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CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 Title 18,
United States Code)
Pursuant to
Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
(subsections (a) and
(b) of Section
1350, Chapter 63
of Title
18,
United States Code), the undersigned officer of
First BanCorp., a Puerto Rico
corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such
officer’s knowledge, that:
The Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”) of
the Company fully complies
with the
requirements of
section 13(a)
or 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange
Act of
1934 and
information contained
in the
Form 10-Q
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
Date: May 9, 2024
/s/ Aurelio Alemán
Name: Aurelio Alemán
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer