Arabtec is trying to evolve from a local contractor into a multinational development company as its finances are boosted by a recovery in Dubai’s property market.
Burdett joins from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, where he was finance head of its international and institutional banking business.
The company had earlier proposed a cash dividend of Dhs0.1 ($0.03) per share plus bonus shares worth 30 per cent of its share capital.
The contractor has won a series of deals in the region recently, including the development of Abu Dhabi’s main airport and the building of a Louvre Museum.
Guest numbers in the emirate’s hotels and hotel apartments soared 32 per cent in Q1 2014, authorities say.
The newly launched airport is expected to see a surge in traffic as Dubai International closes for a runway upgrade.
The transaction was formally launched to price at 115 basis points over midswaps, a document from the lead banks said.
Dubai carrier targets premium business traffic to and from the EU capital
High demand for the offering has helped MAF reduce the prospective cost of its borrowing.
The project was designed by award-winning architects Rafael Vinolycovers and developed by state-owned investment company Mubadala.
NBAD, 70 per cent owned by the Abu Dhabi government, has been realigning its business under new chief executive Alex Thursby, who took charge last summer.
The agreement includes codesharing, frequent flyer reciprocity, airport lounge access, air pass agreements and cargo cooperation between two airlines.
The company’s first quarter growth was mainly driven by higher net sales and an overall improvement in margins.
The UAE concession system allows oil producers to acquire equity in hydrocarbon resources from the country, with ADNOC usually holding a 60 per cent stake in each joint venture.
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qasimi, a member of the ruling family of Ras Al Khaimah, has agreed to sell 250 million shares in the company, a bourse statement said.
The document said the weightings of eight stocks would be reduced “as they may pose accessibility issues to international institutional investors”.
NBAD’s chief executive said fierce competition combined with global interest rate pressure was starting to drive down the profitability of lending.
Company officials previously said there might be a dual listing on Nasdaq Dubai, the smaller of the emirate’s two exchanges, and London.
The German airline had said last month it was in talks over certain options that prompted speculation that Etihad could gain more control over the carrier.
The airport’s passenger traffic was boosted by the expanding networks of Emirates and flydubai, authorities said.
The scheme allows long term investors and end users to purchase properties without pre-registration even on the launch day.
The bank posted net profit of Dhs1.41 billion ($383.9 million) in the first three months of 2014.
Dubai’s Expo 2020 Preparatory Committee will submit the mandatory registration dossier for the event in 2015, it was confirmed.
The company handled 6.76 million twenty-foot equivalent units in the quarter, compared with 6.19 million TEU in the corresponding period of 2013.
The Dubai-listed firm made a first-quarter net profit of Dhs58.24 million ($15.86 million) compared with Dhs47.84 million a year earlier.
This loan is split between a 2.1 billion euro one-year bridge loan and a 1.05 billion three-year portion, Etisalat said.
The changes are part of plans to introduce at least two new rules covering the stock exchanges every year, a top official said.
The number of UAE students studying in the US rose to 2,256 in 2012/2013, official figures show.
The telco made a net profit of Dhs2 billion ($544.5 million) in the three months to March 31, according to a company statement.
Around 31 per cent of the UAE’s online shoppers said that they had stopped online purchases due to extra costs.