SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16
under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of April, 2009
BANCO
LATINOAMERICANO DE EXPORTACIONES, S.A.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
LATIN
AMERICAN EXPORT BANK
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Calle 50
y Aquilino de la Guardia
P.O. Box
0819-08730
El
Dorado, Panama City
Republic
of Panama
(Address
of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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Form
20-F x
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Form
40-F o
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(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 12g-3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
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Yes
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No
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(If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82__.)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
April 20,
2009
| Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Pedro Toll | |
| Name: Pedro Toll | |||
| Title: Deputy Manager | |||
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLADEX
ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYMENT OF US$0.15 PER SHARE;
US$16.7
MILLION IN NET INCOME FOR FIRST QUARTER 2009
Panama City, Panama, April 20, 2009
– Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A., (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX),
announced today a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.15 per share, corresponding to
the first quarter of 2009, during which the Bank generated US$16.7 million in
Net Income. (Bladex’s full First Quarter 2009 earnings release will be
distributed on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, prior to the market
open).
Mr. Jaime
Rivera, Bladex’s Chief Executive Officer stated the following:
"Bladex
is successfully operating in the midst of an international financial crisis with
unclear long-term implications. In response, the Bank has
progressively increased liquidity, decreased concentrations, reduced leverage,
decreased expenses, and strengthened reserve coverage. In view of
market volatility and accompanying uncertainty that show few signs of abating,
however, the Board of Directors considers the new dividend amount to be
consistent with the Bank’s proven, prudent approach to capital management, and
with the long term interests of shareholders."
The cash
dividend is payable on May 7, 2009, to the Bank’s stockholders as of the April
27, 2009 record date. As of March 31, 2009, Bladex had 36,422,089.79 common
shares outstanding.
Bladex
will host its First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, April 23,
2009 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. Presenting for Bladex will be Mr.
Jaime Rivera, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Jaime Celorio, Chief Financial
Officer.
To
participate, please dial:
(800)
311-9401 (U.S. Participants)
(334)
323-7224 (From outside the U.S.)
Conference
ID: 8034
There
will also be a live Webcast of the event at www.bladex.com.
For
questions, please contact:
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Bladex,
Head Office, Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama, Republic of
Panama
Attention: Mr.
Jaime Celorio, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial
Officer
Tel.:
(507) 210-8630, E-mail: jcelorio@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
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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 at www.bladex.com