PANAMA CITY, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco
Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX),
announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.25 per share corresponding to the fourth
quarter 2011.
During the Board of Director's meeting January 17, 2012, the Bank's Board reaffirmed its
commitment to a dividend approach that reflects Bladex's growing
core business. Consequently, the quarterly common dividend
increased from $0.20 to $0.25 per share.
The cash dividend is payable February 9,
2012 to the Bank's stockholders as of the January 31, 2012 record date.
As of December 31, 2011, Bladex
had 37,131,942.09 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:
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., 20 Broad Street, 25th
Floor,
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Ms. Melanie
Carpenter or Mr. Peter
Majeski
Tel.: (212) 406-3694, E-mail: bladex@i-advize.com
SOURCE Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.