Apco Declares Quarterly Dividend

TULSA, Okla., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Apco Oil and Gas International Inc. (Nasdaq: APAGF) has approved a regular quarterly dividend of 2 cents per share on the company's ordinary shares.

The dividend is payable on April 27, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 19, 2010.

About Apco (NASDAQ: APAGF)

Apco is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in nine oil and gas concessions and two exploration permits in Argentina, and two exploration and production contracts in Colombia. More information is available at www.apcooilandgas.com.

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