LEADING AUSTRALIAN VENUE MANAGER EXCITED
ABOUT PERTH ARENA’S POTENTIAL

Leading venue management company AEG Ogden today welcomed the Western Australia’s Government’s decision to appoint it the preferred tenderer to operate the new Perth Arena.

Chairman and CEO, Harvey Lister said that AEG Ogden was pleased the Government and VenuesWest had entrusted the operation of this stunning new state-of-the-art arena in Perth to the company.

“We have already commenced discussions with some of the established Australian and international promoters of major concert, sports and other entertainment events and we look forward to revealing an exciting range of events at the Perth Arena as its opening date draws closer."

AEG Ogden is part of a “global family of facilities” spanning five continents, which includes iconic venues such as the Staples Centre at LA Live, London’s 02 Arena, Shanghai’s Mercedes Benz Arena and a network of Asia Pacific venues including Allphones Arena at Sydney Olympic Park and the Brisbane and Newcastle Entertainment Centres.

Mr Lister said AEG Ogden already had a strong presence in Western Australia through the management of the Perth Theatre Trust Venues, which includes His Majesty’s Theatre and the Perth Concert Hall.

“We are proud of the success our team has been able to deliver during the past 11 years at these Perth venues and are equally excited about the challenge of adding to that success through the Perth Arena.

"AEG Ogden now looks forward to meeting with VenuesWest and finalising the details of the arrangements for our appointment,” Mr Lister said.

About AEG Ogden

AEG Ogden is a joint venture between the Australian based Ogden IFC and the Anschutz Entertainment Group of the United States.

AEG Ogden manages a range of arenas, convention centres and stadia in the Asia Pacific region including Allphones Arena in Sydney, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, the Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin and Kuala Lumpur Convention Centres, the Qatar National Convention Centre (currently under construction), Suncorp Stadium in Queensland and the four State Theatres in Perth.

For more information, please visit www.aegogden.com.

About AEG

AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, is the leading sports, entertainment and venue operator in the world. AEG Facilities, a stand-alone affiliate of AEG, owns, operates or consults with more than 100 of the industry’s pre-eminent venues worldwide, across five continents, and works in concert with affiliated AEG entities, including live event producer, AEG Live, AEG Global Partnerships and AEG Development to support the success of AEG venues across the globe. AEG owns, operates or provides services to venues including Staples Centre (Los Angeles, Calif.), The Home Depot Centre (Carson, Calif.), Nokia Theatre L.A. Live (Los Angeles, Calif.), Sprint Centre (Kansas City, Mo.), The Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.), KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.), Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.), American Airlines Arena (Miami, Fla.), AT&T Center (San Antonio, Tx.), Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte, N.C.), Prudential Centre (Newark, N.J.), Target Centre (Minneapolis, Minn.), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), The O2 Arena (London, England), O2 World (Berlin, Germany), O2 World Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany), Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Allphones Arena (Sydney, Australia), Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Brisbane, Australia), Globe Arenas (Stockholm, Sweden), Turk Telekom Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey) and the Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha, Qatar). For more information, please visit www.aegworldwide.com.