Kennedy Wilson Reports Second Quarter 2014 Earnings

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KW) today reported record results for the second quarter of 2014.

For the three months ended June 30, 2014:

• Adjusted EBITDA was $122.2 million, up 237% from $36.3 million for the same period in 2013.
• Adjusted Net Income was $64.2 million or $0.72 per basic share compared to $14.8 million or $0.21 per basic share for the same period in 2013.
• GAAP net income to common shareholders was $36.3 million or $0.39 per basic and $0.38 per diluted share compared to a loss of $2.5 million or $0.03 per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2013.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014:

• Adjusted EBITDA was $191.5 million, a 182% increase from $68.0 million for the same period in 2013.
• Adjusted Net Income was $98.5 million or $1.11 per basic share compared to $26.7 million or $0.40 per basic share for the same period in 2013.
• GAAP net income to common shareholders was $46.8 million or $0.51 per basic and $0.50 per diluted share compared to a loss of $6.1 million or a $0.09 loss per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2013.

"We had an extremely active first half globally with approximately $2.2 billion in new acquisitions, including substantially investing all of the proceeds from the $1.7 billion IPO of Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc," said William McMorrow, chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson. "At the same time, we have been able to realize significant gains in our existing portfolio through strategic asset management and selective investment realization."

Financial Highlights

• During the second quarter, the Company and its equity partners sold a portfolio of commercial properties located primarily in Dublin, Ireland, to Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc (LSE:KWE). As a result of the sale, the Company collected fees totaling $26.2 million in addition to a profit of $26.6 million on its 25% interest in the investment. This transaction was approved by the independent shareholders of KWE.
• During the second quarter, as a result of amending an existing operating agreement with one of our equity partners, the Company gained control of an unconsolidated subsidiary that owns the majority of the Company's investments in Japan. This subsidiary holds approximately 2,400 multi-family units in 50 properties located primarily in Tokyo, Japan and its surrounding areas. The Company has an approximate 41% ownership interest in these investments. As a result of gaining control of this investment, the Company was required to consolidate the assets and liabilities at fair value and recognized an acquisition-related gain of $66.7 million of which $22.9 million was allocated to noncontrolling equity partners.
• Shareholder equity increased $207.8 million or 27% to $976.1 million at June 30, 2014 from $768.3 million at December 31, 2013.

Investments business

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company's Investments segment reported the following results:

• Adjusted EBITDA was $97.4 million, a 215% increase from $30.9 million for the same period in 2013.
• For same property multifamily units, total revenues increased 7%, net operating income increased 10% and occupancy remained at 95% at the property level from the same period in 2013.
• For same property commercial real estate, total revenues increased 3%, net operating income increased 2% and occupancy remained at 85% at the property level from the same period in 2013.
• The Company and its equity partners acquired $1.5 billion of real estate related investments. These acquisitions include $1.3 billion of real estate related investments acquired by KWE.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company's Investments segment reported the following results:

• Adjusted EBITDA was $165.5 million, a 187% increase from $57.6 million for the same period in 2013.
• For same property multifamily units, total revenues increased 7%, net operating income increased 10% and occupancy remained at 95% at the property level from the same period in 2013.
• For same property commercial real estate, total revenues increased 4%, net operating income increased 2% and occupancy increased 2% to 85% at the property level from the same period in 2013.
• The Company and its equity partners acquired approximately $2.2 billion of real estate related investments, in which the Company invested $364.3 million of equity. These acquisitions include $1.7 billion of real estate related investments acquired by KWE.
• The Company's investments year-to-date were directed 87% to the United Kingdom and Ireland and 13% to the Western U.S.

Services business

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company's Services segment reported the following results:

• Fees increased by 100% to $39.0 million from $19.5 million for the same period in 2013.
• Fees earned from investments that were eliminated in consolidation totaled $6.1 million compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2013. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, these fees were excluded from total fees of $39.0 million and $19.5 million for 2014 and 2013, respectively.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $32.7 million, a 217% increase from $10.3 million for the same period in 2013.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company's Services segment reported the following results:

• Fees increased by 57% to $52.1 million from $33.1 million for the same period in 2013.
• Fees earned from investments that were eliminated in consolidation totaled $7.7 million compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2013. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, these fees were excluded from total fees of $52.1 million and $33.1 million for 2014 and 2013, respectively.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $38.3 million, a 132% increase from $16.5 million for the same period in 2013.

