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Alexander Baron von Spoercken , CEO, Clubhaus AG, to present Berlin's Seeburg Project at the INVgolf Investment Forum 2005

Alexander Baron von Spoercken

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 11, 2005 -- Alexander Baron von Spoercken, CEO, Clubhaus AG, Germany , will present the Seeburg Project during the 'Five Experts Comment on Four Projects in Three Countries' interactive session at the INVgolf Investment Forum 2005, to be held in Belek, Antalya, Turkey on April 22 & 23, 2005.

A. Baron von Spoercken is Vice-President, European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA), and Co-Founder & Chairman, German Golf Course Owners Association (BVGA).

"I am delighted to present our unique Seeburg project in Berlin to the high-level delegates of the INVgolf Investment Forum 2005 from around the world," says A. Baron von Spoercken. "This is a unique development that will include a superb hotel with 175 rooms, 10 suites, 65 apartments, conference rooms and facilities, a wellness oasis with sauna landscape, fitness, massage and beauty parlors, two restaurants with bar facilities, an 18-hole championship golf course with practice facilities, a clubhouse with 12 apartments, a roof terrace, pro shop, restaurant, bar and other amenities. The freehold to this 87-hectare property is owned by Clubhaus AG, which is an innovative, dynamic and leading German company making its mark in the golf and leisure industry in my country. We are currently actively pursuing strategic partners and interested investors in order to implement this extraordinary project and develop an oasis just 20 minutes west of the Brandenburg Gate in Germany's capital city."

Career summary

Born in 1947
Master of Arts in Economics (University of California)
1974 - 1976 Deltec Banking Corporation (Nassau, New York, London)
1978 - 1980 Bankhaus Trinkaus & Burkhardt, Dusseldorf, Germany
1984 Development of Golfanlage Schloss Ludersburg near Hamburg, Germany
1996 - 2002 Development Director, Clubhaus PLC, London
1997 Co-Founder & Chairman, German Golf Course Owners Association (BVGA)
2002 CEO, Clubhaus AG, Germany
2004 Vice-President, European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA)
Ranked fourth in the "Top 100 in German Golf" in Germany's Golf Magazin (April 2004)

About the Seeburg Project

The Seeburg project in Berlin (20 minutes west of Brandenburg Gate) is a planned project by Clubhaus AG, an innovative, modern company making its mark in the golf and leisure industry. A substantial hotel and residential project has been planned and recently permitted in Berlin-Seeburg, the project features spa facilities and an 18-hole golf course; marketing of the project is now underway; the hotel, residential and spa facilities will consist of:

185 rooms and suites
65 apartments
Event and conference rooms (2,490 sq.m.)
Two restaurants with bar facilities
Spa facilities (wellness) with sauna park, fitness, massage practice and beauty treatment (a total of 5,300 sq.m.), shops, underground parking, parking area
The golf course will be an 18-hole championship course with all practice facilities, a clubhouse with 12 apartments, roof terrace, pro shop, restaurant, bar, a caddy room and service facilities, maintenance compound, and a parking area.