Edgar Filing: FIRST BANCORP /PR/

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Bresler Joshua D

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST BANCORP /PR/ [FBP]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P., 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/07/2017

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02110

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/07/2017		S⁽²⁾		11,500,000	D	$ 6.36 ⁽⁴⁾	20,028,702	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bresler Joshua D C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P. 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110

Signatures

/s/ Joshua D. Bresler		02/14/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares represent aggregate holdings of THL FBC Equity Investors, L.P. ("FBC Fund"), Thomas H. Lee (Alternative) Fund VI, L.P. ("Fund VI"), Thomas H. Lee (Alternative) Parallel Fund VI, L.P. ("Parallel Fund VI"), Thomas H. Lee (Alternative) Parallel (DT) Fund VI ("DT Fund VI"; together with FBC Fund, Fund VI and Parallel Fund VI, the "Funds") and THL Managers VI, LLC ("Managers VI").
(2)	Represents shares of the Issuer sold by the following entities: 145,251 shares sold by FBC Fund; 6,324,248 shares sold by Fund VI; 4,282,443 shares sold by Parallel Fund VI; and 748,058 shares sold by DT Fund VI.
(3)	The Reporting Person holds an interest in Thomas H. Lee Advisors (Alternative) VI, Ltd., which is the general partner of THL Advisors (Alternative) VI, L.P., which is the general partner of the Funds. The Reporting Person is also a Managing Director of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., which is the managing member of Managers VI. Therefore, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by the Funds and Managers VI. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of the Issuer owned by the Funds and Managers VI, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	This amount represents the $6.36 price per share of the Issuer's common stock purchased by the underwriters.

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