Galaxy Entertainment Group Q2 & Interim Results 2022

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF GALAXY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

I appreciate the opportunity to update you on GEG’s most recent activities and financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2022. We continue to support the Macau Government by providing hotels for quarantine and medical personnel. We would also like to acknowledge and thank our staff for participating in our various voluntary community programs.

We are pleased to report that we successfully applied for and was granted an extension of our Macau gaming concession, which has been extended to the end of December 2022. The Government subsequently announced the tendering process on 29 July 2022 with submissions due by 14 September 2022. We are well positioned to compete for one of the Macau’s gaming concessions, given our track record of introducing innovative non-gaming elements into our resorts, our strong operational history, significant investment into Macau’s economy and our substantial CSR efforts including supporting SMEs. We look forward for the completion of the concession bidding process by year end.

A number of cities across China experienced travel restrictions for a significant part of the first half of 2022. These restrictions on inter-provincial travel impacted visitation to Macau and in turn adversely impacted both revenue and profitability. In addition, Macau experienced a COVID-19 outbreak and the Macau Government requested suspension of all commercial activities from 11 to 22 July 2022 which further impacted visitation, revenue and profitability. In Q2 2022, Group Net Revenue was $2.4 billion, down 56% year-on-year and down 41% quarter-on-quarter. Group Adjusted EBITDA was $(0.4) billion, versus $1.1 billion in Q2 2021 and $0.6 billion in Q1 2022.

Our balance sheet remains liquid and healthy. As of 30 June 2022, cash and liquid investments were $29.0 billion and net cash was $20.3 billion. Core debt remains relatively unchanged at $0.3 billion. This provides us with valuable flexibility in managing operations and supporting our development initiatives. Given the ongoing impact of COVID-19, today the Board of Directors has decided not to declare a dividend. We paid the previously announced special dividend of $0.30 per share on 29 April 2022.

During the quarter, we optimized our City Club operations and ceased business at Rio Casino and President Casino. All gaming related staff have been reassigned to our other properties.

Moving on to our development update, we continue to make ongoing progressive enhancements to our resorts to ensure that they remain competitive and appealing to our guests. We also continue to invest in Macau with our Cotai Phase 3 effectively completed and continue to move forward with Phase 4, our next generation integrated resort, which will complete our ecosystem in Cotai. As you can see, we remain confident about the future of Macau where Cotai Phases 3 & 4 will support Macau’s vision of becoming a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure.

Going forward in the medium to longer term, we remain confident in the future of Macau. However, we do acknowledge that further potential outbreaks of COVID-19 may impact our future financial performance. Finally, I would again like to thank the Macau Government and the health and emergency personnel who have worked so hard to ensure the safety of Macau. I would also like to thank our staff, management team and Board of Directors who voluntarily contributed to the various cost savings programs and for being so supportive of our Company throughout the pandemic. Thank you.

Dr. Lui Che Woo
GBM, MBE, JP, LLD, DSSc, DBA
Chairman