PRESS RELEASE: Mexico: Microfinance Banco Compartamos Announces Dividend

Source: PR Newswire

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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO,  April 21  –  Banco Compartamos, S.A. informs that at the Annual Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Banco Compartamos, S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple held on April 20, 2009, a dividend was approved for Ps. 278,449,102.92, or Ps. 0.67 per share. This amount per share may change if the bank modifies its position of shares repurchased before the payment date. The dividend will be paid in a single installment by June 30, 2009 through S.D. Indeval S.A. de C.V. (INDEVAL – Institucion para el Deposito de Valores) to stockholders registered with S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V.

This amount per share may change if the bank modifies its position of shares repurchased before the payment date. The dividend will be paid in a single installment by June 30, 2009 through S.D. Indeval S.A. de C.V. (INDEVAL – Institucion para el Deposito de Valores) to stockholders registered with S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V.

Banco Compartamos, S.A., a Mexican bank specialized in microfinance, is the largest lender to microbusiness owners in Latin America. Established in 1990 and headquartered in Mexico City , Compartamos provides small loans to low-income Mexican individuals and business owners, such as craft manufacturers, food vendors and other small businesses. With coverage in over 90% of Mexico, Compartamos works with local and international lenders to secure financing to these market segments, which are currently underserved.Banco Compartamos shares began trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange on April 25, 2007 under the ticker symbol “COMPART”.

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