Settlement of litigation

4 June 2010

EIH Plc (the "Company" or "EIH" )

Settlement of litigation

The new Board of Directors of EIH, appointed on 17 May 2010, today announce that the Company settled the litigation with Katra Holdings Limited and Mr Ramesh Vangal in Mauritius, Singapore and New York on 2 June 2010. The Company has received a cash amount of $2.5 million before direct costs, in respect of this settlement.

The amount received represents a successful outcome for the Company in that it has recovered the principal amount under the loan initially granted to Katra Holdings Limited in June 2007 which had been fully impaired in the Company's accounts.

 On a pro-forma basis, and before direct costs, the settlement would have increased the Company's previously announced 31 December 2009 net asset value by $0.038 per share.

Contacts:

EIH plc Rhys Davies / Brett Miller +41 (0)796200215 / +44 (0)7770447338

Singer Capital Markets Limited James Maxwell +44 (0)20 3205 7500