Dubai 9 Group Established in 1971, the Dubai 9 Group was created as an investment company providing intellectual and financial resources to local, regional and international businesses by generating above-market returns for investors. Since its founding, the Dubai 9 Group has expanded to include a number of active companies in diverse industries across the UAE, and has helped to expand the operations of numerous UAE companies into regional and international markets. The Group currently employs over 3000 personnel in 11 different countries. The Chairman and Founder is Mr. Hanif Merchant. Today, the Dubai 9 Group boasts a diversified business portfolio in the fields of visual communications, property and hospitality, media and advertising, human capital consulting and executive training, consumer electronics and manufacturing. The Group manages investments in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, North and East Africa, China, Australia and the UK. Dubai 9 Group’s current portfolio of companies includes: • Emirates Neon Group (ENG) • ENG Outdoor • ENG Signage • ENG Consultancy • ENG Digital • ENG Industries • ENG Print • ENG Media • ENG Brand • Ruwaad Holdings LLC • Leading Concepts • TopTronics • Paradigmz The Dubai 9 Group is also a stakeholder and founding member of Enshaa Holdings whose projects, directly and Emirates Sunland, include the Palazzo Versace Resort development in Dubai and the Palazzo Versace Resort on Australia's Gold Coast; in addition to Emirates Financial Towers in Dubai International Financial Centre and Karachi Financial Towers in Pakistan. Additionally, the Group pursues a clear, strategic mission of attracting internationally recognized brands and creating value through building long-standing alliances and partnerships in various sectors. In the education sector, the Group has the following key alliances: • Stanford Graduate School of Business • University of Michigan Business School • Columbia Business School • Creative Center for Leadership www.dubai9group.com

Ruwaad, a UAE-based real estate, hospitality and tourism investment and development company, announced today during Cityscape 2008, plans to develop 'Amazulu World', a multi-billion dollar themed entertainment and mixed-use destination development on the north coast of Durban in South Africa.