0001157523-13-004568.txt : 20131001 0001157523-13-004568.hdr.sgml : 20131001 20131001080042 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-13-004568 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130927 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20131001 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131001 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: POPULAR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000763901 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 660667416 FISCAL YEAR END: 1212 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34084 FILM NUMBER: 131125072 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 209 MUNOZ RIVERA AVE STREET 2: POPULAR CENTER BUILDING CITY: HATO REY STATE: PR ZIP: 00918 BUSINESS PHONE: 7877659800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 362708 CITY: SAN JUAN STATE: PR ZIP: 00936-2708 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANPONCE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a50719387.htm POPULAR, INC. 8-K

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): September 27, 2013



POPULAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Puerto Rico

 

001-34084

 

66-0667416

 

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification
Number)

 

209 Munoz Rivera Avenue
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

 

 

00918

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

(787) 765-9800

 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 
 

NOT APPLICABLE

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)





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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 1, 2013, Popular, Inc. (“Popular” or the “Company”) announced that John W. Diercksen had been appointed to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Diercksen, 64, was Executive Vice President of Verizon Communications, Inc., a leading provider of telecommunications and broadband services, with revenues of over $100 billion, until September 2013. Mr. Diercksen was responsible for key strategic initiatives related to the review and assessment of potential mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Diercksen serves on the boards of directors of Harman International Industries, Incorporated and Intelsat, S.A.

From 2003 to 2012, Mr. Diercksen was Executive Vice President, Strategy, Development, and Planning for Verizon. In this capacity he was instrumental in forging Verizon’s strategy of technology investment and repositioning its assets through the acquisition of spectrum including the cable spectrum transaction; the merger with MCI; the Alltel acquisition; the restructuring of international units; the spinoff of Verizon's directories unit and landline assets, and the Terremark and Cloud Switch acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Diercksen held a series of increasingly senior financial and leadership roles with Verizon, Bell Atlantic, and Nynex, among others.

Mr. Diercksen will serve on the Audit and Risk Management committees of the Board.

Mr. Diercksen will receive compensation as non-employee director in accordance with the Corporation’s non-employee director compensation practices described in the Corporation’s Annual Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2013.

There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Diercksen and any other person pursuant to which they were appointed as directors of the Corporation and there are no related party transactions between Mr. Diercksen and the Corporation.

A copy of the press release relating to this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1      Press release dated October 1, 2013

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.


POPULAR, INC.

(Registrant)
 

Date:

October 1, 2013

By: /s/ Jorge J. García

Jorge J. García

Senior Vice President and Corporate Comptroller

EX-99.1 2 a50719387ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Popular Appoints John W. Diercksen to Board of Directors

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 1, 2013--Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) announced today that John W. Diercksen has been appointed to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Diercksen, 64, was Executive Vice President of Verizon Communications, Inc., a leading provider of telecommunications and broadband services, with revenues of over $100 billion, until September 2013. Mr. Diercksen was responsible for key strategic initiatives related to the review and assessment of potential mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Diercksen serves on the boards of directors of Harman International Industries, Incorporated and Intelsat, S.A.

From 2003 to 2012, Mr. Diercksen was Executive Vice President, Strategy, Development, and Planning for Verizon. In this capacity he was instrumental in forging Verizon’s strategy of technology investment and repositioning its assets through the acquisition of spectrum including the cable spectrum transaction; the merger with MCI; the Alltel acquisition; the restructuring of international units; the spinoff of Verizon's directories unit and landline assets, and the Terremark and Cloud Switch acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Diercksen held a series of increasingly senior financial and leadership roles with Verizon, Bell Atlantic, and Nynex, among others.

“We are delighted that John has agreed to join our Board of Directors,” said Richard L. Carrión, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Popular. “He brings extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and financial management. I’m confident he will be a valuable addition to our Board.”

Mr. Diercksen holds an MBA from Pace University and his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Iona College.

About Popular, Inc.

Founded in 1893, Popular, Inc. is the leading banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico and ranks 36th by assets among U.S. banks. In the United States, Popular has established a community-banking franchise providing a broad range of financial services and products with branches in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and California.

For more information, visit http://www.popular.com.

CONTACT:
Popular, Inc.
Investor Relations:
Brett Scheiner, 212-417-6721
Investor Relations Officer
or
Media Relations:
Teruca Rullán, 787-281-5170
Mobile: 917-679-3596
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications