)         61         (4,831)      2,895
    Adjustments from
     unconsolidated
     affiliates             1,065        (453)         5,672       3,165
    EBITDA (a)              8,592      34,649        143,500     152,030
    Realized portion of
     deferred gain on
     sale leasebacks       (1,058)          -         (2,180)          -
    Adjusted EBITDA (a)    $7,534    $ 34,649       $141,320    $152,030
 

    (a) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have not been adjusted for the following amounts included in net (loss) income because these losses have either occurred during the prior two years or are reasonably likely to occur within two years (in thousands).
      -- Impairment losses from continuing operations amounted to $12,675 for the three months and year ended December 31, 2004.
      -- Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt from continuing operations amounted to $29, $767, $(21,934) and $(13,761) for the three months and years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
      -- Loss on extinguishment of debt from discontinued operations amounted to $1,086 for the year ended December 31, 2003.
      -- Gain on sale of assets from discontinued operations amounted to $75,982 and $21,072 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
 

      Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Funds From Operations (FFO)
                                (in thousands)
                           Three Months Ended            Years Ended
                               December 31,              December 31,
                            2004         2003         2004         2003

    Net (loss) income     $(9,418)    $(13,833)      $13,333    $(56,194)
    Depreciation and
     amortization -
     continuing
     operations            10,653      20,217         61,463      82,661
    Depreciation and
     amortization -
     discontinued
     operations                 -       1,005              -       5,513
    Gain on sale of
     assets - continuing
     operations                 -           -              -           -
    Gain on sale of
     assets - discontinued
     operations                 -           -        (75,982)    (21,072)
    Realized portion of
     deferred gain on
     sale leasebacks       (1,058)          -         (2,180)          -
    Deferred tax expense
     on realized portion
     of deferred gain on
     sale leasebacks          335           -            657           - 
Minority interests adjustments           (2,642)       (103)        (5,573)        (466)
    Adjustments from
     unconsolidated
     affiliates               494         830          3,174        3,320
    FFO                    (1,636)      8,116         (5,108)      13,762
    Convertible debt
     interest expense           -       2,068          4,105       14,902
    Convertible minority
     interests               (271)        164            743        3,361
    FFO - Fully
     Converted (a)        $(1,907)   $ 10,348          $(260)     $32,025

    (a) FFO has not been adjusted for the following amounts included in net (loss) income because these losses have either occurred during the prior two years or are reasonably likely to occur within two years (in thousands).
     -- Impairment losses from continuing operations amounted to $12,675 for the three months and year ended December 31, 2004.
     -- Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt from continuing operations amounted to $29, $767, $(21,934) and $(13,761) for the three months and years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
     -- Loss on extinguishment of debt from discontinued operations amounted to $1,086 for the year ended December 31, 2003.
 

Operating Statistics by Geographic Region
    
Operating results have been adjusted to show hotel performance on a comparable year-over-year basis.  Adjustments include (i) exclusion of Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay's partial year results; (ii) presentation of Hyatt Regency New Orleans without the effect of the operating lease that was in place prior to June 2004; and (iii) presentation of the European hotels without regard to either ownership structure or leaseholds.

    United States Hotels (as of December 31, 2004)
    9 Properties
    4,710 Rooms
                         Three Months Ended               Years Ended
                            December 31,                  December 31,
                       2004      2003     Change    2004      2003     Change

    Average Daily
     Rate            $142.36   $136.08     4.6%   $140.85    $139.59     0.9%
    Average Occupancy  63.6%     63.0%  0.6 pts     67.6%      65.6%  2.0 pts
    RevPAR            $90.52    $85.74     5.6%    $95.28     $91.63     4.0%
    Property EBITDA
     Margin            21.9%     21.3%  0.6 pts     22.8%      24.1% (1.3)pts

    Mexican Hotels (as of December 31, 2004)
    2 Properties
    380 Rooms
                         Three Months Ended               Years Ended
                             December 31,                 December 31,
                       2004      2003    Change    2004      2003     Change

    Average Daily
     Rate            $360.35   $349.24     3.2%   $349.71   $337.28     3.7%
    Average Occupancy  68.7%     66.2%  2.5 pts     67.7%     65.0%  2.7 pts
    RevPAR           $247.40   $231.17     7.0%   $236.68   $219.12     8.0%
    Property EBITDA
     Margin            32.5%     30.9%  1.6 pts     31.1%     29.3%  1.8 pts

    Total North American Hotels (as of December 31, 2004)
    11 Properties
    5,090 Rooms
                          Three Months Ended           Years Ended
                             December 31,              December 31,
                       2004     2003     Change    2004      2003     Change

    Average Daily
     Rate            $158.98   $151.90     4.7%   $156.47   $154.21     1.5%
    Average Occupancy  63.9%     63.2%  0.7 pts     67.7%     65.6%  2.1 pts
    RevPAR           $101.66    $96.06     5.8%   $105.86   $101.15     4.7%
    Property EBITDA
     Margin            23.6%     22.8%  0.8 pts     24.1%     24.9% (0.8)pts
 
 

    European Hotels (as of December 31, 2004)
    3 Properties
    841 Rooms

                        Three Months Ended              Years Ended
                              December 31,              December 31,
                       2004      2003    Change    2004      2003     Change

    Average Daily
     Rate            $224.13   $204.44     9.6%   $229.37   $214.50     6.9%
    Average Occupancy  79.1%     78.0%  1.1 pts     80.6%     77.2%  3.4 pts
    RevPAR           $177.23   $159.53    11.1%   $184.86   $165.54    11.7%
    Property EBITDA
    Margin             35.6%     37.9% (2.3)pts     39.9%     42.3% (2.4)pts
 

Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc., is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns and asset manages high-end hotels and resorts.  The company has ownership interests in 15 properties with an aggregate of 6,192 rooms.  For further information, please visit the company's website at http://www.shci.com .
    
This press release contains forward-looking statements about Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. (the "Company").  

Contact:

Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc.
http://www.shci.com 

Also See: At $210,000 per Room, The Sale of Controlling Interest in the InterContinental Chicago Makes It One of the Richest Chicago Hotel Deals / February 2005
Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. Acquiring The 261 room Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay for $124.4 Million / July 2004


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