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): February 1, 2017
FIRST BANCORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Puerto Rico | 001-14793 | 66-0561822 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS 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) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (787) 729-8200
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): Not Applicable
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 1, 2017 First BanCorp. (the “Corporation”), funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree” and, together with THL, the “Selling Stockholders”) entered into an underwriting agreement, attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as underwriters (the “Underwriters”), with respect to the underwritten public offering of 20,000,000 shares of the common stock, $0.10 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Corporation (23,000,000 shares of Common Stock if the Underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares), to be sold by the Selling Stockholders.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated February 1, 2017 by and among the Corporation, the Selling Stockholders and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as underwriters. | |
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. | ||||||
| Date: February 3, 2017 | /s/ Lawrence Odell | |||||
| Lawrence Odell | ||||||
| EVP and General Counsel | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated February 1, 2017 by and among the Corporation, the Selling Stockholders and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as underwriters. | |