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): April 12, 2021

POPULAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Puerto Rico		001-34084		66-0667416
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue Hato Rey, Puerto Rico		00918
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(787) 765-9800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 ($0.01 par value)		BPOP		The NASDAQ Stock Market
6.70% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities		BPOPN		The NASDAQ Stock Market
6.125% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities		BPOPM		The NASDAQ Stock Market

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 8.01. Other Events.

On April 12, 2021, Popular, Inc. issued a press release announcing plans to (i) increase its quarterly common stock dividend from $0.40 per share to $0.45 per share, commencing with the dividend payable in the third quarter of 2021, subject to the approval by its Board of Directors, and (ii) repurchase up to $350 million of its common stock during 2021.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

		99.1		Press release dated April 12, 2021.
		101		Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
		104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				POPULAR, INC. (Registrant)
Date: April 12, 2021				By:		/s/ Javier D. Ferrer
						Javier D. Ferrer
						Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary