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 25, 2017 |
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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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 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 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 25, 2017, the matters voted on and the voting results are as follows:
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
| Director Nominees: | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | |||||||||
Aurelio Alemán |
181,008,002 | 473,102 | 27,901 | |||||||||
Joshua D. Bresler |
180,634,806 | 838,594 | 35,605 | |||||||||
Juan Acosta Reboyras |
180,903,691 | 559,819 | 45,495 | |||||||||
Luz A. Crespo |
181,090,408 | 370,645 | 47,952 | |||||||||
Robert T. Gormley |
181,078,199 | 381,513 | 49,293 | |||||||||
Michael P. Harmon |
180,549,798 | 909,970 | 49,237 | |||||||||
Roberto R. Herencia |
124,572,921 | 56,328,414 | 607,670 | |||||||||
David I. Matson |
180,971,395 | 487,879 | 49,731 | |||||||||
Joe Menéndez-Cortada |
179,810,851 | 1,651,724 | 46,430 | |||||||||
Broker Non-Vote 13,096,908 shares for each director.
Proposal 2 – Non-binding Approval of Executive Compensation
Votes For
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Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
128,170,594
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53,210,797 | 127,614 | 13,096,908 | |||||||||
Proposal 3 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2017
Votes For
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Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
192,578,009
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1,501,764 | 526,140 | N/A | |||||||
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.
| First BanCorp. | ||||
| May 31, 2017 | By: |
/s/ Lawrence Odell
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| Name: Lawrence Odell | ||||
| Title: EVP and General Counsel | ||||