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Posted on: 26th October, 2017

Mainboard-listed Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX:5hJ) (“Cityneon”, the “Company”, “城贸控股有限公司” or collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announced that Mr. Ron Tan, Cityneon’s Executive Chairman & Group CEO, was presented with the Outstanding Leader in Asia Award at the 4th Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Singapore on 26th October, 2017.

Mr. Ron Tan has been instrumental in the growth and transformation of Cityneon from a mere S$16mil market capitalization company in 2015 to today’s size of more than S$300mil. Cityneon is known for its internationally acclaimed immersive experiences built around billion-dollars blockbuster movies’ intellectual properties: Disney’s Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N., Hasbro’s Transformers’ Autobot Alliances and Universal Studios’ Jurassic World – The Exhibition.

In the award’s press conference, Mr. Ron Tan commented, “This award recognises the successes of our businesses and our people, not just for myself. We will continue to stay above the noises while focusing on delivering our business strategy, developing the best talents within the Group, while delivering the quality and services that our customers and partners demand of us, and enhancing the shareholders’ value in the entire process.”

Posted on: 18th September, 2017

The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Cityneon Holdings Limited (the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is pleased to announce that the recently acquired Jurassic World: The Exhibition has just passed its one-millionth visitor in Chicago, USA.

The exhibition has recorded in excess of 1 million visitors in approximately 12 operating months. The Exhibition has traveled to Melbourne, Australia from 19 March 2016 to 6 October 2016 and Philadelphia, USA from 27 November 2016 to 8 April 2017, and is now in its third month in Chicago, USA. The exhibition is expected to be at The Field Museum, Chicago, USA till 7 January 2018.

Posted on: 18th September, 2017

The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Cityneon Holdings Limited (the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is pleased to announce that the recently acquired Jurassic World: The Exhibition has just passed its one-millionth visitor in Chicago, USA.

The exhibition has recorded in excess of 1 million visitors in approximately 12 operating months. The Exhibition has traveled to Melbourne, Australia from 19 March 2016 to 6 October 2016 and Philadelphia, USA from 27 November 2016 to 8 April 2017, and is now in its third month in Chicago, USA. The exhibition is expected to be at The Field Museum, Chicago, USA till 7 January 2018.

Posted on: 12th September, 2017

The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Cityneon Holdings Limited (the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is pleased to announce that the Qatar Pavilion, designed and built by one of its subsidiary company has won the prestigious Gold Award for Best Exhibition Design in the category for medium sized pavilions at the EXPO Astana 2017 in Kazakhstan.

The Qatar Pavilion also won the People’s Choice award in the Exhibitor Magazine Awards 2017 and an Honourable Mention in the Best Exterior Design category.

The Pavilion was visited by approximately 550,000 visitors over a period of 3 months from 10 June 2017 to 10 September 2017.

The Company will continue to expand its full suite of “Design & Build” services for the upcoming 2020 World Expo in Dubai, themed: “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”.

Posted on: 12th September, 2017

The Board of Directors (“Board”) of Cityneon Holdings Limited (the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is pleased to announce that the Qatar Pavilion, designed and built by one of its subsidiary company has won the prestigious Gold Award for Best Exhibition Design in the category for medium sized pavilions at the EXPO Astana 2017 in Kazakhstan.

The Qatar Pavilion also won the People’s Choice award in the Exhibitor Magazine Awards 2017 and an Honourable Mention in the Best Exterior Design category.

The Pavilion was visited by approximately 550,000 visitors over a period of 3 months from 10 June 2017 to 10 September 2017.

The Company will continue to expand its full suite of “Design & Build” services for the upcoming 2020 World Expo in Dubai, themed: “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”.

Posted on: 30th August, 2017

Mainboard-listed Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX:5hJ) (“Cityneon”, the “Company”, “城贸控股有限公司” or collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of JP Exhibitions, LLC (“JPE”) for US$25 million (approximately S$33.8 million), securing Cityneon the ability exploit the intellectual property rights with Jurassic World: The Exhibition, a licensed spin-off from the blockbuster movie Jurassic World in partnership with global movie titan, Universal Studios Licensing, LLC (“Universal Studios”).

Jurassic World — The Exhibition is Cityneon’s third intellectual property acquisition and association with a blockbuster movie franchise. It follows Disney’s Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N., which was successfully launched worldwide in 7 cities across 3 continents (New York, Seoul, Paris, Las Vegas, Singapore, Beijing and Taipei), and Hasbro’s Transformers Autobot Alliance, scheduled to be premiered in mainland China at the end of 2017.

