UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 17, 2024

 

POPULAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Puerto Rico		001-34084		66-0667416
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue Hato Rey, Puerto Rico		00918
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(787) 765-9800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)		BPOP		The NASDAQ Stock Market
6.125% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities		BPOPM		The NASDAQ Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 17, 2024, Joaquín E. Bacardí, III informed the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”) of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Corporation’s Board upon the expiration of his current term, which expires at the Corporation’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for May 9, 2024. Mr. Bacardí has served as a director of the Corporation and its two banking subsidiaries, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank, since 2013. Mr. Bacardí’s decision not to stand for re-election did not result from any disagreement with the Corporation on any matter relating to the Corporation’s operations, policies or practices.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				POPULAR, INC. (Registrant)
Date: January 22, 2024				By:		/s/ José R. Coleman Tió
						José R. Coleman Tió
						Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer