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Odeon UCI

Odeon United Cinemas International is the Europe's leading theater chain and the largest theater chain in the United Kingdom. It is wholly owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. Odeon UCI also operates in Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria and Brazil. It is one of the largest motion picture exhibitors outside of North America.

Odeon Cinemas was founded by Oscar Deutsch in 1928. The first theater opened by Deutsch was located in Brierley Hill, West Midlands but the first theater opened under the “Odeon” brand was located in Perry Barr, Birmingham, UK.

The name "Nickelodeon" had appeared at the beginning of 20th Century and was widely used to describe small theaters in the United States.

By 1930, "Odeon" was a household name and the cinemas known for their maritime-inspired Art Deco architecture. This style was first used in 1930 on the cinema at Perry Barr in Birmingham, which was bought by Deutsch to expand the chain. He liked the style so much that he commissioned the architect, Harry Weedon, to design his future buildings.

In 1941, Odeon was acquired by J. Arthur Rank who had interests in film production and distribution. Odeon remained a part of The Rank Organization for a further 58 years.

An extensive re-branding campaign in 1998 further re-enforced Odeon's position as market leader in the UK and introduced "Fanatical About Film" to British moviegoers. The re-branding and refurbishment campaign culminated in the 3 million pounds upgrade of the flagship cinema, the Odeon Leicester Square.

On February 21, 2000, Odeon was sold to Cinven, who merged the newly re-branded Odeon chain with their existing ABC cinema chain. The resulting chain of cinemas were all re-branded and Odeon enjoyed over two years of continuing positive growth.

Following this success, Cinven sold Odeon to a consortium of investors early in 2003. The principal partners in the purchase were Germany-based WestLB AG, The Entertainment Group, and Robert Tchenguiz of Rotch.

Private equity firm Terra Firma acquired Odeon in September 2004 and UCI in October 2004. UCI was formed as a partnership of Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios initially to build cinemas in the UK. UCI operates theaters in Ireland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Italy and Portugal.

UCI has become the leading exhibitor chain in Spain by purchasing the Warner Lusomundo Sogecable theater chain as well as the AMC circuit in Spain and Portugal. It has also strengthened its position in the Italian market by acquiring three theaters from Europlex and is now the market leader in Italy.

Odeon Cinema locations

ENGLAND

Allerton

Aylesbury

Bath

Banbury

Basingstoke

Birmingham

Blackpool

Bournemouth

Bournemouth

Bracknell

Brighton

Bristol

Bromborough

Canterbury

Chatham

Chelmsford

Colchester

Coventry

Darlington

Derby

Epsom

Esher

Exeter

Gateshead

Guildford

Harrogate

Hastings

Hatfield

Hemel Hempstead

Hereford

Huddersfield

Kettering

Kingston-upon-Thames

Kingston-upon-Hull

Odeon Leeds-Bradford

Leicester

Lincoln

Liverpool (2)

London - Barnet

London - Beckenham

London - Camden Town

London - Covent Garden

London - Gerrards Cross

London - Greenwich

London - Holloway

London - Kensington

London - Kingston-upon-Thames

London - Lee Valley

London - Leicester Sq

London - Marble Arch

London - Muswell Hill

London - Panton St, Westminster

London - Putney

London - Richmond

London - South Woodford

London - Streatham

London - Surrey Quays

London - Swiss Cottage

London - Tottenham Court Road

London - Uxbridge

London - West End

London - Whiteleys

London - Wimbledon

Maidenhead

Maidstone

Manchester (contains one IMAX screen)

Mansfield

Milton Keynes

Norwich

Nuneaton

Oxford - George St

Oxford - Magdalen St

Plymouth

Port Solent

Preston

Rochdale

Salisbury

Sheffield

Silverlink

Southampton

Southend

Stoke-on-Trent

Tamworth

Taunton

Telford

Trafford

Royal Tunbridge Wells

Warrington

West Thurrock

Weston-super-Mare

Worcester

NORTHERN IRELAND

Belfast - Victoria Sq

SCOTLAND

Ayr

Dumfries

Dundee

Dunfermline

East Kilbride

Edinburgh - Lothian Rd

Edinburgh - Wester Hailes

Edinburgh - Fort Kinnaird

Glasgow - Springfield Quay

Glasgow

Kilmarnock

WALES

Bridgend

Cardiff

Swansea

Wrexham

UCI locations

BRAZIL

Curitiba

Fortaleza

Juiz de Fora

Recife (3)

Rio de Janeiro (2)

Rio Preto

Salvador (2)

São Paulo (2)

GERMANY and AUSTRIA

city / screens / seats

(total: 249 screens; 60,520 seats. Germany: 211 / 52,778)

Bad Oeynhausen / 8 / 2,000

Berlin am Eastgate / 8 / 1,544

Berlin Colosseum / 10 / 2,814

Berlin Friedrichshain / 8 / 2,099

Berlin Gropius / 6 / 1,787

Berlin Zoo / 9 / 2,758

Bochum / 14 / 3,354

Cottbus / 9 / 2,228

Dessau / 7 / 1,381

Dresden / 9 / 2,639

Duisburg / 8 / 2,028

Düsseldorf / 9 / 2,786

Flensburg / 8 / 1,998

Gera / 8 / 1,734

Graz / 8 / 2,019

Hamburg Othmarschen / 9 / 2,695

Hamburg Mundsburg / 8 / 2,038

Hamburg Smart City / 9 / 2,504

Kaiserslautern / 8 / 2,128

Köln Hürth / 14 / 2,347

Leipzig / 10 / 2,244

Neuss / 7 / 1,897

Paderborn / 8 / 1,819

Potsdam / 8 / 2,175

Vienna MEC / 21 / 3,521

Vienna SCS / 9 / 2,202

Wilhelmshaven / 9 / 1,781

IRELAND

Dublin - Blanchardstown

Dublin - Coolock

Dublin - Tallaght

Branded as Storm Cinemas

Limerick

Waterford

Naas

Portlaoise

Cavan

ITALY

Arezzo

Bicocca

Casoria

Certosa

Como

Cremona

Curno

Ferrara

Fiumara

Lissone

Marconi

Meridiana

Molfetta

Pioltello

Sinalunga

Verona

PORTUGAL

El Corte Ingles Lisboa

Arrabida Shopping Gaia

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Terra Firma

London office: Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited - 2 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AP, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7015 9500

Frankfurt office: Terrafirma GmbH - 46-50, Garden Towers, Neue Mainzer Strasse, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) 69 380 756 000

Odeon UCI

Tel: (ticket hotline) 0871 22 44 007, (gift hotline) 0800 88 89 11, (Internet helpline) 0871 224 1999, (textphone) 18001 0808 1560 609

Germany: United Cinemas International Multiplex GmbH - 156 Oskar-Hoffmann-Str., D-44789, Bochum, Germany

Ireland: Odeon/UCI Ltd - Festival Park, Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom ST1 5SN. Tel: (ticket hotline) 1520 88 00 00, (Internet Helpline) 1520 927 007, (gift hotline) 1800 560 117

Portugal: administrative@ucicinemas.pt

Spain: info@cinesa.es, compras@cinesa.es, recursos.humanos@cinesa.es

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