The acquisition comes right after Lucrum 1 Investment Limited, a consortium led by Mr. Ron Tan, Executive Chairman & Grop CEO of Cityneon, procured the 52.5% shares from its previous major shareholder for about US$85 million (approximately S$115.2 million) in July 2017. Lucrum 1 Investment Limited now owns approximately 70% of Cityneon Holdings as the Group’s largest shareholder.

With this latest acquisition, Cityneon brings a multi-sensory dinosaur experience to a wide audience across continents. ““We are thrilled to be part of Universal Studio’s Jurassic World franchise, and we can’t wait to bring this immersive attraction to even more markets, around Asia and the rest of the world,” said Mr Ron Tan, Executive Chairman & Group CEO of Cityneon. “To enable Jurassic World – The Exhibition to reach even more people, we will begin to construct a second immersive experience set immediately.

“Cityneon has always sought to engage audiences with rich, hands-on experiences that resonate with their interests and aspirations,” added Mr Tan. “With Jurassic World – The Exhibition, we affirm once again our commmitment to offering all our visitors a stirring, unforgettable, interactive experience.”

“With the continued global strength of the Jurassic World brand, we’re devoted to bringing The Exhibition to fans worldwide and seeing their excitement to be immersed in the world of Jurassic dinosaurs,” said Caroll Nygren, Vice President of Live Entertainment at Universal Brand Development. “We are looking forward to the continued collaboration on The Exhibition.”

Tom Zaller, Manager of JP Exhhibitions and President of Imagine Exhibition said: “I am very proud of what we have created with Jurassic World: The Exhibition as well as the amazing success to date. This new relationship with Cityneon offers a great promise for all parties involved; Cityneon understands the industry and has the ability to expand on the incredible success of The Exhibition.”

Featuring the closest simulation of dinosaurs ever created, The Exhibition was developed in close collaboration with renowned palaeontologist Jack Horner, who served as Paleontological Advisor on Jurassic World. Thhe Exhibition is infused with interactive educational elements—inspired by the real-world science of dinosaur DNA that allowed Jurassic World to come to life. Visitors will travel to Isla Nublar as VIP guests to explore a towering Brachiosaurus, come face-to-face with a Velociraptor, and get a rare up-close look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all, Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Since 2015, Jurassic World has awed audiences worldwide with its towering vision of prehistoric titans recreated by modern genetic science, becoming the 3rd highest-grossing film in cinema history with over USS$1.6 billion in receipts. Its success has even spurred the creation of a sequel — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom slated for release in 2018.

In Jurassic World — The Exhibition, visitors are promised the chance to turn the reel into the real, and get closer to these great beasts than never before. Presented as a VIP journey to Isla Nublar, the island of dinosaurs from the Jurassic World movie, visitors will get to encounter a wide range of dinosaurs, see places and props from the movie, and learn about the real science behind dinosaurs and palaeontology.

Since its launch in 2016, Jurassic World – The Exhibition has toured and experienced impressive successes in Melbourne, Australia, and Philadelphia, USA, where the exhibition has seen about 850,000 visitors through its doors in barely a year. It is expected to welcome its millionth visitors in Chicago, USA where it is now based, from May 26, 2017 to January 7, 2018.

Posted on: 30th August, 2017

Mainboard-listed Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX:5hJ) (“Cityneon”, the “Company”, “城贸控股有限公司” or collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of JP Exhibitions, LLC (“JPE”) for US$25 million (approximately S$33.8 million), securing Cityneon the ability exploit the intellectual property rights with Jurassic World: The Exhibition, a licensed spin-off from the blockbuster movie Jurassic World in partnership with global movie titan, Universal Studios Licensing, LLC (“Universal Studios”).

Jurassic World — The Exhibition is Cityneon’s third intellectual property acquisition and association with a blockbuster movie franchise. It follows Disney’s Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N., which was successfully launched worldwide in 7 cities across 3 continents (New York, Seoul, Paris, Las Vegas, Singapore, Beijing and Taipei), and Hasbro’s Transformers Autobot Alliance, scheduled to be premiered in mainland China at the end of 2017.

The acquisition comes right after Lucrum 1 Investment Limited, a consortium led by Mr. Ron Tan, Executive Chairman & Grop CEO of Cityneon, procured the 52.5% shares from its previous major shareholder for about US$85 million (approximately S$115.2 million) in July 2017. Lucrum 1 Investment Limited now owns approximately 70% of Cityneon Holdings as the Group’s largest shareholder.

