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Dec 13 2011

Jabal Omar Development Signs SAR3B Government Loan Deal

Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia's Jabal Omar Development Co. (4250.SA) on Tuesday said it signed an agreement with the country's finance ministry for a commercial loan worth 3 billion Saudi riyals ($800 million).

The loan will be repaid over eight years, including a grace period of two years, the property developer said in a statement on the Saudi bourse's website.

The funds will be used to finance part of JODC 's only project, which consists of a mixed-use real-estate development, according to the statement.

The huge SAR12.38 billion project in the Saudi holy city of Mecca is expected to be completed in 2013, according to Zawya.com data.

JODC 's shares closed 0.4% lower at SAR11.75 in an overall negative market Tuesday.

-By Shikrallah Nakhoul, Zawya Dow Jones; +961 1 985757; shikrallah@zawya.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

13-12-11 1702GMT

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