<P>洲际集团2005年业绩（机密资料）,希望大家顶<BR><BR>Transformation to a managed and franchised business nearing completion. IHG now delivers more stable earnings and has a<BR>clear growth focus.<BR>• Continuing(1) operating profit(2) up 42% from &pound;134m to &pound;190m with operating profit margin up 4%pts. Group operating profit<BR>&pound;317m, up &pound;20m.<BR>• Adjusted earnings per share from continuing business up 44% from 17.3p to 24.9p. Group basic earnings per share up 77%<BR>from 53.9p to 95.2p driven by profit on disposal of operations.<BR>• Final dividend up 7% from 10.0p to 10.7p, total normal dividend up 7% from 14.3p to 15.3p.<BR>• 9.0% RevPAR growth across IHG’s 3,600 hotels, mostly rate driven with strongest trading in the Americas.<BR>• 70,000 rooms signed, up 57% over 2004. Pipeline is the industry’s largest at 108,500 rooms, 20% of existing room count.<BR>Room count up 3,300 to 537,500 rooms; 11,800 net rooms added, before South African franchise exits and closure of<BR>hurricane damaged properties.<BR>• Following disposal of Britvic (&pound;371m) and FelCor shares ($191m) IHG announces a further &pound;500m special dividend with a<BR>share consolidation to be paid during quarter two 2006. </P>

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