CDL Hospitality Trusts - Annual Report 2015 - page 162

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18 PROPERTY EXPENSES (CONT’D)
(c) Sales and marketing expenses
HBT Group H-REIT Group Stapled Group
2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Employee benefits expenses 468 168 – – 468 168
Sales and marketing
department expenses 1,206 1,024 – – 1,206 1,024
1,674 1,192 – – 1,674 1,192
Employee benefits expenses comprise:
HBT Group H-REIT Group Stapled Group
2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Salaries 312 110 – – 312 110
Staff welfare and benefits 156 58 – – 156 58
468 168 – – 468 168
19 H-REIT MANAGER’S FEES
Included in the H-REIT Manager’s fees is an aggregate of 6,921,908 (2014: 6,462,785) Stapled Securities, amounting to
approximately $10,210,000 (2014: $10,917,000), that have been or will be issued to the H-REIT Manager as satisfaction
of the H-REIT Manager’s management fees payable in Stapled Securities, at unit prices ranging from $1.3084 to $1.7356
(2014: $1.6248 to $1.7357) per Stapled Security.
20 OTHER TRUST EXPENSES
Included in other trust expenses are the following items:
HBT Group H-REIT Group Stapled Group
2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Audit fees paid to:
- auditors of H-REIT/HBT 121 54 280 308 401 362
- other auditors 44 – 12 12 56 12
Non-audit fees paid to:
- auditors of H-REIT/HBT 70 5 63 68 133 73
- other auditors 670 14 293 242 963 256
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS