Memorandum of Understanding

Crescent Hydropolis Resorts PLC 27 February 2007 CRESCENT HYDROPOLIS RESORTS PLC Isle of Man - Munich - Qingdao ANNOUNCEMENT Middle East Projects Update Crescent Hydropolis Resorts PLC (the Company) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (the Memorandum) with His Excellency, Shaikh Fawaz Abdullah Al Khalifa (Shaikh Fawaz), a member of the Royal Family of Bahrain, an exclusive right to assist the Company in launching Hydropolis projects in one or more of the Sultanate of Oman (Muscat), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) (the Exclusive Countries). Shaikh Fawaz is chairman of Al Fawaz Investment Group, based in Manama, Bahrain and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prior to founding Al Fawaz Investment Group in 1997, he started his public service career as a member of the Division of Military Security and Intelligence of the Bahrain Defense Force, serving from 1986 until 1989. He then served as Public Relations Advisor to the Minister of Information at Bahrain's Ministry of Information from 1989 until 1991. From 1991 until 1997, he was the director of public relations at Bahrain's Ministry of Planning (Central Organization of Bahrain Statistics, formally). Shaikh Fawaz earned his Masters in Public Relations from Cairo University in 1986. The Memorandum signed in Dubai on February 25th calls for a term of six months (with an option to renew the retainer for a further six months) during which Shaikh Fawaz shall seek to procure in the Exclusive Countries, on terms acceptable to the Company in its sole discretion, (i) licensing, building permits and other necessary regulatory authorities the; and (ii) land, land leases and the corresponding sea rights for any project. It is anticipated that land rights may be contributed by Shaikh Fawaz in consideration for equity in the Company's local project development company formed at such time that a project is granted full licensing and approvals. The Company will pay Shaikh Fawaz's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses up to a maximum value of $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand USD) during the period and bears responsibility for providing his legal and technical advisers with all necessary project presentations, technical specifications and feasibility studies as shall be needed to provide information to governmental authorities in each Exclusive Country. The Company is obligated to provide a Franchise License to the local project development company for each project that is granted governmental approvals, but only at such valuation as determined by the Company's directors in their sole discretion. Under the terms of the Memorandum, the Company shall provide each project proposal approved by the government of an Exclusive Country with a viable financing proposal that has been approved by the Company's directors, the Company's nominated adviser, auditors and counsel. Shaikh Fawaz reserves the right to make additional investments himself in each project as well as to bring local investors in each country into the financing structure for each approved project. In the event of a success in gaining licensing and permit approvals, and in securing the land or land lease and corresponding sea rights for a project on terms acceptable to the Company, the Company has agreed with Shaikh Fawaz to pay an arrangement fee equal to 1.00% of the total project cost, as estimated by the Company's project managers, SIBC Industrial Building Consultants GmbH, in ordinary shares of the Company. 'We are very pleased to join forces with a leading member of Bahrain's business community and the ruling family to further the Company's objectives in bringing Hydropolis to the Middle East.', said Mansoor Ijaz, vice chairman of the Board, after concluding negotiations with Shaikh Fawaz. 'We believe we can bring great value through our established relations throughout the Gulf region to the shareholders of the Company, and we are prepared to contribute our own equities to this important project. We will work very hard with the Company to bring an important Hydropolis project to life in Oman, Dubai and Saudi Arabia', said Shaikh Fawaz. Mansoor Ijaz Deputy Chairman mansoor.ijaz@crescent-hydropolis.com 27 February 2007 Jonathan Naess Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited Nominated Adviser 0207 710 7400 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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