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SHR Opportunity Day 1H/2020
2 September 2020
SHR Opportunity Day 1H/2020 - 2 September 2020 - S Hotels & Resorts Public ...
S Hotels & Resorts
The premier hotel investment and resort management company, creating
unique travel experiences for our guests and value for our stakeholders

Agenda
▪ SHR Company Overview
▪ Strategic Recovery Path for COVID-19
▪ Business Direction
▪ 1H/2020 Operating & Financial Performance
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SHR
Company
Overview
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P r o ven tr a c k r ec o r d to g r o w fo o tpr i n t
                     Number of keys                                                     Geographical coverage                                                              Target customers
                                                                                                                                                                            Africa       Others
                                                                                                                                                                            2.8%          0.4%
                                                +376                                                                                                          America
                                       +878                                                                                                                    8.5%
                                                4,647
                       +274    +3      4,271
             +2,889                                                                                                            39                   Europe
                       3,390   3,393                                                                                          Hotels                38.0%                                                   Asia-Pacific
              3,116                                                                                                                                                                                            50.3%

                                                                   Contribution by
                                                                                                                                                                                  2019
                                                                   Number of keys
                                                                                                                                                   Notes:
     227                                                            13%      9% 7% 4%                     67%                                      (1) Overall portfolio includes all assets including UK assets. Breakdown by keys.
                                                                                                                                                   (2) Core portfolio excludes UK assets, which are held through a 50% stake in our
                                                                                                                                                   equal joint venture with FICO UK. Breakdown by customer nights.

     2014     2015     2016    2017    2018     2019             Thailand Maldives Fiji Mauritius        United Kingdom                            (3) Haven’t include Crossroads island 3 yet

            2014                         2015                        2016                           2017                            2018                            2019                                     2020

Apr 2014                          Apr 2015                   Sep 2016                     Jan 2017                        Mar 2018                         Sep 2019                              Feb 2020
◼   Singha Estate acquired     ◼ 6 grand deluxe pool         ◼ Acquired 2 Holiday Inn     ◼   Commenced land              ◼SHR acquired Project           ◼ Commencement of                     ◼ Disposal of 50% share
    Santiburi Koh Samui          villas added to Santiburi     hotels and 1 Mercure           reclamation, shoreline       Crossroads Phase One             operations for two                    investing in Island 3
                                 Koh Samui                     hotel through second           protection, landscaping      from Singha Estate               hotels in Maldives                    Crossroads project
Nov 2014                                                       JV with FICO UK                and construction of         May/Jun 2018
                                  Oct 2015                                                                                                                 Nov 2019
◼Acquired Phi Phi Island                                                                      Project Crossroads Phase      Santiburi Koh Samui
                               ◼ Entered into equal JV                                                                    ◼                                ◼SHR trading on SET
 Village Beach Resort                                                                         One (via Singha Estate)       constructed 19 new
                                 with FICO UK to acquire
                                 UK portfolio of 26 hotels                                                                  grand reserve pool villas
                                                                                                                            (new room category)
                                                                                                                          ◼ Acquired 6 Outrigger
                                                                                                                            hotels

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SH R’ s g l o b a l h o spi ta l i ty po r tfo l i o

                                                           Outrigger Laguna
                                                           Phuket Beach Resort
                                                                                     255     Outrigger Koh Samui
                                                                                             Beach Resort
                                                                                                                    52                              Phi Phi Island Village
                                                                                                                                                    Beach Resort             201
                                                                                                                                                                                              Portfolio outreach/
                                                                                                                                                                                              Number of countries         5
                              2,964

                                                     UK
                                                  3,115
                                                                                                                                                                                              Hotel Brands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7
                                                 29 Hotels
                              151                                                                                                                   Santiburi Koh Samui      96               Total Number of
                                                                                                                                                                                              Resorts/Hotels           39
 SAii Lagoon Maldives,
                              198
                                                                                                 TH
                                                                                                                                                                                              Total Number of
                                                                                                                                                                                              Keys              4,647
 Curio Collection by Hilton
                                                                                                 604                 Outrigger Fiji
                                                                                                                                             253    Castaway Island, Fiji    65
                                                                                                                     Beach Resort
                                                                                              4 Hotels
                                                                                                                                                                                      Contribution by Positioning
                                                                                     Maldives                                                      Fiji
                              178                                                                                                                                                               Upscale 4%
 Hard Rock Hotel Maldives
                                                                                           429                                                     318                                                       Luxury 2%
                                                                       Mauritius       3 Hotels                                                  2 Hotels
                                                                           181                                                                                                                                      Upper
                                                                                                                                                                                    Upper
                                                                         1 Hotel                                                                                                                                    upscale
                                                                                                                                                                                   midscale
 Outrigger Mauritius          181                                                                                                                                                                                    27%
 Beach Resort                                                                                                                                                                        67%

