JEDDAH – The Board of Zamil Industrial Investment Company (Zamil Industrial) has approved distributing SR45 million as bi-annual dividends for the first half of 2012 at SR0.75 per share (representing 7.5 percent of the paid-up capital), the company said in a statement recently. Dividends' eligibility will be for shareholders registered as at the close of trading on July 31, 2012. Distribution of dividends to shareholders starts on Aug. 14, 2012. Zamil Industrial urges all shareholders to update their bank account details in order to avoid delays in transferring their dividends. Shareholders are welcome to send their inquiries by directly contacting our Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Department by phone (03 8108180) or by email ([email protected]). Zamil Industrial registered SR93.3 million net profit in the first half of 2012, a 10.2 percent from SR84.7 million last year, while earnings per share climbed to SR1.55 from SR1.41 generated in the same period last year, the company said on the Tadawul website. – SG
