BRIEF-Aldar Properties Q3 net profit rises; impairments surge

DUBAI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Aldar Properties PJSC :

* 9-month net profit 1.1 billion dirhams versus 460.4 million

dirhams year-ago

- statement

* Q3 net profit 205.7 million dirhams versus 143.9 million

dirhams year-ago

* Q3 provisions for impairments and write-offs 932 million

dirhams versus 2.5

million dirhams year-ago

* Says evaluation processs on potential merger with Sorouh Real

Estate currently

ongoing

* Writes off 737.1 million dirhams related to impairments on

hotel assets

* Says to repay 309.4 million dirhams debt in Q4 on schedule