Article: SAUDI ARABIA.

Prince Alwaleed takes firm line on bank merger The proposed merger between Saudi American Bank (Samba) and United Saudi Bank (USB) has been called into question following doubts expressed by USB chairman Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal about the terms of the deal.

Prince Alwaleed made his views known in a statement to the Riyadh daily Arab News on 13 May after reports that Samba had proposed that 3.75 USB shares should be exchanged for one Samba share. "If Samba is proposing this ratio, then the merger will be deemed as null and void," Alwaleed is quoted as saying. However, he added that the final word on the terms of the merger will come from the Saudi Arabian ...

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