Hyatt and Chip Mong Group Partner for Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh in Cambodia Slated for 2020 Opening

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 12 premier brands and 667 properties in 54 countries, as of June 30, 2016. The Company's purpose to care for people so they can be their best informs its business decisions and growth strategy and is intended to create value for shareholders, build relationships with guests and attract the best colleagues in the industry. The Company's subsidiaries develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license or provide services to hotels, resorts, branded residences and vacation ownership properties, including under the Park Hyatt®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt®, Andaz®, Hyatt Centric™, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt™, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt House®, Hyatt Ziva™, Hyatt Zilara™ and Hyatt Residence Club® brand names and have locations on six continents. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.

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Chip Mong Group Limited is a leading conglomerate in Cambodia with a diverse portfolio ranging from the manufacturing of construction materials, property development as well as the production of beverage and consumer products. To meet the growing demands of the market, the Group operates assets including cement, concrete and rooftile plants as well as a brewery equipped with state-of-the-art German technology.

Chip Mong Group is the majority shareholder of Ching Mong Insee Cement Corporation, the largest cement manufacturer in Cambodia. This newly established joint venture between Chip Mong Group and Siam City Cement Public Company Limited in Thailand supplies premium cement products for projects around the country.

Chip Mong Group also owns Khmer Brewery Limited, the largest beverage manufacturer in the country. Khmer Brewery Limited produces a diverse variety of beverage products including beer, soft drinks and energy drinks for the Cambodian market. The Group formed a can manufacturing joint venture with Singapore-based Crown Asia Pacific Holdings Limited to cater to the needs of the brewery.

Chip Mong Land, a prominent and renowned real-estate developer under the Group, offers a wide variety of luxury properties to meet the needs of premium consumers.

For more information, visit www.chipmonggroup.com or www.chipmongland.com or www.chipmonginsee.com or www.khmerbrewery.com.

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