Kerzner Poised to Develop Resort Casinos in Three Leading Markets in the United Kingdom; Kerzner Appointed Preferred Developer for Projects in Glasgow and Manchester.PARADISE ISLAND For the DC Comics fictional island formerly known as Paradise Island, see Themyscira Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas, north of the island of New Providence which is home to (Nassau). It is best known for the sprawling 'Vegas-by-the-sea resort' Atlantis. , The Bahamas -- Kerzner has Entered into Agreements with Anschutz Entertainment Group The Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. The company owns or operates several major entertainment/sporting venues, including Staples Center and The Home Depot Center and beginning in to Develop the Millennium Dome This article is about the Millennium Dome before its redevelopment and renaming to The O2 in 2005. in London; Proposed Developments Dependent on UK Regulatory Reform Regulatory Reform concerns improvements to the quality of government regulation. At the international level, the "OECD Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to Kerzner International Limited (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :KZL) (the "Company"), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotel properties, today announced that it has been appointed the preferred developer with respect to the development and management of gaming, hotel and entertainment facilities in two key markets in the United Kingdom. The proposed sites for the projects are the Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre (the "SECC (Single Edge Contact Cartridge) A CPU module from Intel that held Pentium II and Pentium III chips and their L2 cache chips. The SECC plugged into Slot 1 on the motherboard and contained a single edge processor package (SEPP), which was the printed circuit ") in Glasgow and Sportcity in East Manchester. Over the course of the next several months, the Company will enter into negotiations of binding agreements for both of these projects. These developments are part of major regional regeneration projects supported by the respective council for each city. Each of these projects was the subject of a competitive bidding Competitive bidding A securities offering process in which securities firms submit competing bids to the issuer for the securities the issuer wishes to sell. competitive bidding 1. process with up to a dozen major U.S. and European gaming companies tendering proposals in each instance. In addition, the Company announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with affiliates of Anschutz Entertainment Group for the development and operation of a casino and hotel resort facility at the Millennium Dome in London (the "Dome"). These three proposed developments, which are subject to the passage of gaming legislation in the U.K., are all expected to meet the 'Resort' or 'Regional' Casino' criteria defined by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Parliamentary Joint Committee which recently reviewed the draft Gambling Bill. The three developments are subject to certain conditions, including the passage of gaming reform legislation and the receipt of applicable regulatory, municipal, regional or other approvals. If all of the necessary conditions are satisfied by 2005, the Company would expect these development projects to be completed during 2007. The Company expects the total capital commitment for the development projects to be approximately $1 billion. Scottish Exhibition + Conference Centre, Glasgow In October 2003, SEC Ltd announced a master plan outlining the future of the SECC in the form of a major development. This project, named "QD2" because it marks the second redevelopment of Queens Dock in Glasgow (the first being the construction of the SECC in 1985), plans to transform the SECC's 64-acre site into a complete exhibition, conference and entertainment complex. The SECC is currently the largest integrated conference and exhibition centre in the U.K. The QD2 project will involve over $1 billion of new investment, and includes the construction of a purpose-built arena. SEC Ltd has appointed the Company as preferred developer to build Scotland's first destination resort casino as part of the overall development. Construction of the proposed $300 million resort casino and hotel complex is projected to be completed in 2007. For more information regarding the SECC, please visit http://www.secc.co.uk. Sportcity, East Manchester A consortium led by the Company and Manchester-based Ask Developments (and including partners Artisan and MANCAT MANCAT Manchester College of Arts and Technology (England) ) has been selected by the Manchester City Council Manchester City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. It is made up of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 wards. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Sir Richard Leese. to develop an approximately $500 million project incorporating casino and family entertainment, sports and residential components at Sportcity, East Manchester as to which the Company expects the total cost of its project will be approximately $350 million. Already the home of the Manchester City Football Club and other sports facilities See:
For more information regarding the Manchester City Council, please visit http://www.manchester.gov.uk. Millennium Dome, London In June 2004, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. announced the successful completion of all commercial contracts and planning negotiations among the national regeneration agency, English Partnerships English Partnerships (EP) is the national regeneration agency for England, performing a similar role on a national level to that fulfilled by Regional Development Agencies on a regional level. , Peninsula Meridian Delta Ltd, Anschutz Entertainment Group and the Greenwich Council You can assist by [ editing it] now. . These arrangements are expected to lead to the regeneration of the Greenwich Peninsula The Greenwich Peninsula, sometimes known as the Blackwall Peninsula or Bugsby Marshes or North Greenwich (due to the location of North Greenwich tube station), in the London Borough of Greenwich, is bounded on its northern perimeter by the River Thames. in London, which will include extensive new commercial facilities as well as homes, schools, nursery and health provision, transportation infrastructure and the development of a world-class entertainment and sports arena within the Dome. Anschutz Entertainment Group expects to develop a 20,000-seat entertainment and sports arena within the Dome, known as the "Dome Arena". The Dome Arena will also operate as a fully flexible exhibition space. The Dome Arena is expected to host at least 150 events a year. In addition to the Dome Arena, the Dome project will include entertainment, leisure and retail facilities. The Company had previously announced in September 2003 an agreement to participate in a development of this type. The Company has now identified the project as the Dome. The Company's agreement with Anschutz Entertainment Group entitles the Company to develop and operate a $350 million proposed resort casino and hotel, subject to various conditions. About The Company Kerzner International Limited (NYSE:KZL) is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels. The Company's flagship brand is Atlantis, which includes Atlantis, Paradise Island, a 2,317-room, ocean-themed destination resort located on Paradise Island, The Bahamas. Atlantis, Paradise Island is a unique destination resort featuring three interconnected hotel towers built around a 7-acre lagoon and a 34-acre marine environment that includes the world's largest open-air marine habitat and is the home to the largest casino in the Caribbean. The Company also developed and receives certain income derived from Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, which has become one of the premier casino destinations in the United States. In the U.K., Kerzner is currently developing a casino in Northampton and received its Certificate of Consent from the U.K. Gaming Board on March 30, 2004. In its luxury resort hotel business, the Company manages nine resort hotels primarily under the One&Only brand. The resorts, featuring some of the top-rated properties in the world, are located in The Bahamas, Mexico, Mauritius, the Maldives and Dubai. Additional One&Only properties are either underway or in the planning stages in the Maldives and South Africa. For more information concerning the Company and its operating subsidiaries visit, http://www.kerzner.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions 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. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which are described in the Company's public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investor inquires regarding the Company should be directed to Omar Palacios at +1-242-363-6016. Media inquiries should be directed to Lauren Snyder at +1-242-363-6014. |
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