Zions Bancorporation Board Declares Dividends for Common and Preferred Shares

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May 12, 2011, 12:00 ET

SALT LAKE CITY, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION) announced today that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.01 per common share. The dividend is payable May 27, 2011 to shareholders of record on May 23, 2011. The board of directors also declared the regular quarterly cash dividends on the company's various perpetual preferred shares. The cash dividends on the Series A, C, and E shares are payable on June 15, 2011 to shareholders of record on June 1, 2011.

Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation's premier financial services companies, consisting of a collection of great banks in select western markets. Zions operates its banking businesses under local management teams and community identities through approximately 500 offices in 10 Western and Southwestern states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. The company is a national leader in Small Business Administration lending and public finance advisory services. In addition, Zions is included in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Financial 100 indices. Investor information and links to subsidiary banks can be accessed at www.zionsbancorporation.com.