PANAMA CITY, April 21, 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 first
quarter 2011.
The cash dividend was approved by the Board of Directors and is
payable on May 9, 2011 to the Bank's
stockholders as of the May 2, 2011
record date.
As of March 31, 2011, Bladex had
36,828,596.09 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:
Bladex, Head Office, Calle 50 y Aquilino
de la Guardia, Panama,
Republic of Panama
Attention: Mr. Christopher
Schech, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
Tel.: (507) 210-8630, E-mail: cschech@bladex.com
-or-
i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., 82 Wall Street, Suite
805,
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Ms. Melanie
Carpenter or Mr. Peter
Majeski
Tel.: (212) 406-3690, E-mail: bladex@i-advize.com
SOURCE Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.