0001193125-14-201416.txt : 20140515 0001193125-14-201416.hdr.sgml : 20140515 20140515170636 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-14-201416 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140513 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20140515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140515 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: 14848696 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 d730931d8k.htm 8-K 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): May 13, 2014

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)

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 13, 2014, Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The matters considered and voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the results of the vote of the stockholder were as follows:

Proposal 1

To elect three directors assigned to “Class 3” for a three-year term:

 

     FOR    AGAINST    ABSTAIN    BROKER NON-VOTES

María Luisa Ferré

    77,609,727    4,847,054    333,501    11,900,724

C. Kim Goodwin

    81,954,516    520,646    315,120    11,900,724

William J. Teuber Jr.

    81,674,300    800,610    315,372    11,900,724

To elect one director assigned to “Class 2” for a two-year term

 

     FOR    AGAINST    ABSTAIN    BROKER NON-VOTES

John W. Diercksen

    81,961,217    515,807    313,258    11,900,724

Proposal 2

To approve an advisory vote of the Corporation’s executive compensation program.

 

FOR    AGAINST    ABSTAIN    BROKER NON-VOTES

81,188,601

    1,238,379    363,302    11,900,724

As a participant in the Capital Purchase Program of the United States Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Corporation is required to submit yearly to stockholders the vote related to the Corporation’s advisory vote on executive compensation program. Therefore, no proposal was submitted for a vote of stockholders in connection with the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation.

Proposal 3

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Corporation for 2014.

 

FOR    AGAINST    ABSTAIN    BROKER NON-VOTES

93,715,870

    813,401    161,735    N/A

The press release issued by the Corporation in connection with the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

99.1 Press release dated May 13, 2014

 

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: May 15, 2014     By:   /s/ Jorge J. García
      Jorge J. García
      Senior Vice President and Corporate Comptroller
 EX-99.1 2 d730931dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Popular, Inc. elects four directors

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) announced that shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on May 13, 2014, approved the election of the four directors nominated for election by the Board of Directors.

Class 3 Directors María Luisa Ferré, C. Kim Goodwin and William J. Teuber will serve three-year terms expiring in 2017. Class 2 Director, John W. Diercksen, will serve a two-year term expiring in 2016.

An advisory vote approving the Corporation’s executive compensation program and the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Corporation for 2014 were also approved.

Founded in 1893, Popular, Inc. is the leading banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico and ranks 37th 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.

 

Popular, Inc.

Investor Relations:

Brett Scheiner, 212-417-6721

Investor Relations Officer

or

Media Relations:

Teruca Rullán, 787-281-5170 or Mobile: 917-679-3596

Senior Vicepresident, Corporate Communications

Source: Popular, Inc.