PANAMA CITY, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco
Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX),
announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.20 per share corresponding to the fourth
quarter 2010.
During the Board of Director's meeting on January 19, 2011, the Bank's Board reaffirmed its
commitment to a dividend policy that reflects Bladex's growing core
business. In-line with this policy, the quarterly common dividend
was increased from $0.17 to $0.20 per
share.
The cash dividend is payable on February
11, 2011 to stockholders registered as of February 3, 2011.
As of December 31, 2010, Bladex
had 36,710,540.09 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 our 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.