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 April, 2024
Commission File Number 1-11414
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)
Business Park Torre V, Ave. La Rotonda, Costa del Este
P.O. Box 0819-08730
Panama City, Republic of Panama
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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
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.
| FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: April 24, 2024 | By: | /s/ Ana Graciela de Méndez | ||||||
| Name: | Ana Graciela de Méndez | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
BLADEX ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM
2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Panama City, Republic of Panama, April 24, 2024 - Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (“Bladex” or the “Bank”) is pleased to announce voting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 17, 2024 in Panama City, Republic of Panama.
A total of 65.18% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Bladex were represented at the meeting.
At such meeting, each of the four nominated Directors was elected as Director of the Bank separately by the holders of each Class. Each Director was elected with the required votes represented at the meeting as follows:
| Director | Clase | Votos A FAVOR | % Votos A FAVOR | ||||||||
Tarciana Gomes Medeiros* | A | 2,936,176 | 56.62 | ||||||||
Miguel Heras | E | 17,173,281 | 93.34 | ||||||||
| Isela Costantini | Todas las Clases | 20,651,539 | 86.47 | ||||||||
Alexandra Aguirre | Todas las Clases | 21,790,531 | 91.24 | ||||||||
* Elected until 2025
Bladex's audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 were approved with 92.57% of the vote; KPMG was reappointed as the Bank's independent registered public accounting firm, or external auditor, for the year ended December 31, 2024 with 90.69% of the vote; and an advisory proposal on executive compensation was approved with 87.29% of the vote cast in favor.
Bladex, a multinational bank originally established by the central banks of Latin-American and Caribbean countries, began operations in 1979 to promote foreign trade and economic integration in the Region. The Bank, headquartered in Panama, also has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the United States of America, and a Representative License in Peru, supporting the regional expansion and servicing of its customer base, which includes financial institutions and corporations.
Bladex is listed on the NYSE in the United States of America (NYSE: BLX), since 1992, and its shareholders include: central banks and state-owned banks and entities representing 23 Latin American countries, commercial banks and financial institutions, and institutional and retail investors through its public listing.
For further information on Bladex, please access its website at www.bladex.com or contact:
Carlos Daniel Raad – Chief Investor Relations Officer E-mail address: craad@bladex.com / ir@bladex.com. Tel.: (+507) 366-4925 ext. 7925 Head Office Address: Torre V, Business Park, Ave. La Rotonda, Urb. Costa del Este, Panama, Republic of Panama | ||