8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): July 26, 2018

EVERTEC, Inc.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Puerto Rico	66-0783622
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification number)
Cupey Center Building, Road 176, Kilometer 1.3, San Juan, Puerto Rico	00926
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(787) 759-9999

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 26, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The Board anticipates declaring this dividend in future quarters on a regular basis; however future declarations of dividends are subject to Board of Directors' approval and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change. The cash dividend of $0.05 per share will be paid on September 7, 2018 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 6, 2018.

A copy of the press release announcing the dividend discussed above is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Note: The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release re: quarterly dividend issued by EVERTEC, Inc. dated July 26, 2018.

SIGNATURES

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.

	EVERTEC, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: July 26, 2018	By:	/s/ Peter J.S. Smith
		Name: Peter J.S. Smith
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release re: quarterly dividend issued by EVERTEC, Inc. dated July 26, 2018.

EX-99.1

EVERTEC DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - July 26, 2018- EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE: EVTC) (“EVERTEC” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share to be paid on September 7, 2018 to stockholders of record as of August 6, 2018.

Mac Schuessler, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are pleased the Board voted to reinstate the quarterly dividend and we remain committed to our capital allocation priorities and balanced returns for our shareholders."

EVERTEC’s Board anticipates declaring this dividend in future quarters on a regular basis; however, future declarations are subject to the Board's approval and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

About EVERTEC

EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE: EVTC) is a leading full-service transaction processing business in Latin America, providing a broad range of merchant acquiring, payment processing and business solutions services. The Company manages a system of electronic payment networks that process more than two billion transactions annually, and offers a comprehensive suite of services for core bank processing, cash processing and technology outsourcing. In addition, EVERTEC owns and operates the ATH® network, one of the leading personal identification number (“PIN”) debit networks in Latin America. Based in Puerto Rico, the Company operates in 26 Latin American countries and serves a diversified customer base of leading financial institutions, merchants, corporations and government agencies with “mission-critical” technology solutions. For more information, visit www.evertecinc.com.

Investor Contact

Kay Sharpton

(787) 773-5442

IR@evertecinc.com