                                                                                                                                                    Outrigger Konotta
                                                                                                                                                    Maldives Resort          53
                                                  Outrigger Hotels               Self-Managed Hotels(1)            UK Hotels
                                                                 Total # of keys                 Total # of Hotels

Note:    Core portfolio excludes Holiday Inn and Mercure hotels in the UK which are held through a 50% stake in our equal joint venture with FICO UK.
         (1) Includes Self-Managed Hotels under franchise agreement(s).

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Our hospitality management platform

                                                           2. Third Party Hotel
                                                           Management Agreement
                                                             6 properties | 859 keys

“Affordable luxury
   lifestyle resort”
 SHR is able to tap on both
    in-house, home-grown
   management platforms
 as well as access to strong
  brands via collaboration
             with reputable
   international operators.

                               1. Self-Managed                                         3. Self-Managed with
                                 2 properties | 297 keys
                                                                                       Franchise Agreement
                                                                                         2 properties | 376 keys

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Our hospitality management platform

❖ Thai sensibilities, but
     with a creative,         4. Hotel Management Platform
     dynamic global view      SHR manage hotel on 3rd Party asset
❖ Resort style in Pacific     under the HMA (To be launched in 2020 –      2021)

     and Indian ocean
❖ Upper upscale                        Recurring management fee income
❖ Refine luxury as
     personal freedom

                                       Accelerated growth capacity with

 “ To set a regional hotel
                                       Asset-light model

 brand with the vision to
bring the world inclusivity
 rather than separation”               Penetrate domestic market

❖ Immersion travel culture
   with local experience
❖ Residential areas                    Raise SHR brand awareness
                                       and highly recognized sustainable
❖ Upper midscale
                                       development approach
❖ 70 – 150 keys per hotel

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Und er c o nstr ucti on pr o jects

Crossroads project Island 3                                Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort                      Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort

 Construction      2020 - 2022                              Renovation     •   Existing Hillside Villas (12 keys)    Objective      Multipurpose Hall for meeting and
 Period                                                     Plans          •   Spa Pavilion and treatment rooms                     seminar activities (MICE)
 Opening date      2022                                                    •   Fun Pool Restaurant

 Project cost      USD 56m-60m
 No of keys        80 villas (120 sqm to 320 sqm per        Objective      To enhance ADR and spending per           Size           1,900 sqm with maximum capacity
                   room)                                                   person                                                   of 350 persons

 Positioning       High-end lifestyle resort
                                                            Construction   Jun – Nov 2020
 Est. ADR          USD 900 – 1,000                          Period
                                                                                                                     Completed      End of Q1/2020
 Contribution to   •   50% share of profit from JV                                                                   Construction
 SHR                   earning                              Project cost   THB 30m
                   •   Acted as Asset management
                       eligible for management fee to JV

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Strategic
Recovery Path
for COVID-19
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P o s t COV ID - 1 9 Outl o o k fo r H o s pi tal i ty In d u s tr y
                       COVID-19 Status Update                                                        Hospitality Industry Outlook Post COVID-19

                                                                           Philippines
                                      2K                                                     “Outdoors” and “Nature-related”
                                             2nd wave facing in                              are more popular
                                             Philippines, Australia
                                                                                             ▪   Survey on Chinese travelers found outdoor,
                                             and Japan
                                                                                                 nature-related, food and family-themed
                                      1K
                                                                                                 destinations will be more popular
                                                                                 Australia
                                                                                             ▪   Economy travel will recover more quickly

