UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 24, 2016

First BanCorp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Puerto Rico	001-14793	66-0561882
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1519 Ponce de Leon Ave., PO Box 9146, San Juan, Puerto Rico		00908-0146
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 787-729-8041

Not Applicable
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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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 24, 2016, the matters voted on and the voting results are as follows:

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Director Nominees:	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained
Juan Acosta-Reboyras		189,310,967		1,222,927		40,462
Aurelio Alemán-Bermúdez		189,318,526		1,242,833		12,997
Luz A. Crespo		189,425,939		1,128,517		19,900
Robert T. Gormley		189,280,762		1,245,553		48,041
Thomas M. Hagerty		174,542,404		15,999,253		32,699
Michael P. Harmon		189,419,339		1,121,193		33,824
Roberto R. Herencia		150,265,443		40,057,643		251,270
David I. Matson		189,202,037		1,331,856		40,463
José Menéndez-Cortada		189,137,417		1,416,470		20,469

Broker Non-Vote 18,873,280            shares for each director.

Proposal 2 –Approval of amendments to the First BanCorp. Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended

Votes For	Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
187,680,569		2,846,152		47,635		18,873,280

Proposal 3 — Non-binding Approval of Executive Compensation

Votes For	Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
155,606,524		34,862,954		104,878		18,873,280

Proposal 4 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2016

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
	208,909,212		534,089		4,335	NA

SIGNATURES

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.

	First BanCorp.
May 25, 2016	By:	/s/ Lawrence Odell
		Name: Lawrence Odell
		Title: EVP and General Counsel