FIRST BANCORP
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
Form 8-K/A
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 21, 2005
FIRST BANCORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
001-14793
(Commission File Number)
     
Puerto Rico
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  66-0561882
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1519 Ponce de Leon
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-0146
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(787) 729 8200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02  
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
(d) On November 21, 2005, Fernando Rodriguez Amaro was elected to First BanCorp’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2006 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company. Mr. Rodriguez Amaro will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Rodriguez Amaro’s election is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
     
Item 9.01  
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release dated November 28, 2005

 

 

SIGNATURE
     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.
         
Date: November 29, 2005  FIRST BANCORP
 		  
  By:   /s/ Luis M. Cabrera    
    Name:   Luis M. Cabrera   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Interim
Chief Financial Officer 		  
 

 

 

Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release dated November 28, 2005