                                                                                  Japan

                                                   No. of daily new case
                                                                                             “Domestic” and “Leisure” are expected
                                                                                             to recover faster
                      Potential Vaccine Development Status                                   ▪   Baes on World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Panel of
                                                                                                 Experts survey
     Company           Current                         Expectation
                                                                                             ▪   International Tourism 2020 possible to declines up to -78%
Uni. of Oxford (UK)   Phase 2/3        Deliver emergency vaccines by October
                                                                                                 given travel restriction release in December
Pfizer (US)           Phase 2/3       1.3 billion doses worldwide by end of 2021
Sinopharm (China)      Phase 3        Ready for public use by the end of the year

                                                                                             Domestic demand boosted by TAT
                      Projected 2020 GDP Growth
                                                                                             ▪   Expect international tourists at 8.2 million with the domestic
                                                                                                 trips at 71 million, generating a total revenue of 0.81 trillion
                                                                            Global  5%          baht
                US                           China
                                                                                             ▪   Launch “We travel together” campaign to re-boosting domestic
               6%                            1%                                                tourism by offering 40% discount on hotel room rates
                                  Europe       Thailand                                      ▪   Introduce Amazing Thailand Safety & Health Administration
                                   9%          8%                                              (SHA) to increase tourist confidence.

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P o r tfo l i o key str ength s a r e r eta i n ed po s t COV ID - 1 9

                                                            Leisure segment &
       Upper-upscale positioning                                                                                 Diversified Portfolio
                                                            Resort style hotel

   • Affordable luxury position                      • Experiential traveller                               • Diversified prime location
   • Maintain purchasing power after                 • Family and small group focus (1)                     • Located in dream leisure
     COVID-19                                        • Easier to bounce back than business or                 destination
   • High sanitation & hygiene standards               MICE market (2)                                      • Balance out high season earning
                                                     • Physical distancing, low density
                                                     • Outdoor and nature-related
                                                       destinations will be more popular (1)

   (1) In-line with / according to McKinsey survey
   (2) According to UNWTO

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Upd ate o n c ur r ent si tuati o n
                                                              COVID-19 Status                                                                              Recovery Plans
                                                                                                                    •     Hotels in Phuket have resumed their operations on July 1, followed by the
                                      •     Positive signal & Controllable situation
                                                                                                                          reopening of hotel in Koh Samui on July 15
                                      •     Active case below hundred
                                                                                                                    •     All properties have participated the government’s scheme “Rao Tiew Duay
                                      •     Single-digit daily new cases
          Thailand                                                                                                        Kan” (We Go Travel Together)
                                      •     Not yet reopened the international air traffic to large
                                                                                                                    •     Self-manage hotels have inaugurated the special “Buy 1 Get 1 Free” deals,
                                            scale for inbound tourists but only for a few selected
                                                                                                                          while two Outrigger branded resorts have also offered “special discounted”
                                            groups
                                                                                                                          accommodation rates
                                      •     Controllable situation                                                  •     Outrigger Fiji Beach Resort and Castaway Island Fiji have resumed their
                                      •     Active case = 7                                                               operations on July 1 and 31, respectively
               Fiji                   •     Single digit new case in the last month                                 •     Both Outrigger properties have released local offers in support of the national
                                      •     Proposing “Bula Bubble” for AUZ and NZ, however                               tourism “Love our Locals campaign” to stimulate the struggling industry across
                                            progress is depending on situation of those countries (1)                     the country

                                      •     Controllable situation                                                  •     Regarding the oil spill situation in Mauritius, occurred near Pointe D'Esny
         Mauritius                    •     Active case = 2                                                               which is 50km northeast of the Outrigger Mauritius Beach Resort, we are
                                      •     Single digit new case in the last month                                       considering the necessary to re-schedule the opening plan

                                                                                                                    •     SAii Lagoon Maldives and Hard Rock Hotel Maldives, under the project
                                      •     Border is re-opened for tourists without quarantine
                                                                                                                          CROSSROADS have also reopened their doors from July 15
          Maldives                          requirements since mid-July
                                                                                                                    •     The re-opening dates of the Outrigger Konotta Maldives resort and the Marina
                                      •     Consideration on travel bubble with India (2)                                 are still tentative
                                      •     More controllable situation                                             •     20 properties in UK have reopened their doors in response to the government
               UK                     •     Decreasing trend of # of new case                                             stimulus scheme with 15% VAT reduction for hotel, restaurants, etc. from
                                      •     Self-isolate exemption for some countries (3)                                 15th Jul 20 – 12th Jan 21.

