SEA CONTAINERS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                 Three months ended June 30,

                                                        2003           2002

     Revenue and other:

       Ferry operations                         $216,007,000   $143,926,000

       Rail operations                           156,933,000    151,525,000

       Container operations                       35,901,000     27,512,000

       Investment in Orient-Express Hotels (1)     4,412,000      6,938,000

       Other                                       6,718,000      7,504,000

 

     Total revenue and other (2)                $419,971,000   $337,405,000

 

     Earnings/(losses) before net finance costs:

       Ferry operations:

        Silja (3)(4)                            $ 10,196,000   $ 20,703,000

        Other                                     (2,294,000)    (1,212.000)

                                                   7,902,000     19,491,000

 

     Rail operations                              13,759,000     15,787,000

 

     Container operations:

       GE SeaCo (4)                                6,628,000      4,336,000

       Other                                       4,160,000       (567,000)

                                                  10,788,000      3,769,000

 

     Other, including property, publishing

      and plantations (5)                            835,000      2,608,000

                                                  33,284,000     41,655,000

 

     Corporate costs                              (3,604,000)    (3,743,000)

 

     Total earnings before

      net finance costs (6)                       29,680,000     37,912,000

     Net finance costs (4)                       (22,731,000)   (26,551,000)

       Earnings before minority interest

        and income taxes (7)                       6,949,000     11,361,000

 

     Minority interest (8)                                --     (2,333,000)

 

     Provision for/(benefit from)

      income taxes (9)                             1,767,000       (303,000)

 

     Net earnings (10)                             5,182,000      9,331,000

 

     Investment in Orient-Express Hotels (1)       4,412,000      6,938,000

 

     Preferred share dividends                      (272,000)      (272,000)

 

     Net earnings on class A and class

      B common shares                             $9,322,000   $ 15,997,000

 

     Net earnings per class A and class B common share:

      Basic and diluted                                $0.44          $0.79

 

     Weighted average number of class A and B common shares:

       Basic                                      21,020,360     20,192,917

       Diluted                                    21,573,677     20,699,731

 

 

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company sale was as of June 30, 2003 but will be reported in the third quarter. The sale gain amounted to $100m and will be reported, net of non-recurring charges of $40m.

The Notes appearing above are set forth in the following pages. Many of these reconcile the data to the Form 10-Q report of Sea Containers Ltd. (SCL) for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 pursuant to SEC Regulation G.

    Notes to the three months summary of operating results

 

    (1)  SCL's economic interest in Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (OEH) dropped

         below 50% to approximately 47% on November 14, 2002.  Subsequent to

         that date, SCL's investment in OEH has been accounted for under the

         equity method.  As such, SCL's profit/(loss) on this investment has

         been shown as a separate item and the previous year's amounts are

         presented on the same basis. Data presented for leisure operations

         for the three months ended June 30, 2002 were as follows

         (dollars in 000s):-

 

 

         Revenue                                         $79,094

 

         Earnings before net finance costs               $17,901

         Net finance costs                                (4,544)

         Earnings before income taxes                     13,357

         Provision for income taxes                       (1,793)

         Net earnings                                     11,564

         Minority interest                                (4,626)

         SCL's share reported above                      $ 6,938

 

    (2)  See tabular reconciliation of Total revenue and other to SCL's Form

         10Q below:-

 

         Revenue and other:

 

                                                           2003           2002

                                                            (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                              $419,971      $ 409,561

         Less revenue related to OEH (1)                     --       (79,094)

         Plus SCL's share of earnings

          related to OEH (1)                                 --          6,938

         Total revenue and other                       $419,971      $ 337,405

 

    (3)  Includes 50% of Silja for the month of April 2002 but 100% for May

         and June 2002 and for 2003.  A majority shareholding was acquired on

         May 1, 2002 and Silja has been 100% consolidated from that date.

