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CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18,
United States Code)
Pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63
of Title 18, United
States
Code),
the
undersigned
officer
of
First
BanCorp.,
a
Puerto
Rico
corporation
(the
“Company”),
does
hereby
certify,
to
such
officer’s knowledge, that:
The Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended
March 31,
2022 (the
“Form l0-Q”) of
the Company
fully complies with
the requirements
of section
l3(a) or
15(d) of
the Securities
Exchange Act
of 1934
and information
contained in
the Form
10-Q fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.
Date: May 9, 2022
/s/ Aurelio Alemán
Name: Aurelio Alemán
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer