UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
 
Form 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 30, 2020
 
First BanCorp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Puerto Rico
 001-14793
66-0561882
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
 
1519 Ponce De Leon Ave.
P.O. Box 9146
San Juan, Puerto Rico
 
 
00908-0146
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(787) 729-8200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.10 par value)
   FBP
   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Information about First BanCorp’s financial condition as of March 31, 2020 is incorporated by reference herein from the investor presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

The executive officers of First BanCorp are using the materials filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, in whole or in part, in meetings with investors and analysts. A copy of the investor presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)
  Exhibits
     
Exhibit
  Description of Exhibit
     
99.1
  First BanCorp COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness and Response Investor Update dated April 2020
     
104
  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
     
    Exhibit 99.1 referenced therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall Exhibit 99.1 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Exhibit Index

 
Exhibit
  Description of Exhibit
     
99.1
  First BanCorp COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness and Response Investor Update dated April 2020
     
104
  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
     
    Exhibit 99.1 referenced therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall Exhibit 99.1 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.


Date: April 30, 2020 
First BanCorp.
       
  By:
/s/ Orlando Berges  
  Name:
Orlando Berges
 
  Title:
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 



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