FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.

Foreign Filer Report • Jan 22, 2013

6-K 1 v332670_6k.htm REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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, 2013

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)

Torre V, Business Park, Ave. La Rotonda, Costa del Este

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__.)

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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.

January 22, 2013.

FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Pedro Toll
Name: Pedro Toll
Title: General Manager

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BLADEX ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND PAYMENT

FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2012

Panama City, Republic of Panama, January 22, 2013 - Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX), announced a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.30 per share corresponding to the fourth quarter 2012.

The cash dividend was approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held January 21, 2013, and is payable February 8, 2013 to the Bank’s stockholders as of the February 1, 2013 record date.

As of December 31, 2012, Bladex had 38,145,182.09 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: cschech@bladex.com

-or-

i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc., 20 Broad Street, 25 th Floor,

New York, NY 10005

Attention: Ms. Melanie Carpenter or Mr. Peter Majeski

Tel.: (212) 406-3694, E-mail: bladex@i-advize.com

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