With this latest acquisition, Cityneon brings a multi-sensory dinosaur experience to a wide audience across continents. ““We are thrilled to be part of Universal Studio’s Jurassic World franchise, and we can’t wait to bring this immersive attraction to even more markets, around Asia and the rest of the world,” said Mr Ron Tan, Executive Chairman & Group CEO of Cityneon. “To enable Jurassic World – The Exhibition to reach even more people, we will begin to construct a second immersive experience set immediately.

“Cityneon has always sought to engage audiences with rich, hands-on experiences that resonate with their interests and aspirations,” added Mr Tan. “With Jurassic World – The Exhibition, we affirm once again our commmitment to offering all our visitors a stirring, unforgettable, interactive experience.”

“With the continued global strength of the Jurassic World brand, we’re devoted to bringing The Exhibition to fans worldwide and seeing their excitement to be immersed in the world of Jurassic dinosaurs,” said Caroll Nygren, Vice President of Live Entertainment at Universal Brand Development. “We are looking forward to the continued collaboration on The Exhibition.”

Tom Zaller, Manager of JP Exhhibitions and President of Imagine Exhibition said: “I am very proud of what we have created with Jurassic World: The Exhibition as well as the amazing success to date. This new relationship with Cityneon offers a great promise for all parties involved; Cityneon understands the industry and has the ability to expand on the incredible success of The Exhibition.”

Featuring the closest simulation of dinosaurs ever created, The Exhibition was developed in close collaboration with renowned palaeontologist Jack Horner, who served as Paleontological Advisor on Jurassic World. Thhe Exhibition is infused with interactive educational elements—inspired by the real-world science of dinosaur DNA that allowed Jurassic World to come to life. Visitors will travel to Isla Nublar as VIP guests to explore a towering Brachiosaurus, come face-to-face with a Velociraptor, and get a rare up-close look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all, Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Since 2015, Jurassic World has awed audiences worldwide with its towering vision of prehistoric titans recreated by modern genetic science, becoming the 3rd highest-grossing film in cinema history with over USS$1.6 billion in receipts. Its success has even spurred the creation of a sequel — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom slated for release in 2018.

In Jurassic World — The Exhibition, visitors are promised the chance to turn the reel into the real, and get closer to these great beasts than never before. Presented as a VIP journey to Isla Nublar, the island of dinosaurs from the Jurassic World movie, visitors will get to encounter a wide range of dinosaurs, see places and props from the movie, and learn about the real science behind dinosaurs and palaeontology.

Since its launch in 2016, Jurassic World – The Exhibition has toured and experienced impressive successes in Melbourne, Australia, and Philadelphia, USA, where the exhibition has seen about 850,000 visitors through its doors in barely a year. It is expected to welcome its millionth visitors in Chicago, USA where it is now based, from May 26, 2017 to January 7, 2018.

Posted on: 2nd August, 2017

Mainboard-listed Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX:5hJ) (“Cityneon”, the “Company”, “城贸控股有限公司” or collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announce the appointment of Welby Altidor, former Executive Creative Director of Creations at Cirquee du Soleil.

Altidor is poised to work his inventive prowess for Cityneon by joining the Singapore-listed company as its Group Chief Creative Officer.

Cityneon is an agency that transforms customer and brand experiences, made up of five business divisions – Interior Architecture, Experiential Environments, Events, Exhibitions and Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”). Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Victory y Hill Exhibitions, is best known for creating the highly-acclaimed Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.

Altidor’s appointment comes right after Lucrum 1 Investments Ltd, a consortium led by Mr Ron Tan, Executive Director and Group CEO of Cityneon, procured the acquisition of 52.51% shares held by Cityneon’s previous majority shareholder for S$115,612,731 (approximately US$84 million) in July 2017. Lucrum 1 Investments Ltd now owns approximately 68.86% of Cityneon and is its largest shareholder.

Amongst the many candidates, Cityneon chose to work with Altidor based on his creative acumen and business intuitions honed during his 16 years with Cirque du Soleil.

Welby began his career as a talent scout for Cirque du Soleil, becoming the youngest Casting Director in the company’s history, working on over 15 productions. As Executive Creative Director, Altidor oversaw and influenced several shows including LUZIA and Michael Jackson ONE, an award-winning hit that is in its fourth year of residence at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas (MGM). Altidor has collaborated with a roster of luminaries, including Jamie King, Billy Crystal, Alicia Keys, Russell Simmons and The Michael Jackson Estate. As one of the founders of C:LAB, the creative laboratory of The Cirque du Soleil Group, Altidor left his creative mark on the innovative entertainment company.

