UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
Form 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
 
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 1, 2020
 
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)
 
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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.  ☐
 
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



EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment”) is being filed by First BanCorp (the “Corporation”), the bank holding company of FirstBank Puerto Rico (the “Bank”) for the purpose of amending Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits of that certain Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed by the Corporation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2020 (the “Initial 8-K”) in connection with the completion of the acquisition of Santander BanCorp and its wholly-owned subsidiary Banco Santander Puerto Rico (the “Acquired Businesses”). This Amendment is being filed to provide information related to the filing of the financial statements of the Acquired Businesses and the required pro forma financial information by an amendment to the Initial 8-K.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)
Financial Statements of Acquired Businesses

The Corporation intends to file the required financial statements by an amendment to the Initial 8-K no later than 71 days following the date the Initial 8-K was required to be filed.

(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information

The Corporation intends to file the required pro forma financial information by an amendment to the Initial 8-K no later than 71 days following the date the Initial 8-K was required to be filed.


 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.
 

Date: September 1, 2020
FIRST BANCORP.
     
 
By:
/s/ Lawrence Odell
 
Name:
Lawrence Odell
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and General Counsel