Bladex Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment for First Quarter 2013

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Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex)

Apr 17, 2013, 08:00 ET

PANAMA CITY, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX), announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.30 per share corresponding to results for first quarter 2013.

The cash dividend was approved and maintained for the third straight quarter by the Board of Directors at its meeting held April 16, 2013, and is payable May 7, 2013 to the Bank's stockholders as of the April 29, 2013 record date.

As of March 31, 2013, Bladex had 38,402,011.09 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, Torre V, Business Park, Avenida La Rotonda, Urb. Costa del Este,
Panama, Republic of Panama
Attention: Mr. Christopher Schech, Chief Financial Officer
Tel.: (507) 210-8630, E-mail: [email protected]
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i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., 20 Broad Street, 25^th Floor,
New York, NY 10005
Attention: Ms. Melanie Carpenter
Tel.: (212) 406-3692, E-mail: [email protected]