Due to his success with Cirque du Soleil, Altidor is also a sought-after speaker, with clients including Fortune 100 companies like Nike, Sephora and SAP. His first book, “Creative Courage: Leveraging Imagination, Collaboration and Innovation to Create Success Beyond Your Wildest Dreams” will be published internationally by Wiley in Fall 2017.

Cityneon, now with Altidor helming the Creative Team, aims to use his skills to spearhead and transform the Group’s previous creative projects, as well as design and execute new projects and business ventures. As an expert creator of live experiences, Altidor’s appointment is in line with Cityneon’s vision of creating experiences that transcend tradition to wow and move audiences beyond their expectations.

“I am thrilled to have Welby joined the Cityneon family. I’ve mentioned in public many times about my enthusiastic admiration of Cirque du Soleil and how they are the inspiration behind where we are today. To have Welby, a 16-year creative veteran of the organization I admire, now helming our creative team, makes me confident that Cityneon will stand to benefit from his vast know-how with creating extraordinary live experiences, recruiting outstanding talents to execute stunning artistic creations, to help us excel and exceed our current product offerings,” says Mr Ron Tan, Executive Director and Group CEO of Cityneon.

Altidor is excited to join the Cityneon team. “Cityneon is ready to launch the next wave of memorable, engaging and ground-breaking entertainment experiences for audiences all over the world. It’s an honour to join Ron and the team to create with impact!” says Altidor.

Altidor will be based in Las Vegas, where Cityneon will establish another presence in addition to the existing creative office in Los Angeles.

According to Ron Tan, Altidor’s appointment will continue to develop Cityneon’s story-telling culture – “working with international movie studios and global partners to deliver unique experiences to audiences around the world.”

Directors’ Responsibility Statement

The directors of the Company (including those who have delegated detailed supervision of this press release) jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given in this press release and confirm after making all reasonable enquiries that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the facts stated and opinions expressed in this press release are fair and accurate and have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and the directors of the Company are not aware of any facts the omission of which would make any statement in this press release misleading.

Where information in this press release has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources or obtained from a named source, the sole responsibility of the directors of the Company has been to ensure through reasonable enquiries that such information has been accurately and correctly extracted from those sources and/or reproduced in this press release in its proper form and context.

Posted on: 2nd August, 2017

Mainboard-listed Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX:5hJ) (“Cityneon”, the “Company”, “城贸控股有限公司” or collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announce the appointment of Welby Altidor, former Executive Creative Director of Creations at Cirquee du Soleil.

Altidor is poised to work his inventive prowess for Cityneon by joining the Singapore-listed company as its Group Chief Creative Officer.

Cityneon is an agency that transforms customer and brand experiences, made up of five business divisions – Interior Architecture, Experiential Environments, Events, Exhibitions and Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”). Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Victory y Hill Exhibitions, is best known for creating the highly-acclaimed Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.

Altidor’s appointment comes right after Lucrum 1 Investments Ltd, a consortium led by Mr Ron Tan, Executive Director and Group CEO of Cityneon, procured the acquisition of 52.51% shares held by Cityneon’s previous majority shareholder for S$115,612,731 (approximately US$84 million) in July 2017. Lucrum 1 Investments Ltd now owns approximately 68.86% of Cityneon and is its largest shareholder.

Amongst the many candidates, Cityneon chose to work with Altidor based on his creative acumen and business intuitions honed during his 16 years with Cirque du Soleil.

Welby began his career as a talent scout for Cirque du Soleil, becoming the youngest Casting Director in the company’s history, working on over 15 productions. As Executive Creative Director, Altidor oversaw and influenced several shows including LUZIA and Michael Jackson ONE, an award-winning hit that is in its fourth year of residence at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas (MGM). Altidor has collaborated with a roster of luminaries, including Jamie King, Billy Crystal, Alicia Keys, Russell Simmons and The Michael Jackson Estate. As one of the founders of C:LAB, the creative laboratory of The Cirque du Soleil Group, Altidor left his creative mark on the innovative entertainment company.

Due to his success with Cirque du Soleil, Altidor is also a sought-after speaker, with clients including Fortune 100 companies like Nike, Sephora and SAP. His first book, “Creative Courage: Leveraging Imagination, Collaboration and Innovation to Create Success Beyond Your Wildest Dreams” will be published internationally by Wiley in Fall 2017.

