The Company has signed an agreement with AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets to operate a new hotel development under its nhow brand, amidst the trendy and urban district of Shoreditch and the global financial heart, the City of London

• nhow is a unique brand that surprises and inspires its guests by offering them an unconventional experience in which they feel welcomed from the very beginning

• The hotel will be part of an ambitious new development called 250 City Road, designed by the internationally acclaimed studio Foster + Partners, founded and directed by the world famous architect Lord Norman Foster

• After Milan, Berlin, Rotterdam and projects under development in Santiago de Chile and Amsterdam, the chameleonic brand will bring its unique experience to the UK capital in 2019

• As a result of the implementation of the Company´s five year plan and the Group´s focus on the nhow brand, the company is registering extraordinary performance in its hotels within this category

NH Hotel Group will bring its nhow brand to the UK capital in a new development located in one of the London´s most distinctive areas, within the districts of Shoreditch and the City of London. The area known as 'Tech City' concentrated around Old Street roundabout, is the heart of the Capital's technology and digital sector, widely recognised as the most rapidly growing commercial centre in the UK. Thanks to a management agreement signed between the Company and AXA IM - Real Assets, NH is expected to operate its first nhow hotel in the country by 2019.

Located in a 5.5 acre mixed-use new development called '250 City Road', designed by the world renowned architect Lord Norman Foster's studio -Foster + Partners-, the 8-floor hotel will feature 190 rooms, a restaurant, bar, gym and meeting rooms. As with the other nhow properties, the hotel will offer an unconventional and unique experience that will elevate the guest's stay by awaking their senses, and at the same time will make them feel welcomed and part of an unforgettable experience. The hotel will become a destination and hotspot for visitors to the city, whether they are business travelers, leisure travelers or London residents.

About NH Hotel Group, part of Minor Hotels

NH Hotel Group, part of Minor Hotels, is an established multinational hotel operator and a benchmark urban hotel chain in Europe and the Americas, where it runs over 350 hotels. Since 2019, it has been working with Minor Hotels on integrating all of its hotel trademarks under a single corporate umbrella brand with a presence in over 50 countries worldwide. Together they have articulated a portfolio of more than 500 hotels operating under eight brands – Anantara, Avani, Elewana, Oaks, NH Hotels, NH Collection, nhow and Tivoli – which between them provide a broad and diverse spectrum of hotel solutions in touch with the needs and desires of today's global travellers.