(1) https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/pacific-islands/122364524/is-the-bula-bubble-dead-heres-fijis-big-problem-for-kiwis
(2) https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/08/14/india-maldives-partnership-strengthens-flights-under-air-bubble-to-operate-soon/
(3) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-travel-corridors#countries-and-territories-with-no-self-isolation-requirement-on-arrival-in-england

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Res u m pti o n o f H o tel Oper a ti o n s

  ▪   The re-opening is subjected to
      government order, travel restriction,
      and demand.
  ▪   Diversified portfolio can capture inter -
      regional demand all over the world
                                                  UK: Majority has
  ▪   Rolled out a series of innovative           re-opened in July
      commercial strategies to target             Key Market: Local
                                                                 Maldives: 2 properties have
      domestic and inter-regional markets in                         re-opened in July                  Thailand: Fully has
                                                                 Key Market: Europe, USA,                re-opened in July
      the short term                                                                                    Key Market: Local
                                                                    Russia, Middle East
  ▪   The cost initiative will lower the
      minimum breakeven occupancy on                                                                               Fiji: Fully has
                                                                                                                 re-opened in July
      EBITDA to approximately 30 – 40%.                                                                          Key Market: Local,
                                                                               Mauritius: Expected to
                                                                               reopen in September                    AUS, NZ

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Business
Direction
Str a teg i c gr o wth pl a n

            Profitability optimization
             • Enhance profitability of existing portfolio by
               clustering service, implementing HOM (Hotel
               Operating Model)                                    International region
                                                                   •   3rd party HMA with
                                                                       performance guarantee
                                                                   •   Target on seasonal balancing
           Acquisition and divestment

            • High leisure driven properties in key tourism
              destinations focusing on experiential or lifestyle
              brownfield properties
                                                                                                      Domestic & Inter-region
            • Divestment for rebalance portfolio                                                      •   Self-managed
           Hotel Management                                                                           •   Homegrown HMA
                                                                                                      •   Divestment
           Platform

           • Properties with or without brand with
             opportunity to convert to franchise or self
             managed
           • Aim to lunch the hotel management under
             Management Inducement Program

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B a l a n cin g Gr o wth
wi th F i n a n c ia l Str en g th
                                                                  Current (2020)                    5-year Destination (2025)

                                                                     39 hotels                                    80 hotels
                                                                     Healthy                                      Optimal
                                                                  capital structure                          capital structure

                                                         ▪   Positive liquidity status              ✓ Access various sources of fund
                                                         ▪   Financing flexibility                  ✓ Minimise cost of funding
                                                         ▪   Available debt room to support         ✓ ROE improvement
                                                             growth

                                                                                                   UK Portfilio
                                                                               3rd Party HMA                             3rd Party HMA
                                                                                                     Hotels
                                                                                     16%                                      14%
                                                                                                      21%
                                                   UK Portfilio
                                                     Hotels          2019 Room
                                                      74%                                                      Targeted          Self-Managed
                                                                    contribution
                                                                                                              portfolio by       and Franchise
                                                                   by management                                                      17%
                                                                      platform                                platform in
“ Gearing toward Self-Managed, Franchise and                                                                     2025

Homegrown brand platform with solid base                                           Self-Managed
                                                                                   and Franchise                             Homegrown HMA
performance from third party operator guarantee”                                        10%                                       48%

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1H/2020
Operating & Financial
Performance
P o r tfo l i o per fo r m a n ce b y m a n a g em en t pl a tfo r m
Hotel performance across portfolio materially affected by the COVID -19, as well as, the hotels had to suspend
operations from April 1, 2020.

