Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

NOTE 16 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Additional Paid-in Capital

Additional paid-in capital represents contributed capital in excess of par value of common and preferred stock net of the costs of issuance. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accumulated issuance costs charged against additional paid-in capital amounted to $13.6 million and $10.1 million for preferred and common stock, respectively.

Legal Surplus

The Puerto Rico Banking Act requires that a minimum of 10% of the Bank’s net income or loss for the year be transferred to a reserve fund until such fund (legal surplus) equals the total paid in capital on common and preferred stock. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Bank’s legal surplus amounted to $83.1 million and $81.5 million, respectively. The amount transferred to the legal surplus account is not available for the payment of dividends to shareholders.

Treasury Stock

Under Oriental’s current stock repurchase program it is authorized to purchase in the open market up to $7.7 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. The shares of common stock repurchased are to be held by Oriental as treasury shares. During the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, Oriental did not purchase any shares under the program.

At March 31, 2018 the number of shares that may yet be purchased under the $70 million program is estimated at 739,795 and was calculated by dividing the remaining balance of $7.7 million by $10.45 (closing price of Oriental's common stock at March 31, 2018).

The activity in connection with common shares held in treasury by Oriental for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is set forth below:

	Quarter Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
		Dollar			Dollar
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
	(In thousands, except shares data)
Beginning of period	8,678,427	$	104,502	8,711,025	$	104,860
Common shares used upon lapse of restricted stock units	(20,900)		(360)	(32,598)		(358)
End of period	8,657,527	$	104,142	8,678,427	$	104,502