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 29, 2016 |
First BanCorp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Puerto Rico | 001-14793 | 66-0561882 |
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| 1519 Ponce de Leon Ave., PO Box 9146, San Juan, Puerto Rico | 00908-0146 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 787-729-8041 |
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Former name or former address, 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 September 29, 2016, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of First BanCorp. (the "Corporation") determined to elect, subject to regulatory approval, Joshua D. Bresler to serve as an independent member of the Corporation’s Board. In addition, the Board of Directors of FirstBank Puerto Rico (the "Bank"), the Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary bank, determined to elect Mr. Bresler to serve as a member of its Board of Directors effective September 29, 2016.
Mr. Bresler is a managing director at Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
Thomas H. Lee (Alternative) Fund VI, L.P. and certain other of its affiliated funds (collectively with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. "THL"), which owns 19.29% of the Corporation’s common stock, designated Mr. Bresler to serve as its Board representative pursuant to THL’s investment agreement with the Corporation. Mr. Bresler has attended the meetings of the Board of Directors in a nonvoting observer capacity since 2011 pursuant to the THL investment agreement.
Mr. Bresler joined THL in 2002. Prior to joining THL, Mr. Bresler worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Investment Banking Division's Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Bresler is currently a director of GCA Services Group, CompuCom Systems, Inc. and Systems Maintenance Services. His prior directorships include Michael Foods, Inc. and Sterling Financial Corporation.
Mr. Bresler holds an A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Upon the receipt of regulatory approval, Mr. Bresler will serve on the Board's Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee.
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.
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| October 5, 2016 | By: |
/s/ Lawrence Odell
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| Name: Lawrence Odell | ||||
| Title: EVP and General Counsel | ||||