SEC FORM 3/A

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SOUFFRONT CARLOS

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

#27 DORADO BEACH EAST

(Street)

DORADO

00646

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/18/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORIENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC [ OFG ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	General Counsel & Secretary

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
11/28/2008

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	12,403	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Units⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	9,826	⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Awarded pursuant to the Amended and Restated Oriental Financial Group Inc. 2007 Omnibus Performance Incentive Plan.

2. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Restricted Period shall lapse in its entirely on the third anniversary of the date of this Award.

3. See prior footnote.

4. Not applicable. The Grantee is expected to receive the underlying shares of common stock at the end of the Restricted Period.

Remarks:

This Form is hereby amended to correct (i) the date on which Mr. Souffront became a Reporting Person and (ii) an award of restricted units under the Amended and Restated Oriental Financial Group Inc. 2007 Omnibus Performance Incentive Plan, which was inadvertently reported as an award of restricted shares of common stock. The Reporting Person does not own any shares of restricted common stock of the Company.

	/s/ Carlos Souffront	03/16/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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