Cityneon, now with Altidor helming the Creative Team, aims to use his skills to spearhead and transform the Group’s previous creative projects, as well as design and execute new projects and business ventures. As an expert creator of live experiences, Altidor’s appointment is in line with Cityneon’s vision of creating experiences that transcend tradition to wow and move audiences beyond their expectations.

“I am thrilled to have Welby joined the Cityneon family. I’ve mentioned in public many times about my enthusiastic admiration of Cirque du Soleil and how they are the inspiration behind where we are today. To have Welby, a 16-year creative veteran of the organization I admire, now helming our creative team, makes me confident that Cityneon will stand to benefit from his vast know-how with creating extraordinary live experiences, recruiting outstanding talents to execute stunning artistic creations, to help us excel and exceed our current product offerings,” says Mr Ron Tan, Executive Director and Group CEO of Cityneon.

Altidor is excited to join the Cityneon team. “Cityneon is ready to launch the next wave of memorable, engaging and ground-breaking entertainment experiences for audiences all over the world. It’s an honour to join Ron and the team to create with impact!” says Altidor.

Altidor will be based in Las Vegas, where Cityneon will establish another presence in addition to the existing creative office in Los Angeles.

According to Ron Tan, Altidor’s appointment will continue to develop Cityneon’s story-telling culture – “working with international movie studios and global partners to deliver unique experiences to audiences around the world.”

Directors’ Responsibility Statement

The directors of the Company (including those who have delegated detailed supervision of this press release) jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given in this press release and confirm after making all reasonable enquiries that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the facts stated and opinions expressed in this press release are fair and accurate and have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and the directors of the Company are not aware of any facts the omission of which would make any statement in this press release misleading.

Where information in this press release has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources or obtained from a named source, the sole responsibility of the directors of the Company has been to ensure through reasonable enquiries that such information has been accurately and correctly extracted from those sources and/or reproduced in this press release in its proper form and context.

Posted on: 9th June, 2017

• Best International Award-Media & Entertainment for Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.
• Best National Award – Diversified Services for Oman Pavilion

We are pleased to announce that Mainboard-listed Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX:5hJ) (“Cityneon”, the “Company”, “城贸控股有限公司” or collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) has won the International Business Award 2017 (“IBA2017”) in Media & Entertainment for its subsidiaries, Victory Hill Exhibitions (“VHE”) Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. and the National Business Award 2017 (“NBA2017”) in the Diversified Services from Cityneon’s Middle East Office, Oman Pavilion. The awards gala was held at the Conrad Centennial Singapore on 8 June 2017, hosted by the Singapore Business Review magazine.

The Singapore Business Review International Business Awards program is an initiative to recognise the contributions of international firms to overseas (Southeast Asia) economies. IBA2017 recognizes companies that have produced outstanding and innovative projects, and contributions of local firms to Southeast Asian economies. The NBA2017 is an initiative to honour exceptional local businesses in Singapore. Both nominations were evaluated by an esteemed panel from the country’s top professional firms, comprising of:

1. Ng Jiak See, Executive Director, Head of Corporate Finance Advisory, Deloitte Singapore & Southeast Asia
2. Choo Eng Chuan, Asean Markets Leader and Partner, International and Corporate Tax Services, Ernst & Young Solutions LLP
3. Toh Kim Teck, Assurance Partner, Foo Kon Tan LLP
4. Henry Tan, Managing Director, NEXIA TS

“We are very honoured to receive both the awards today,” said Mr Ron Tan, Group CEO of Cityneon Holdings. “We wanted to build a culture of success and values-led organisation, and have invested significant time and energy in our people. I am pleased to see our teams being awarded recognition for their hard work and innovative efforts. Both the awards will encourage us to continue to strive for excellence.”

Directors’ Responsibility Statement

The directors of the Company (including those who have delegated detailed supervision of this press release) jointly and severally accept full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given in this press release and confirm after making all reasonable enquiries that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the facts stated and opinions expressed in this press release are fair and accurate and have been arrived at after due and careful consideration and the directors of the Company are not aware of any facts the omission of which would make any statement in this press release misleading.

Where information in this press release has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources or obtained from a named source, the sole responsibility of the directors of the Company has been to ensure through reasonable enquiries that such information has been accurately and correctly extracted from those sources and/or reproduced in this press release in its proper form and context.