said March 31that its shareholders approved a cash dividend payment relating to 2015 earningsworth 1.17 billion Peruvian soles, or 20 céntimos per share.

The dividendwill be registered and paid on April 21 and May 10, respectively.

The bank's shareholdersalso approved a capital increase of 1.21 billion soles, in which 1,212,295,535 newshares of a par value of 1 sol each will be distributed pro rata.

As of March 31, US$1 was equivalent to 3.36 Peruviansoles.