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Mar 31, 2010
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Damas signs standstill deal with lenders

By
Reuters
Published
Mar 31, 2010

DUBAI (Reuters) - Jeweller Damas International DAMAS.DI has reached a standstill agreement with most of its creditors while it continues to work on a restructuring plan, the company said.


Photo: www.damasjewel.com

Dubai-based Damas was recently ordered to dismiss its board and pay fines, the latest development after the company last year accused its former head of involvement in $165 million of "unauthorised" transactions.

The jeweller didn't specify how much of its debt was covered by the standstill, nor until when the standstill period would run. Local daily The National earlier in March wrote Damas was seeking a standstill on around $872 million worth of debt. Damas said the agreement was made with a majority of its lenders and that the company was developing a restructuring plan which would be implemented at the end of the standstill period.

Damas is dealing with nearly 20 banks, including international players such as France's BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) and Britain's Barclays

Damas wasn't immediately available to comment.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority in March said an investigation revealed that the Damas board did not exercise appropriate governance after key executives drew down reserves without approval.

The regulator said that the "Abdullah Brothers", who it named as Tawhid, Tawfique and Tamjid Abdullah, owed the company $99.4 million cash plus the value of 1,940 kilograms of gold, which would be worth around $71 million at market prices.

Damas is primarily involved in the business of trading in gold and gold jewellery, diamond jewellery, pearls, watches, silver and precious stones on a wholesale and retail basis.

(Reporting by Nicolas Parasie; Editing by Thomas Atkins)

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