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): October 15, 2021

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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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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective October 15, 2021, First BanCorp. (the “Corporation”) appointed Mr. Said Ortiz, the Corporation’s Controller and Senior Vice President, to serve as the Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Orlando Berges the Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President served as the Chief Accounting Officer on an interim basis since February 25, 2020.

Mr. Ortiz has over fourteen years of experience in the field of public accounting. His trajectory in the Corporation began as Assistant Controller, managing several groups in the Controller Department. His previous roles include positions as auditing and consulting manager for international firms, such as KPMG and Ernst & Young. This professional experience gave Mr. Ortiz the opportunity to manage important projects, including the implementation of accounting systems for international public companies, process optimization, policy and accounting processes documentation, carrying out new accounting decrees and evaluating the accounting implications of complex business transactions.

There are no plans, contracts or arrangements between Mr. Ortiz and any other party pursuant to which Mr. Ortiz was appointed to serve as the Chief Accounting Officer.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Ortiz and any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company within the meaning of Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (“Regulation S-K”). Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, the Company has not engaged in any transaction in which Mr. Ortiz had a direct or indirect material interest within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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: October 21, 2021	First BanCorp.

	By:	/s/ Sara Alvarez
	Name:	Sara Alvarez
	Title:	EVP and General Counsel

First BanCorp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update