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): July 27, 2023
 
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. ☐


Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 27, 2023, First BanCorp. (the “Corporation”), the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico (“FirstBank” or the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing its unaudited results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the presentation that the Corporation will use at its conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. As announced in a press release dated July 7, 2023, the call may be accessed via a live Internet webcast at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, July 27, 2023, through the Corporation’s investor relations website: www.fbpinvestor.com or through the dial-in telephone number 833-470-1428 or 404-975-4839 for international callers. The participant access code is 640793.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

               (d) Exhibits
         
Exhibit
 
Description of Exhibit
     
99.1   Press Release dated July 27, 2023 - First BanCorp Announces Earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2023
     
99.2   First BanCorp Conference Call Presentation – Financial Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
     
    Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 referenced therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 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   Press Release dated July 27, 2023 - First BanCorp Announces Earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2023
     
99.2   First BanCorp Conference Call Presentation – Financial Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023
     
104
   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
     
    Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 referenced therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 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: July 27, 2023 First BanCorp.
 
 
 
 
 By: /s/ Orlando Berges
 
 Name: Orlando Berges
 
 Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
                                                                                                


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