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Certain information concerning United States accounting policies for the three months ended March 31, 2004

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.’s (“FHR” or the “Company”) interim consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”) which differ in certain respects from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Note 25 of the December 31, 2003 audited consolidated financials discloses the differences affecting the Company between Canadian and U.S. GAAP. As disclosed in that note, for U.S. GAAP purposes the Company consolidated the accounts of variable interest entities (“VIE’s) that were created during 2003, as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Financial Interpretation (“FIN”) 46.

Commencing January 1, 2004, for U.S. GAAP purposes, the Company is required to consolidate the accounts of all VIE’s for which it is the primary beneficiary, as required by FIN 46R. For Canadian GAAP purposes the Company will adopt provisions similar to FIN 46R commencing January 1, 2005.

As a result, beginning January 1, 2004, the Company has commenced consolidating the accounts of Legacy Hotels Real Estate Investment Trust (“Legacy”) for U.S. GAAP purposes. In considering the effects of FIN 46R, the Company evaluated all of its other existing management contract arrangements and determined that no other entities are required to be consolidated for U.S. GAAP purposes.

The consolidation of Legacy commencing January 1, 2004 had no effect on the Company’s consolidated net income or shareholder’s equity. The effects of U.S. GAAP differences affecting the Company’s net income and comprehensive income are as follows:

Reconciliation of Net Loss

         
    Three months ended
    March 31, 2004
(Unaudited)
Net loss under Canadian GAAP
  $ (0.6 )
Increased (decreased) by
       
Variable interest entities
    (0.3 )
Pension accounting
    (0.4 )
Convertible senior notes
    0.9  
 
   
 
 
Adjusted net loss before taxes
    (0.4 )
 
       
Future income taxes on above items
    0.1  
 
   
 
 
Net loss under U.S. GAAP
  $ (0.5 )
 
   
 
 
 
       
Comprehensive loss
       
Net loss under U.S. GAAP
  $ (0.5 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
       
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (3.5 )
Minimum pension liability adjustment
    (0.4 )
Future income taxes
    0.2  
 
   
 
 
Comprehensive loss
  $ (4.2 )
 
   
 
 

Summarized consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows under Canadian and U.S. GAAP are as follows:

Summarized Consolidated Statements of Operations

                 
    Three months ended March 31, 2004
    (Unaudited)
    US GAAP
  Canadian GAAP
Revenues
               
Operating revenues
  $ 275.8     $ 168.2  
Other revenues from managed and franchised properties
    7.9       8.9  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    283.7       177.1  
 
               
Expenses
               
Operating expenses
    228.3       126.2  
Other expenses from managed and franchised properties
    8.1       9.1  
Amortization
    32.9       19.5  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    269.3       154.8  
Loss from equity investments and other
    1.1       7.7  
Interest expense, net
    24.3       10.0  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Income (loss) before tax expense and non-controlling interest
    (11.0 )     4.6  
 
               
Income tax expense
    3.3       5.2  
Non-controlling interest
    (13.8 )      
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net loss
  $ (0.5 )   $ (0.6 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
               
Basic loss per common share
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )
Diluted loss per common share
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )

 


 

Summarized Consolidated Balance Sheets

                 
    March 31, 2004
(Unaudited)
    US GAAP
  Canadian GAAP
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 101.4     $ 69.2  
Other current assets
    129.1       92.1  
Property and equipment
    2,772.7       1,653.3  
Other assets
    627.4       708.3  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 3,630.6     $ 2,522.9  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
  $ 244.8     $ 131.9  
Current portion of long-term debt
    108.6       77.5  
Long-term debt
    1,358.4       596.8  
Other liabilities
    114.5       91.2  
Non-controlling interest
    192.5        
Future income taxes
    102.4       83.4  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    2,121.2       980.8  
Shareholders’ equity
    1,509.4       1,542.1  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 3,630.6     $ 2,522.9  
 
   
 
     
 
 

The Company’s VIE’s had total assets of $1,117.5 and total liabilities of $925.0 under U.S. GAAP as at March 31, 2004.

Summarized Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                 
    March 31, 2004
(Unaudited)
    US GAAP
  Canadian GAAP
Cash provided by (used in)
               
 
               
Operating activities
               
Net loss
  $ (0.5 )   $ (0.6 )
Items not affecting cash
               
Amortization
    32.9       19.5  
Loss from equity investments and other
    1.1       7.7  
Future income taxes
    1.2       2.3  
Non-controlling interest
    (13.8 )      
Other
    3.9       2.5  
Changes in non-hotel real estate
    0.1       (0.2 )
Changes in non-cash working capital items
    14.8       9.0  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    39.7       40.2  
 
               
Investing activities
               
Additions to property and equipment
    (23.5 )     (19.8 )
Collection of loans receivable
    8.8       8.8  
Issuance of loans receivable
    (5.0 )     (5.0 )
Other assets
    (11.8 )      
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    (31.5 )     (16.0 )
 
               
Financing activities
               
Issuance of long-term debt
    110.5       79.9  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (65.9 )     (63.6 )
Issuance of common shares
    0.3       0.3  
Net repayment of loan to affiliate
    (8.8 )      
Dividends paid
    (3.2 )     (3.2 )
Increase in bank loans
    12.9        
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    45.8       13.4  
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1.1       (0.1 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Increase in cash
    55.1       37.5  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period
    31.7       31.7  
 
               
Opening cash effect due to the consolidation of Legacy
    14.6        
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period
  $ 101.4     $ 69.2