PANAMA CITY, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Banco
Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX),
announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.15 per share, corresponding to the first
quarter of 2010.
The cash dividend was approved by the Board of Directors and is
payable on May 6, 2010 to the Bank's
stockholders as of record date April 26,
2010.
As of March 31, 2010, Bladex had
36,619,976.09 common shares outstanding of all classes.
Bladex is a supranational bank originally established by the
Central Banks of Latin America and
Caribbean countries to promote
trade finance in the Region. Based in Panama, its shareholders include central and
state-owned entities in 23 countries of the Region, as well as
Latin American and international commercial banks, and
institutional and retail investors.
For further information, please access Bladex's website on the
Internet at www.bladex.com or contact:
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Bladex, Head Office, Calle 50 y Aquilino de la
Guardia, Panama, Republic of Panama
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Attention: Mr. Christopher Schech, Senior
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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Tel.: (507) 210-8630, E-mail:
cschech@bladex.com
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i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., 82 Wall
Street, Suite 805,
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New York, NY 10005
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Attention: Ms. Melanie Carpenter or Mr.
Peter Majeski
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Tel.: (212) 406-3690, E-mail: bladex@i-advize.com
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SOURCE Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.