Morgans Hotel Group Co (FRA:M1U) Taxes Refund Paid

Morgans Hotel Group Co was incorporated in the state of Delaware on October 19, 2005. The company is a fully-integrated lifestyle hospitality company that operates, owns, acquires, develops and redevelops boutique hotels in gateway cities and select resort markets in the United States, Europe and other international locations. The Company's portfolio of Morgans Hotel Group branded hotel properties and food and beverage operations and entities consisted of: three owned hotels, consisting of Hudson in New York, Delano South Beach in Miami Beach, and Clift in San Francisco comprising approximately 1,450 rooms, and the food and beverage operations located at these hotels; owned food and beverage operations, consisting of leasehold interests in the food and beverage operations located at Sanderson, in London, and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas; two joint venture hotels, consisting of Mondrian South Beach in Miami Beach and Mondrian SoHo in New York, comprising approximately 500 rooms and the Company's investment in the food and beverage venture at Mondrian South Beach in Miami Beach; seven managed hotels, consisting of Royalton and Morgans in New York, Shore Club in Miami Beach, Mondrian in Los Angeles, Sanderson, St Martins Lane, and Mondrian London in London, comprising approximately 1,550 rooms; the Company's licensed hotel, Delano Las Vegas, comprising 1,117 rooms and franchised hotel, 10 Karakoy, in Istanbul, comprising 71 rooms; 90% controlling interest in TLG Acquisition LLC which operates numerous food and beverage and nightclub venues primarily in Las Vegas pursuant to management agreements with MGM Resorts International; and the Company's investments in certain hotels under development and other proposed properties. The Company is subject to numerous United States and international laws, including laws governing employees in its hotels in such areas as minimum wage and maximum working hours, overtime, working conditions, hiring and firing employees and work permits.