SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 Or 15d-16 Of The
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
month of July of 2008
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.)
Form
20-F
x Form
40-F
o
(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
o
No
x
(If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82__.)
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLADEX
ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYMENT
FOR
SECOND QUARTER 2008
Panama
City, Republic of Panama, July 16, 2008 - Banco Latinoamericano de
Exportaciones, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX), announced today their quarterly cash
dividend of $0.22 per share, corresponding to the second quarter of
2008.
The
cash
dividend was approved by the Board of Directors on July 15, 2008 and is payable
on July 31, 2008 to the Bank’s stockholders as of record July 21, 2008.
As
of
June 30, 2008, Bladex had 36,370,851.79
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 our website on the Internet at www.bladex.com
or
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) 210-8563, 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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COMUNICADO
DE PRENSA
BLADEX
ANUNCIA PAGO DE DIVIDENDO
DEL
SEGUNDO TRIMESTRE 2008
Panamá,
República de Panamá, 16 de julio de 2008 - Banco Latinoamericano de
Exportaciones, S. A. (Bladex) (Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York: BLX) informa
el
pago del dividendo en efectivo trimestral de US$0.22 por acción común
correspondiente al segundo trimestre de 2008.
El
dividendo en efectivo fue aprobado por su Junta Directiva el 15 de julio de
2008, y será pagado el 31 de julio de 2008 a los accionistas comunes registrados
del Banco al 21 de julio de 2008.
Al
30 de
junio de 2008, Bladex tenía 36,370,851.79
acciones
comunes en circulación.
Bladex
es
un banco supranacional originalmente establecido por los Bancos Centrales de
los
países de América Latina y el Caribe (la “Región”) para promover el
financiamiento de comercio exterior en la Región. Establecido en Panamá, sus
accionistas incluyen bancos centrales y comerciales en 23 países de la Región,
así como bancos internacionales e inversionistas privados.
Para
mayor información, favor accesar HTwww.bladex.comTH
o
contactar:
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Bladex,
Casa Matriz, Calle 50 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Panamá, Rep. de
Panamá
Atención:
Sr. Jaime Celorio, Primer Vicepresidente - Finanzas
Tel.:
(507) 210-8563, Dirección electrónica de Internet: Hjcelorio@bladex.comT
-o-
i-advize
Corporate Communications, Inc., 82 Wall Street, Suite 805,
Nueva
York, NY 10005
Atención:
Melanie Carpenter o Peter Majeski
Tel.:
(212) 406-3690, Dirección electrónica de Internet:
bladex@i-advize.com
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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.
July
17,
2008
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Banco
Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A.
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By:
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/s/
Pedro Toll
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Name:
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Pedro
Toll
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Title:
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Deputy
Manager
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