Sea Containers Reports 3Q Results

Sea Containers Ltd. passenger and freight transport operator, marine container lessor and leisure industry investor, today announced its results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2002. For the quarter, net income was $17.9 million ($0.84 per common share diluted) on revenue of $547 million, compared with net income of $6.6 million ($0.35 per common share diluted) on revenue of $356 million in the year earlier period. Net income was up 173 percent, diluted net earnings per common share were up 140% and revenue was up 54 percent. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002 net income was $27.9 million ($1.40 per common share diluted) on revenue of $1.23 billion, compared with net income of $13.6 million ($0.73 per common share diluted) on revenue of $974 million in the year earlier period. Net income was up 105 percent, diluted earnings per common share were up 92 percent and revenue was up 26 percent.