POPULAR, INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 26, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: POPULAR INC (BPOP)
CIK: 0000763901
Period of Report: 2010-02-22

Reporting Person: JUNQUERA JORGE A (Sr. EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-02-22	Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	J	132610	$0.00	Acquired	574337	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	24868	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Issued pursuant to the Popular, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan consistent with the requirements of the TARP Interim Final Rule. The shares will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date. In order to be transferable, the Corporation must have achieved profitability for at least one fiscal year. Once the profitability condition is obtained, the restricted stock will be transferable in 25% increments in accordance with the Corporation's repayment of the TARP funds.