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc (LSE: KWE)

• Since its launch in February 2014, KWE has acquired 74 direct real estate assets with approximately 5.9 million square feet and two loan portfolios secured by 25 real estate assets totaling $1.7 billion in purchase price.
• Kennedy Wilson owns 13.2% of KWE’s total share capital as of June 30, 2014 and one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries serves as KWE's external manager, in which capacity we receive certain management and performance fees.

Subsequent events

• In July 2014, Kennedy Wilson increased its unsecured corporate line of credit from $140 million to $300 million; the line of credit currently has no outstanding balance.
• In July 2014, the Company acquired a multifamily portfolio comprised of three properties located across southern submarkets of Seattle, Washington. The portfolio consists of 1,212 units and was purchased for $127 million. Kennedy Wilson invested $45 million of equity in the transaction and assumed $85 million of financing, fixed at 4.25%, from Freddie Mac.
• In August 2014, the Company converted its note secured by the landmark Shelbourne Hotel located in Dublin, Ireland into a direct 100% ownership interest in the property.

Conference Call and Webcast Details

Kennedy Wilson will hold a live conference call and webcast to discuss results at 7:00 a.m. PT/ 10:00 a.m. ET on August 7, 2014.

The direct dial-in number for the conference call is (888) 895-5479 for U.S. callers and (847) 619-6250 for international callers. The confirmation number for the live call is 37774650.

A replay of the call will be available for one week beginning two hours after the live call and can be accessed by (888) 843-7419 for U.S. callers and (630) 652-3042 for international callers. The passcode for the replay is 37774650#.

The webcast will be available at: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/fwonigrx/lan/en. A replay of the webcast will be available two hours after the original webcast on the Company’s investor relations web site for one year.

About Kennedy Wilson

Founded in 1977, Kennedy Wilson is a vertically integrated global real estate investment and services company headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, with 25 offices in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Spain, Jersey and Japan. The company, on its own or with partners, invests opportunistically in a variety of real estate related investments, including multi-family, commercial, loan purchases and originations, residential, and hotels. Kennedy Wilson offers a comprehensive array of real estate services including investment management, property services, auction, conventional sales, brokerage and research. For further information on Kennedy Wilson, please visit www.kennedywilson.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Common Definitions

"Kennedy Wilson," the "Company," "we," or "us" refer to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Kennedy Wilson refers to its consolidated investment account and investment account throughout this release. Kennedy Wilson's equity in cash held by consolidated investments, real estate and acquired in-place leases, unconsolidated investments and loans gross of accumulated depreciation and amortization comprises the "consolidated investment account." The "investment account" is the consolidated investment account presented after noncontrolling interests on invested assets gross of accumulated depreciation. "Same property units" refer to properties in which we have an ownership interest during the entire span of both periods being compared.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to the results reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") included within this presentation, Kennedy Wilson has provided certain information, which includes non-GAAP financial measures (Consolidated EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Basic Share). Such information is reconciled to its closest GAAP measure in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is included within this presentation. These measures may contain cash and non-cash acquisition-related gains and expenses and gains and losses from the sale of real-estate related investments. Consolidated non-GAAP measures discussed throughout this report may contain gains or losses attributable to non-controlling interests. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to both management and Kennedy Wilson's shareholders in their analysis of the business and operating performance of the Company. Management also uses this information for operational planning and decision-making purposes. Non-GAAP financial measures are not and should not be considered a substitute for any GAAP measures. Additionally, non-GAAP financial measures as presented by Kennedy Wilson may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

⁽¹⁾ $13.6 million and $1.1 million of depreciation and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and $15.6 million and $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

⁽¹⁾ $16.3 million and $1.7 million of depreciation, amortization and interest for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 and $18.9 million and $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013