SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2004
First BanCorp.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in this charter)
Puerto Rico 001-14793 66-0561882
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
1519 Ponce De Leon Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-0146
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (787) 729-8200
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On November 22, 2004, First BanCorp. (the "Company") issued a press release in
which it announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to
which the Company will acquire, in an all-cash consideration transaction, Ponce
General Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, UniBank, a
federal savings and loan association, and Ponce Realty Corporation, a Delaware
corporation with real estate holdings in Florida. The Company's press release
is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(C) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
99.1 Press release dated November 22, 2004
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST BANCORP
By: /s/ Annie Astor-Carbonell
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Annie Astor-Carbonell
Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 22, 2004
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