Research

February 16, 2009

Market & Company News

Stock Symbol

Air Arabia

Date

15/2/2009

Event

BOD Meeting results

Comment

Recorded a annual net profit of 35.6% and proposed a 10% cash dividends

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Stock Symbol

CBD

Date

17/2/2009

Event

BOD Meeting

Comment

BOD to meet and discuss the financial results for the year end of 2008 along with the budget for 2009 and proposal for distributing dividends, and AGM to be held on 18/3/2009

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Stock Symbol

SHUAA

Date

15/2/2009

Event

Discloses financial results for 2008

Comment

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Stock Symbol

MASQ

Date

14/2/2009

Event

Financial results show core revenue growth of 28.5%

Comment

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Stock Symbol

RAKNIC

Date

19/2/2009

Event

BOD Meeting

Comment

BOD to meet and discuss the financial results for the year end of 2008 and proposal for distributing dividends.

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Stock Symbol

SOROUH

Date

16/2/2009

Event

BOD decides to reduce the foreigner percentage from 20% to 15%

Comment

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Stock Symbol

Al Firdous Holding Co.

Date

16/2/2009

Event

The company records AED 19.5million as a net profit by the end of the third quarter of 2008

Comment

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Stock Symbol

Finance House

Date

15/2/2009

Event

AGM approved 100% cash dividends and last day to participate is 23rd Feb 09 with 25th Feb 09 as the record date

Comment

The company would like to clarify that the dividend amount of AED 200,000,000 does not include the dividend on the 20,000,000 shares issued in 2008 upon conversion of convertible bonds, further more the right to receive this dividend has been waived by the holder of the converted shares, as part of the original conversion agreement.

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Stock Symbol

UIC

Date

10/2/2009

Event

BOD Meeting

Comment

BOD proposed a 25% cash dividend subject to AGM

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Stock Symbol

EIB

Date

15/2/2009

Event

EIB has announced recording a net profit, excluding depositors of AED 401 million an outstanding increase of 68% when compared to 2007

Comment

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