American Leisure Holdings, Inc. Acquires Control of Prime Development Parcel; Planning Its Next Resort near Animal Kingdom.ORLANDO, Fla. -- American Leisure Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AMLH), announced today that its subsidiary, American Leisure Reedy reed·y adj. reed·i·er, reed·i·est 1. Full of reeds. 2. Made of reeds. 3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: Creek, Inc. ("ALRC ALRC Australian Law Reform Commission ALRC Alberta Research Council ALRC Airlift Logistics Readiness Center (USAF) "), has closed on the acquisition of the controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail in Reedy Creek Acquisition Company, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the owner of a 40-acre parcel of prime development land located near Disney's Animal Kingdom
It is the largest Disney theme park in the world, covering more than 500 acres (2 km²). Theme Park in Kissimmee, Florida Kissimmee redirects here. For other uses, see Kissimmee (disambiguation). Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 60,894. It is the county seat of Osceola County. . ALRC originally acquired a 1% interest in Reedy Creek Acquisition Company, LLC when it formed this company with Stanford Financial Group Company ("Stanford") in July 2006. ALRC exercised its option to purchase the 99% interests of Stanford on December 27, 2005. The option was closed as of January 4, 2006. In connection with the exercise of the option, Stanford and certain of its affiliates received an option payment of $600,000, warrants to acquire 462,000 shares of the common stock of AMLH and a placement fee of $250,000. At the time of the exercise of the option, AMLH arranged for Reedy Creek Acquisition Company, LLC to receive a $7,000,000 first mortgage loan from Bankers Credit Corporation ("BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) The field in an e-mail header that names additional recipients for the message. It is similar to carbon copy (cc), but the names do not appear in the recipient's message. Not all e-mail systems support the bcc feature. See fcc. "). BCC funded $3,000,000 of this amount at the closing and has agreed to fund the balance of $4,000,000 on or before March 31, 2006, subject to its receipt of third party funding. This loan has a term of 1 year and bears interest at the prime rate plus 7.75%. ALRC used the initial $3,000,000 in proceeds to pay a portion of the purchase money loan owed to the original sellers of the property (who released their existing first mortgage in exchange for this payment). The $4,000,000 balance of the BCC loan will be used to fund pre-development costs and the balance of the purchase money loan in the amount of $1,400,000. At the time of the exercise of the option, AMLH also arranged for Reedy Creek Acquisition Company, LLC to receive an advance of $850,000 from Stanford International Bank Limited ("SIBL SIBL Science, Industry, and Business Library "). SIBL is an affiliate of Stanford. This amount was added to an existing loan of $7,150,000 from SIBL to Reedy Creek Acquisition Company, LLC. The combined loan of $8,000,000 is secured by a second mortgage on the property as well as a guarantee of AMLH and its president, Malcolm J. Wright. The Reedy Creek Property is situated in the northern section of Osceola County, Florida Osceola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 172,493. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 244,045 [1], making it the 17th fastest-growing county in the United States. and lies on three contiguous development parcels located immediately north of U.S. Highway 192 West, about one mile from the "Maingate" entrance to Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World , Orlando and three-quarters of a mile from the entrance to "Disney's Animal Kingdom" theme park. The property is one of only a small number of privately owned parcels adjacent to Walt Disney World (north and east boundaries). The Reedy Creek Property consists of three parcels totaling over 40 gross acres with approximately 29 acres of buildable build·a·ble adj. Suitable or available for building: "The problem was finding a site that was well located, appropriately zoned . . . and buildable" Sam Hall Kaplan. land. The Osceola County Comprehensive Land Plan for the site allows vacation homes at a density of 18 units per acre, which results in a maximum allowable project density of 522 residential units. To achieve the maximum density, it is anticipated that the project will consist of mid-rise condominium buildings. Amenities proposed on-site include a water park with swimming pools, guest services, clubhouse, and other related on-site resort amenities similar in quality to the Company's Sonesta Orlando Resort amenities package. Malcolm Wright, AMLH's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said, "In closing this acquisition we have been able to secure one of the best pieces of property available for development close to the entrance of Disney. We intend to construct another first-class resort on this property. The development of this property is part of our business plan for additional vacation resort properties in the exciting Orlando resort market. We intend to continue to monitor this market to identify and create similar projects in the future. The Company will continue to concentrate on growing its vacation resort development projects for management and distribution through its travel companies, Hickory Travel Systems, Inc. of Saddle Brook, NJ, an international travel consortium and travel services provider, and, TraveLeaders of Coral Gables, Florida Often called "The Gables," Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United States. The city is best known as the home of the University of Miami, and as an example of City Beautiful urban planning. , a travel agency business." About American Leisure Holdings, Inc. American Leisure Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:AMLH) is an integrated travel services distribution and travel destination development company. The Travel Division is comprised of American Travel & Marketing Group, Inc., TraveLeaders, and Hickory Travel Systems, Inc., a travel distribution network whose members produce multi-billion dollar gross annual sales. The Company is actively seeking to capitalize on the synergies between its travel management and its travel destination development divisions. American Travel & Marketing Group focuses on establishing travel and vacation opportunities within affinity and rewards club development for national organizations, retailers and publishers. Forward Looking Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The statements regarding AMLH in this release that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "likely," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes" or "plans," or comparable terminology, are forward-looking statements based on current expectations about future events, which AMLH has derived from the information currently available to it. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause AMLH's results to be materially different from results implied in such forward-looking statements. Important factors known to AMLH that could cause forward-looking statements to turn out to be incorrect are identified and discussed from time to time in AMLH's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and AMLH undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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