Bladex Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment For First Quarter 2016

PANAMA CITY, April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX), announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.385 per share corresponding to the first quarter 2016.

The cash dividend was approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held April 12, 2016, and is payable May 11, 2016 to the Bank's stockholders as of the April 25, 2016 record date.

As of March 31, 2016, Bladex had 39,033,775.78 shares outstanding of all classes.

Bladex is a multinational bank originally established by the central banks of Latin-American and Caribbean countries, to promote foreign trade finance and economic integration in the Region.  Bladex is listed on the NYSE in the United States of America (ticker symbol: BLX). 

Bladex's shareholders include central banks, state-owned banks and entities representing 23 Latin American countries, as well as commercial banks and financial institutions, institutional and retail investors through its public listing. 

The Bank, headquartered in Panama, has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States of America, to support the expansion and servicing of its client base, which includes financial institutions and corporations.

For further information, please access Bladex's website at www.bladex.com or contact:

Mr. Christopher Schech, Chief Financial OfficerTel.: (+507) 210-8630, E-mail address: [email protected] Bladex, Head Office, Torre V, Business Park, Avenida La Rotonda, Urb. Costa del Este, Panama, Republic of Panama

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