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RNS Number : 5401X  Dar Global PLC  24 July 2024

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS DEFINED FOR THE PURPOSES OF
ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU NO. 596/2014), AS IT FORMS PART
OF THE UNITED KINGDOM DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
(WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED.

 

 

 

24 July 2024

 

DAR GLOBAL PLC

 

('Dar Global', or the 'Company', or the 'Group')

 

DAR GLOBAL SECURES ADDITIONAL GROWTH CAPITAL OF UP TO USD 275 MILLION TO
PROPEL NEW PROJECTS

 

 

Dar Global, the luxury international real estate developer, is pleased to
announce that the Company and Dar Alarkan Global Investment L.L.C. (a related
party and the "Majority Shareholder"), have secured a loan facility of up to
USD 275 million (the "Facility"), from Emirates NBD and other consortium
partners.

 

The proceeds of the Facility will, in turn, be extended to the Company from
the Majority Shareholder in the form of a secured loan (the "Loan"), it will
have a tenor of up to 42 months and is priced at a competitive fixed margin
over the Emirates Interbank Offered Rate ("EIBOR"). The security for the
Facility and the Loan to be provided to the Company include: a subordinated
charge on the assets acquired utilising proceeds from the Facility and the
assignment of cash flows from UAE-based assets of the Company. It is further
supported by the Majority Shareholder through a corporate guarantee and the
collateralisation of its investment in the Company. The Facility will be
repaid through cash flows generated by the Company (including assigned cash
flows).

 

The Company's board plans to use the proceeds across several countries
specifically targeted as part of its strategic growth plan. This Facility is
in addition to the other existing facilities available to the Group.

 

The Facility demonstrates the Company's ability to successfully access the
bank debt market and ensures continued growth to enhance shareholder returns.

 

Ziad El Chaar, CEO of Dar Global, commented:

 

"This capital demonstrates the strong support we have from our parent company.
It will allow us to take advantage of additional growth opportunities as we
actively pursue a number of projects in our target markets, including the UAE,
UK, United States and Saudi Arabia. We continue to see sustained demand for
our properties from buyers from over 100 nationalities, who are looking to
invest in luxury homes in highly desirable international locations."

 

 

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For further enquiries, please contact:

 

 Dar Global PLC                          apaul@darglobal.co.uk (mailto:apaul@darglobal.co.uk)

 Abhilash Paul                           ir@darglobal.co.uk (mailto:ir@darglobal.co.uk)

 Panmure Liberum (Corporate Broker)      +44 (0) 20 3100 2000

 Dru Danford

 Jamie Richards

 Will King

 Nikhil Varghese

 Sodali & Co (Financial PR Adviser)      darglobal@sodali.com (mailto:darglobal@powerscourt-group.com)

 Justin Griffiths                        +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

 Louisa Henry

 

 

About Dar Global

 

Dar Global PLC is a highly differentiated international real estate business.
It focuses predominantly on developing real estate projects comprising second
homes for internationally mobile customers, in some of the most desirable
locations across the Middle East and Europe, including downtown Dubai, Muscat
in Oman, London and the Costa del Sol region in the South of Spain.

Dar Global was originally established to house and develop the international
assets of Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development PJSC ("DAARE"), a leading real
estate developer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Listed on the Saudi Stock
Exchange since 2007, Dar Al Arkan has delivered over 15,000 residential units
with total assets of c. USD 9 billion.

The Company intends to expand its focus to hospitality assets. The aim is to
acquire or build hotels and sell them after a period of three to five years of
operation once the hotels or resorts' revenue streams stabilise. Target
markets include Spain, Dubai, Maldives, Athens, Saudi Arabia and London.

Dar Global was admitted to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 28
February 2023. Please visit www.DarGlobal.co.uk (http://www.DarGlobal.co.uk)

 

About Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD (DFM: Emirates NBD) is a leading banking group in the MENAT
(Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye) region with a presence in 13
countries, serving over 17 million customers. As at 31st March 2024, total
assets were AED 902 billion, (equivalent to approx. USD 246 billion). The
Group has operations in the UAE, Egypt, India, Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Russia and Bahrain
and representative offices in China and Indonesia with a total of 858 branches
and 4,450 ATMs / SDMs. Emirates NBD is the leading financial services brand in
the UAE with a Brand value of USD 3.89 billion.

Emirates NBD Group serves its customers (individuals, businesses, governments,
and institutions) and helps them realise their financial objectives through a
range of banking products and services including retail banking, corporate and
institutional banking, Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking,
asset management, global markets and treasury, and brokerage operations. The
Group is a key participant in the global digital banking industry with 97% of
all financial transactions and requests conducted outside of its branches. The
Group also operates Liv., the lifestyle digital bank by Emirates NBD, with
close to half a million users, it continues to be the fastest-growing bank in
the region.

 

 

 

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