Asian Hotels Ltd has announced that the Committee of Directors (CoD) of the Company at its meeting held on February 27, 2008, had made an allotment of 1,00,00,000 (one crore) 1% Cumulative Redeemable Non-convertible Preference Shares of Rs 10/- each at a premium of Rs 80/- per preference share (NCPS) aggregating to Rs 90,00,00,000/- (Rupees Ninety Crores only) to Magus Estates and Hotels Ltd on a preferential allotment basis, in furtherance of the resolution approved by the shareholders in the Extra-ordinary General Meeting held June 25, 2007. These shares rank pari-passu with the existing NCPS issued by the Company during the financial year.