 Self-Managed Hotels                                                            Outrigger Hotels
 Unit: %, THB                                                        1H/2019    USD/THB = 31.62
                                                     9,653                      FJD/THB = 14.23                                 1H/2019
                                            8,674                    1H/2020    MUR/THB = 0.82                                  1H/2020
                                                                                                        6,428   7,006
            73%                                              6,347                      74%
                                                                                                                        4,784
                                                                      3,134
                       33%                                                                        30%                           2,077

            Occupancy                            ADR           RevPAR                   Occupancy           ADR           RevPAR

 Crossroads Hotels (1)                                                          UK Hotels
 USD/THB = 31.62                                                      1H/2019   GBP/THB = 39.85                                 1H/2019
                                                    10,841            1H/2020                                                   1H/2020
                                                                                        65%
                                                                                                        2,666
                                                                                                                2,334
                                                                                                                        1,742
                      31%                                                                         27%
                                                                      3,331
                                                                                                                                619

           Occupancy                             ADR          RevPAR                    Occupancy          ADR            RevPAR
  (1) officially opened on   1 September 2019.

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Su m m a r y o f SH R c o n s o li d ated fi n a n c i al per fo r m a n ce
  Revenue from services by management platform                                      1H/2020 Revenue from services by hotel location
  Unit: million baht                                                                Unit: (%)
                              1,751.8                                                                                  Mauritius
      Self-Managed                                                                                                       9%
      3rd-Party HMA            69%       34% YoY      1,151.6                                                 Fiji                                   Thailand
                                                                                                              11%                                      38%
      Self-Managed                                      31%
      with Franchise
                                                        46%
                                31%
                                                        23%                                                  Maldives
                                                                                                              42%
                             1H/2019                 1H/2020

  Gross profit and margins                                                          Nature by expense
  Unit: million baht, (%)                                                               Unit: million baht, (%)                8% YoY
                               38%                                     39%

                                                                       38%
                                                                                          Financial cost                                 196.8            34% YoY
                                                                       37%
                                                                                                                      205.5
                                           45% YoY                                                                                       482.8
                                                                                                                      292.8
                                                                       36%

                                                                       35%                Depreciation
                               664.3                    32%            34%

                                                                                                                      512.0                              103.3
                                                                       33%
                                                                                          Admin expenses                                 756.3           265.9
                                                                       32%
                                                                                                                      154.4
                                                        366.3
                                                                       31%

                                                                                          Selling expenses                               127.2           477.6
                                                                       30%

                                                                                                                      795.1                       - 1%    74.0   - 37%
                                                                       29%
                                                                                                                                         559.0    YoY    368.0   YoY
                                                                       28%
                                                                                          Cost of services
                             1H/2019                  1H/2020                                                        1H/2019            1H/2020    1H/2020 ex.
                                                                                                                                                    Crossroads
                                                                                    •    The operating cost (excluding depreciation and interest) was trimmed in 2Q2020
    Gross profit decreased by 45% YoY due to the decrease in operating revenue of        by 38% while 1H2020 was flat.
    Self- Managed Hotels and Outrigger Hotels, impacted by COVID-19 pandemic        •    Excluding an expense of the project Crossroads, the operating cost in 1H2020
                                                                                         declined by 37%.
                                                                                    •    The increase of admin expenses in 1H2020 was primarily attributable to the record
                                                                                         of expenses incurred during the suspension period as administrative expenses.

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Su m m a r y o f SH R c o n s o li d ated fi n a n c i al per fo r m a n ce

      Adjusted EBITDA and margins (1)                                Adjusted net profit (loss) and margin (2)
      Unit: million baht                                             Unit: million baht

                                                             30%

                            21%
                                                             20%
                                                                                            (9%)                              0%

                                                                                          1H/2019             1H/2020         -10%

                           373.6                             10%

                                                                                          (148.9)                          Net profit
                                                                                                                              -20%

                                                                                                                            for the
                                                           EBITDA                                                             -30%

                                                                                                                             period
                                                            = 82.1
                                                             0%

                                                                                                                            = (575.7)
                                                                                                                              -40%

                           1H/2019            1H/2020                                                                         -50%

                                                                                                               (945.7)
                                                             -10%

                                               (296.8)                                                                        -60%

                                                                                                                              -70%

                                                             -20%

                                                                                                                              -80%

                                               (26%)         -30%                                               (82%)         -90%

               (1) Adjusted EBITDA is calculated from EBT plus                     (2) Adjusted net profit (loss) is calculated from
               Finance cost, Depreciation and Amortization,                        Net profit (loss) of the period, 370 mb, and deduct
               Interest income from Loan to JVs and deduct                         unrealized loss from exchange rates and
               Interest income, unrealized loss from exchange                      non-recurring items
               rates and non-recurring items

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