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): September 26, 2018
FIRST BANCORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
001-14793
(Commission File Number)
| Puerto Rico | 66-0561882 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1519 Ponce de Leon
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)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
Information about First BanCorp’s financial condition as of June 30, 2018 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 No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | First BanCorp Investor Presentation dated September 2018 | |
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: September 26, 2018 | FIRST BANCORP | |||||
| By: | /s/ Orlando Berges | |||||
| Name: | Orlando Berges | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||