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

First BanCorp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Not Applicable
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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.

5.02(d) Election of Directors

On October 26, 2017, the Board of Directors of First BanCorp. (the "Corporation") and FirstBank Puerto Rico (the "Bank"), the Corporation's wholly owned subsidiary bank, determined to elect Mr. John A. Heffern to serve as a director on the Corporation’s and the Bank's Board of Directors effective October 26, 2017.

On October 27, 2017, the Corporation and Mr. Heffern entered into an Offer Letter pursuant to which Mr. Heffern will be entitled to compensation and benefits that are the same as those to which all of the Corporation's directors, other than the Corporation's Chair, are entitled.

Mr. Heffern is the Principal and Founder of KCA Equity Advisors, LLC, an investment manager for KCA Financials Fund, LP, which focuses on the US financial services sector. Prior to founding the firm in January 2017, from 2005 to December 2016, Mr. Heffern was a Managing Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Chartwell Investment Partners, overseeing approximately $3.6 billion AUM Small Cap, Mid Cap & SMid Cap US growth equities and team of senior sector analysts. From 1997 to 2005, he was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with the Growth Investing Group at Delaware Investment Advisers. From 1994 to 1997, he was a Senior Vice President, Equity Research at NatWest Markets, responsible for specialty financial services equity research. Prior to NatWest, he was a Principal and Senior Regional Bank Analyst at Alex Brown & Sons. Mr. Heffern earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics and an MBA in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Board committees on which Mr. Heffern will serve, if any, have not been determined.

A copy of the Offer Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Exhibit Index

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.