Monday, Jun 27, 2011

(This item was originally published Sunday.)

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Samba Financial Group (1090.SA) said Sunday it will distribute 776 million Saudi riyals ($207 million) in dividends for the first half of 2011.

The dividend, of SAR0.80 a share net of zakat, will be paid from Aug. 8, Samba said in a statement it posted on the website of the Saudi bourse.

-By Angus McDowall of Dow Jones; +971-4-446-1685, angus.mcdowall@dowjones.com

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