<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-24-043787.txt : 20240411
<SEC-HEADER>0000950170-24-043787.hdr.sgml : 20240411
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240411173005
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-043787
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240321
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240411
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240411

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lacasa Jose Maria
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001888855
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14793
		FILM NUMBER:		24839488

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 9146
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00908

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST BANCORP /PR/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001057706
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				660561882
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1519 PONCE DE LEON AVE
		STREET 2:		SANTURCE
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00908-0146
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7877298200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1519 PONCE DE LEON AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 9146
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00908-0146
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    <periodOfReport>2024-03-21</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2024-03-25</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001057706</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FIRST BANCORP /PR/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FBP</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001888855</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Lacasa Jose Maria</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>P.O. BOX 9146</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN JUAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PR</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00908</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>PUERTO RICO</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>EVP</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>First BanCorp Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share.</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2024-03-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>7908</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>17.35</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>59620</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>First BanCorp Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share.</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2024-03-24</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1492</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>16.86</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>58148</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Performance Share Unit</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>7907</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2027-03-21</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to the First BanCorp Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended. The shares shall fully vest solely on the basis of the passage of time over a three-year period, with 50% vesting on year two or March 21, 2026 and the remaining 50% vesting on year three or March 21, 2027.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The original Form 4, filed on March 25, 2024, is being amended by this Form 4 amendment solely to correct an administrative error which misreported the shares of restricted stock awarded on March 21, 2024 as a total of 7,666 shares when in fact, 7,908 shares of the Issuer's common stock were awarded to the reporting person. As a result of this administrative error, the number of shares beneficially owned by the reporting person following the corrected transaction reflects an increase in the number of shares reported as beneficially owned.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares withheld to cover taxes related to the restricted stock that vested on March 24, 2024 pursuant to the terms of the long-term incentive award made on March 24, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Performance Share Units granted as a performance award, vesting based upon degree of achievement of performance goal. Each Performance Share Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of FBP common stock. At the end of the performance period, 50% of the award is paid for threshold-level performance up to 150% for maximum level performance, in FBP common stock free of restriction. Amounts between threshold, target, and maximum level performance are interpolated to reward incremental achievement and no amounts are paid if actual results of the performance goal are below threshold-level performance.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The original Form 4, filed on March 25, 2024, is being amended by this Form 4 amendment solely to correct an administrative error which misreported the Performance Share Unit awarded on March 21, 2024 as a total of 7,665 shares when in fact, 7,907 Performance Share Units were awarded to the reporting person. As a result of this administrative error, the number of derivative securities beneficially owned by the reporting person following the corrected transaction reflects an increase in the number of derivative securities beneficially owned.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The amount of 27,384 Performance Share Units were granted as a performance award with 7,984 shares granted on March 24, 2022, 11,493 shares granted on March 16, 2023, and 7,907 shares granted on March 21, 2024, and vest upon the degree of achievement of performance goals. Each Performance Share Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of FBP common stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Adolfo Sepulveda, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-04-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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