UNITED
STATES
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 January, 2010
BANCO
LATINOAMERICANO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR, S.A.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
FOREIGN
TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Calle 50
y Aquilino de la Guardia
P.O. Box
0819-08730
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.)
Form 20-F
x Form
40-F ¨
(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.)
Yes ¨ No x
(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, thereto duly
authorized.
January
21, 2010
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FOREIGN
TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.
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By:
/s/ Pedro Toll
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Name:
Pedro Toll
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Title: General
Manager
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLADEX
ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYMENT
FOR
FOURTH QUARTER 2009
Panama
City, Republic of Panama, January 21, 2010 - Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio
Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX), announced today a quarterly cash dividend
of US$0.15 per share corresponding to the fourth quarter of 2009.
The cash
dividend was approved by the Board of Directors and is payable on February 8,
2010 to the Bank’s stockholders as of the January 29, 2010 record
date.
As of
December 31, 2009, Bladex had 36,545,616.09 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., 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