SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CHINEA MANUEL

(Last) (First) (Middle)
P O BOX 362708

(Street)
SAN JUAN PR 00936-2708

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
POPULAR INC [ BPOP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share 02/23/2018 A(1) 3,727 A $0.00 19,315.204(2) D
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share 02/24/2018 F 261 D $42.93 19,054.204 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (3) (4) (4) Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share 2,720.559 2,720.559 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Award of restricted stock pursuant to Popular, Inc.'s Omnibus Incentive Plan. Eighty percent (80%) of the award vests in equal annual installments on each of the first four (4) anniversaries of the grant date, and twenty percent (20%) of the award vests upon termination of the executive's employment after attaining (x) age 55 with 10 years of service or (y) age 60 with 5 years of service.
2. Includes 93.38 shares acquired since Mr. Chinea's last Form 5, pursuant to reinvestment of dividends paid by the Corporation in transactions exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
3. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of the Corporation's common stock.
4. Shares of phantom stock are payable following the termination of the reporting person's employment with the Corporation. The reporting person may transfer his phantom stock account into an alternative investment account at any time.
Remarks:
Marie Reyes-Rodriguez, Attorney-in-fact 02/27/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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