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DAMAC Properties announces Dubai Shopping Festival 2008 winners

As part of the largest and most exclusive promotion during DSF 2008, luxury lifestyle provider and the region's leading private sector master developer - DAMAC Properties - yesterday announced the lucky winners.

Ismail Ahli, UAE national was the lucky winner of the grand raffle prize - a private island in the Caribbean and Abdulla Al Shamisi, UAE national, won the ECLIPSE 500 Private Jet worth AED 5.5 million. The promotion, which has seen prizes worth AED 90 million being given away, was awarded most innovative DSF 2008 promotion, at the DSF closing ceremony in February.

The promotion comprised of a mega raffle prize with a private Island worth AED 1 million and a grand raffle prize with a brand new ECLIPSE 500 Private Jet worth AED 5.5 million. Every property bought during DSF entitled the customer a chance to win either the private Island or a Jet plane. The property developer also announced a Bentley or BMW with every apartment brought during DSF 2008.

Unveiling details about the winners, Mr. Hussain Sajwani, Chairman DAMAC Holding, said, "I am pleased to announce that DAMAC's promotion during Dubai Shopping Festival 2008 was a grand success. At DAMAC our focus has always been delivering luxury to our customers, and during DSF, we delivered a vast array of extended delight and benefits to all our new customers."

Speaking at the event, Peter Riddoch, CEO, DAMAC Properties, said, "I would like to congratulate all the winners and thank them for their purchases. This year's DSF success has challenged us to raise the bar to develop an even more innovative marketing campaign for DSF 2009."

Over 110 nationalities have bought properties from DAMAC Properties and effective support services are provided by the property developer. The company's comprehensive customer care program provides solutions through its vast regional network with offices in the UK (London, Manchester), Ireland, UAE, Russia, Italy, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and Qatar.

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About DAMAC Properties

DAMAC Properties is part of DAMAC Holdings. DAMAC properties was established in 1995 and has grown into one of the most successful residential, leisure and commercial developers in Dubai and the Middle East, and is expanding rapidly into North Africa, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Far East.

The company's portfolio includes properties spread across 500 million square feet and is worth in excess of US$30 billion. By partnering with world renowned architects and designers, DAMAC Properties aims to develop schemes that include residential, commercial and leisure facilities that will create an integrated community.

The company's schemes are located in the most desirable and exclusive locations and the homes are built to a high quality specification that has become synonymous with the group. Driven by a passion for excellence, DAMAC Properties manage all their projects from start to finish.

The company's diverse range of expertise allows them to control land purchase activity, appointment of architects and designers, construction and sales and after sales service. In addition to support services provided by their Dubai headquarters, the company's comprehensive Customer Care Program provides solutions through its vast regional network with offices in the UK (London, Manchester, Reading, Leicester, Birmingham and Glasgow), Ireland, Italy, UAE, Russia, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, KSA and Qatar.

The parent company, DAMAC Holdings, has grown over the years from a specialist catering company established in 1982, into a multi-billion dollar corporation to become one of the largest organizations in the Middle East. Source

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