 

    (4)  Includes SCL's share of interest charged in the GE SeaCo operations

         of $1,392,000 (2002 - $1,127,000).  SCL's share of Silja's interest

         in 2002 prior to consolidation of $967,000 is also included. These

         amounts are included in earnings/(losses) before net finance costs of

         GE SeaCo and Silja.  See tabular reconciliation of Net finance costs

         to SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         Net finance costs:

                                                          2003           2002

                                                           (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                             $(21,339)      $(29,001)

         Less net finance costs related to OEH (1)          --          4,544

         Plus net finance costs related to GE SeaCo     (1,392)        (1,127)

         Plus net finance costs related to Silja            --           (967)

         Net finance costs                            $(22,731)      $(26,551)

 

    (5)  Includes gain in 2002 of $2,225,000 on the sale by SCL of shares in

         Orient-Express Hotels.

 

    (6)  See tabular reconciliation of Total earnings before net finance costs

         to SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         Earnings before net finance costs:

                                                            2003         2002

                                                            (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                                $32,700     $ 53,719

         Less earnings before net finance costs

          related to OEH (1)                              (4,412)     (17,901)

         Plus SCL's 50% share of GE SeaCo's net

          finance costs (4)                                1,392        1,127

         Plus SCL's 50% share of Silja's net

          finance costs (4)                                   --          967

         Total earnings before net finance costs         $29,680     $ 37,912

 

    (7)  See tabular reconciliation of Earnings before minority interest and

         income taxes to SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         Earnings before minority interest and

         income taxes:

                                                      2003           2002

                                                        (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                          $ 11,361       $ 24,718

         Less earnings before minority interest

          and income taxes related to OEH (1)        (4,412)       (13,357)

         Earnings before minority interest

          and income taxes                           $6,949       $ 11,361

 

    (8)  See tabular reconciliation of Minority interest to SCL's Form 10Q

         below:-

 

         Minority interest:

                                                           2003        2002

                                                           (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                                   $--    $ (6,959)

         Less minority interest related to OEH (1)           --       4,626

         Minority interest                                  $--    $ (2,333)

 

    (9)  See tabular reconciliation of Benefit from income taxes to SCL's Form

         10Q below:-

 

         Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes:

                                                           2003          2002

                                                           (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                                $1,767        $1,490

         Less provision for income

          taxes related to OEH (1)                           --        (1,793)

                                                         $1,767

         Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes                      $(303)

 

    (10) See tabular reconciliation of Net earnings to SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         Net earnings:

                                                          2003          2002

                                                          (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                               $9,594      $ 16,269

         Less net earnings related to OEH (1)           (4,412)       (6,938)

         Net earnings                                   $5,182        $9,331

 

    (11) See tabular reconciliation of earnings before interest, tax,

         depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to Earnings before net

         finance costs in SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

 

         EBITDA:

                                                           2003         2002

                                                           (dollars in 000s)

         Earnings before net finance costs as per

          Form 10-Q                                    $ 32,700     $ 53,719

         Plus depreciation and amortization              28,054       29,891

         EBITDA                                          60,754       83,610

         Pro forma adjustment to exclude effect of OEH   (4,412)     (22,806)

         EBITDA as adjusted to exclude OEH             $ 56,342     $ 60,804

 

 

                     SEA CONTAINERS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   SUMMARY OF OPERATING RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                    Six months ended June 30,

                                                         2003           2002

     Revenue and other:

       Ferry operations                          $357,811,000   $171,819,000

       Rail operations                            329,583,000    299,754,000

       Container operations                        68,807,000     60,835,000

       Investment in Orient-Express Hotels (1)      3,186,000      7,206,000

       Other                                       11,992,000     16,066,000

 

     Total revenue and other (2)                 $771,379,000   $555,680,000

 

 

     Earnings/(losses) before net finance costs:

      Ferry operations:

        Silja (3)(4)                               $3,381,000   $ 22,680,000

        Other                                      (8,113,000)    (6,215,000)

                                                   (4,732,000)    16,465,000

 

     Rail operations                               34,462,000     24,890,000

 

     Container operations:

      GE SeaCo (4)                                 12,320,000      8,852,000

      Other                                         8,359,000      3,113,000

                                                   20,679,000     11,965,000

 

