POPULAR, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

May 4, 2012

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: POPULAR INC (BPOP)
CIK: 0000763901
Period of Report: 2012-04-27

Reporting Person: GOEL DAVID E. (Director)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	14354940	Indirect
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share	306827	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed and admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.