POPULAR, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 31, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: POPULAR INC (BPOP)
CIK: 0000763901
Period of Report: 2012-01-27

Reporting Person: CARRION RICHARD L (Director, Chairman & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-27	Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	I	200000	$1.69	Acquired	2256085	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	34077	Indirect
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	225	Indirect
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	1811520	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Discretionary purchase under Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan.

F2: Ownership of 17.89% in Junior Investment Corporation, which owned 10,125,882 shares of Popular, Inc. at the end of January 27, 2012.