Result of EGM - Replacement

28 March 2011

This announcement replaces that released earlier today under RNS number 7469D. The earlier announcement stated that the Circular was announced and posted on 1 March 2010, when in fact the Circular was announced and posted on 1 March 2011.

EIH plc

Result of EGM : Re-Registration and Return of Capital - Replacement

EIH plc ("EIH" or the "Company") announces that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held earlier today, the resolutions set out in the Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting annexed to the circular posted to shareholders on 1 March 2011 (the "Circular"), were duly passed without amendment.

The resolutions, all proposed as special resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting, were as follows:

That:

(i) the Company be re-registered as a company incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 (as amended) (the "2006 Act");

(ii) the Company adopts the memorandum of association complying with s.149(2) of the 2006 Act in the form initialled by the Chairman of the Meeting (the "New Memorandum"); and

(iii) the Company adopts the articles of association in the form initialled by the Chairman of the Meeting (the "New Articles").

The resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The re-registration of the Company under the 2006 Act ("Re-registration") is expected to take effect in the coming days.

As announced on 1 March 2011, following Re-registration and in accordance with the Company's investment policy, it is the intention of the directors of EIH to make a return of capital of US$0.10 per share to shareholders as soon as practicable, with possible further returns of capital to be made at a later date.

Terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as set out in the Circular. Copies of this announcement, the New Memorandum and New Articles will shortly be available on the Company's website http://www.eihplc.co.uk/default.aspx.

For further information, please contact:

EIH plc

Rhys Davies

Tel: +41 (0)79 620 0215

Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser)

James Maxwell / Nick Donovan

+44 (0)20 3205 7500