Four Seasons files shelf prospectus and registration statement

Four Seasons files shelf prospectus and registration statement 


TORONTO, March 17  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Four Seasons Hotels Inc. (TSX
Symbol "FSH"; NYSE Symbol "FS") today announced that it has filed a preliminary
short form base shelf prospectuswith the Ontario Securities Commission and a
corresponding registration statement on Form F-10 with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the multi- jurisdictional
disclosure system. These filings will enable Four Seasons to offer up to an
aggregate principal amount of US$250 million of debt securities from time-to-
time in one or more offerings, subject to a receipt being received for a (final)
base shelf prospectus and the registration statement being declared effective.
The nature, size and timing of any financings under these filings will be
dependent upon Four Seasons' assessment of its requirements for funding and
general market conditions. At the time any debt securities covered by the shelf
prospectus and registration statement are offered for sale, a prospectus
supplement containing the specific information regarding the terms of the debt
securities being offered will be provided.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become
effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted
prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This release
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state. Similarly, no
securities may be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time that
a receipt is issued for the (final) base shelf prospectus, and this news release
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy,
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any province in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such province.

With a history spanning four decades and a portfolio that extends worldwide,
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is the world's leading operator of luxury
hotels, currently managing 61 properties in 29 countries. 

DATASOURCE: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts



CONTACT: Douglas L. Ludwig, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice

President, [phone]; Barbara Henderson, Vice President Taxation and

Investor Relations, [phone]

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