     Other, including property, publishing

      and plantations (5)                           1,008,000      6,830,000

                                                   51,417,000     60,150,000

 

     Corporate costs                               (7,692,000)    (7,248,000)

 

     Total earnings before net finance costs (6)   43,725,000     52,902,000

 

     Net finance costs (4)                        (50,641,000)   (52,364,000)

 

    (Losses)/earnings before

     minority interest and

     income taxes (7)                              (6,916,000)       538,000

 

    Minority interest (8)                                  --     (2,333,000)

 

    Benefit from income taxes (9)                  (3,268,000)    (5,148,000)

 

    Net (losses)/earnings (10)                     (3,648,000)     3,353,000

 

    Investment in Orient-Express Hotels (1)         3,186,000      7,206,000

 

    Preferred share dividends                        (544,000)      (544,000)

 

    Net (losses)/earnings on class A and

    class B common shares                        $ (1,006,000)  $ 10,015,000

 

    Net (losses)/earnings per class A and

    class B common share:

     Basic and diluted                                 $(0.05)         $0.52

 

    Weighted average number

     of class A and B  common shares:

       Basic                                       21,020,108     19,367,727

       Diluted                                     21,546,346     19,871,642

 

 

The Notes appearing above are set forth in the following pages. Many of these reconcile the data to SCL's Form 10-Q report for the six months ended June 30, 2003 pursuant to SEC Regulation G.

    Notes to the six months summary of operating results

 

    (1)  SCL's economic interest in Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (OEH) dropped

         below 50% to approximately 47% on November 14, 2002. Subsequent to

         that date, SCL's investment in OEH has been accounted for under the

         equity method.  As such, SCL's profit/(loss) on this investment has

         been shown as a separate item and the previous year's amounts are

         presented on the same basis. Data presented for leisure operations

         for the six months ended June 30, 2002 were as follows

         (dollars in 000s):-

 

         Revenue                                         $132,764

 

         Earnings before net finance costs               $ 23,236

         Net finance costs                                (9,367)

         Earnings before income taxes                      13,869

         Provision for income taxes                       (1,865)

         Net earnings                                      12,004

         Minority interest                                (4,798)

         SCL's share reported above                        $7,206

 

 

    (2)  See tabular reconciliation of Total revenue and other to SCL's Form

         10Q below:-

 

         Revenue and other:

                                                           2003           2002

                                                            (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                             $771,379      $ 681,238

         Less revenue related to OEH (1)                    --       (132,764)

         Plus SCL's share of earnings related to OEH (1)    --          7,206

         Total revenue and other                      $771,379      $ 555,680

 

 

    (3)  Includes 50% of Silja for the four months to April 2002 but 100% for

         May and June 2002 and for 2003.     A majority shareholding was

         acquired on May 1, 2002 and Silja has been 100% consolidated from

         that date.

 

    (4)  Includes SCL's share of interest charged in the GE SeaCo operations

         of $2,717,000 (2002 - $2,185,000).  SCL's share of Silja's interest

         in 2002 prior to consolidation of $3,202,000 is also included. These

         amounts are included in earnings/(losses) before net finance costs

         of GE SeaCo and Silja. See tabular reconciliation of Net finance

         costs to SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         Net finance costs:

                                                          2003           2002

                                                           (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                             $(47,924)      $(56,344)

         Less net finance costs related to OEH (1)          --          9,367

         Plus net finance costs related to GE SeaCo     (2,717)        (2,185)

         Plus net finance costs related to Silja            --         (3,202)

         Net finance costs                            $(50,641)      $(52,364)

 

 

    (5)  Includes gain in 2002 of $6,318,000 on the sale by SCL of shares in

         Orient-Express Hotels.

