-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JVQ67Jje4LsieO5nsSIEVOCpvsAQ4q5G5Wu4ORHsQ5BDkpJEYu5SKSozOY4CcDo3 4KC2IwRMWQpoklXv1yWg+A== 0000950144-05-005698.txt : 20050517 0000950144-05-005698.hdr.sgml : 20050517 20050517142130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-05-005698 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050516 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20050517 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050517 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST BANCORP /PR/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001057706 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 660561882 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14793 FILM NUMBER: 05838229 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1519 PONCE DE LEON AVE STREET 2: SANTUREE CITY: SAN JUAN STATE: PR ZIP: 00908 BUSINESS PHONE: 7877298200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1519 PONCE DE LEON AVE CITY: SAN JUAN STATE: PR ZIP: 00908 8-K 1 g95434e8vk.htm FIRST BANCORP. First BanCorp.
 

 
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2005

First BanCorp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in this charter)
         
Puerto Rico   001-14793   66-0561882
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
1519 Ponce De León Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico   00908-0146
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (787) 729-8200

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Mrs. Laura Villarino-Tur, Senior Vice President-Controller, retired from her position, effective May 16, 2005. Mrs. Villarino-Tur, who worked at the Corporation for the last 21 years, had notified her intention to retire since January, 2005. This early notification enabled an orderly transition of the Controller’s duties and responsibilities to Mr. Pedro Romero, CPA, who has been named Senior Vice President-Controller, effective May 17, 2005.

Mr. Romero, 32, was named Vice President-Assistant Controller of the Corporation on December 2002. From 1998 to 2002 he was Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  FIRST BANCORP
 		  
  By:   /s/ Annie Astor-Carbonell    
    Annie Astor-Carbonell   
    Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

Date: May 17, 2005

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