FIRST BANCORP /PR/ — Regulatory Filings 2011

Jul 19, 2011

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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

xbrl,dc Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 30, 2011 /xbrl,dc

FIRST BANCORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

001-14793 (Commission File Number)

Puerto Rico	66-0561882
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)	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:

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2011 to file the complete Investment Agreement between First BanCorp (the “Corporation”) and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”).

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link1 "Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits"

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
10.1	Investment Agreement between First BanCorp and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.

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link1 "SIGNATURE"

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: July 19, 2011
By: Name:	/s/ Lawrence Odell Lawrence Odell
Title:	Executive Vice President and
General Counsel

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link1 "Exhibit Index"

Exhibit Index

Exhibit	Description of Exhibit
10.1	Investment Agreement between First BanCorp and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.

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