 

    (6)  See tabular reconciliation of Total earnings before net finance costs

         to SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         Earnings before net finance costs:

 

                                                        2003           2002

                                                         (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                           $ 44,194       $ 70,751

 

         Less earnings before net

          finance costs related to OEH (1)            (3,186)       (23,236)

         Plus SCL's 50% share of

          GE SeaCo's net finance costs (4)             2,717          2,185

         Plus SCL's 50% share of Silja's

           net finance costs (4)                          --          3,202

         Total earnings before net finance costs    $ 43,725       $ 52,902

 

 

    (7)  See tabular reconciliation of (Losses)/earnings before minority

         interest and income taxes to SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         (Losses)/earnings before minority interest and income taxes:

 

                                                          2003           2002

                                                           (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                             $ (3,730)      $ 14,407

         Less earnings before minority

          interest and income

          taxes related to OEH (1)                      (3,186)       (13,869)

        (Losses)/earnings before

          minority interest and income taxes          $ (6,916)          $538

 

 

    (8)  See tabular reconciliation of Minority interest to SCL's Form 10Q

         below:-

 

         Minority interest:

                                                         2003           2002

                                                           (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                                 $--       $ (7,131)

         Less minority interest related to OEH (1)         --          4,798

         Minority interest                                $--       $ (2,333)

 

 

    (9)  See tabular reconciliation of Benefit from income taxes to SCL's Form

         10Q below:-

 

         Benefit from income taxes:

                                                        2003            2002

                                                         (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                           $ (3,268)       $ (3,283)

         Less provision for income

          taxes related to OEH (1)                        --          (1,865)

         Benefit from income taxes                  $ (3,268)       $ (5,148)

 

 

    (10) See tabular reconciliation of Net (losses)/earnings to SCL's Form

          10Q below:-

 

         Net (losses)/earnings:

                                                        2003           2002

                                                         (dollars in 000s)

         As per Form 10-Q                              $(462)      $ 10,559

         Less net earnings related to OEH (1)         (3,186)        (7,206)

         Net (losses)/earnings                      $ (3,648)        $3,353

 

    (11) See tabular reconciliation of earnings before interest, tax,

         depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to Earnings before net

         finance costs in SCL's Form 10Q below:-

 

         EBITDA:

                                                         2003           2002

                                                          (dollars in 000s)

         Earnings before net finance

          costs as per Form 10-Q                       $ 44,194      $ 70,751

         Plus depreciation and amortization              56,687        54,473

         EBITDA                                         100,881       125,224

         Pro forma adjustment to exclude effect of OEH   (3,186)      (32,486)

         EBITDA as adjusted to exclude OEH             $ 97,695      $ 92,738

 

 

                     SEA CONTAINERS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

            CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

                                                     June 30,   December 31,

                                                        2003           2002

 

    Cash                                        $127,694,000   $218,022,000

 

    Receivables                                  284,021,000    223,740,000

 

    Assets held for sale                         109,056,000             --

 

    Containers and ships, net

     book value                                1,641,926,000  1,659,996,000

 

    Real estate and other fixed assets,

     net book value                              158,528,000    181,478,000

 

    Assets under capital leases, net

     book value                                   13,919,000     15,574,000

 

    Inventories                                   45,636,000     46,061,000

 

    Investments                                  301,227,000    288,570,000

 

    Other assets                                 154,675,000    163,393,000

 

                                              $2,836,682,000 $2,796,834,000

 

 

    Accounts payable                            $417,836,000   $413,168,000

 

    Liabilities related to assets held

     for sale                                     13,212,000             --

 

    Liabilities with respect to containers

     and ships                                 1,002,336,000    987,207,000

 

    Bank loans with respect to real estate

     and other fixed assets                      266,790,000    264,036,000

 

    Obligations under capital leases              10,534,000     11,763,000

 

    Senior notes                                 422,879,000    422,783,000

 

    Senior subordinated debentures                98,589,000     98,485,000

 

    Minority interests and deferred revenue       22,360,000     12,560,000

 

    Redeemable preferred shares                   15,000,000     15,000,000

 

    Shareholders' equity                         958,407,000    963,093,000

 

    Class B common shares with voting

    rights owned by a subsidiary                (391,261,000)  (391,261,000)

 

                                              $2,836,682,000 $2,796,834,000