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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – (BUSINESS WIRE) – First BanCorp. (the “Company”) (NYSE: FBP), the banking holding company of FirstBank Puerto Rico, today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.10 per share, which represents an increase of 43% or $ 0.03 per common share. compared to its last dividend paid in September 2021. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 26, 2021.

“We are pleased to announce an increase in the quarterly cash dividend payment on the Company’s common shares from $ 0.07 to $ 0.10 per share starting in the fourth quarter of 2021. The dividend, accompanied by our program repurchase fund, continues to demonstrate the strength of our balance sheet and our commitment to increasing shareholder value, ”said Aurelio Alemán, President and CEO of Corporation.

The increase in the quarterly dividend level equals an annualized dividend of $ 0.40 per common share.

About First BanCorp.

First BanCorp. is the parent company of FirstBank Puerto Rico, a state-chartered commercial bank with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States, the British Virgin Islands and Florida, and of FirstBank Insurance Agency, LLC. Among the subsidiaries of FirstBank Puerto Rico are First Federal Finance Limited Liability Company and First Express, Inc., both small loan companies. The common shares of First BanCorp. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FBP”.

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First BanCorp.

Orlando Bergès

Financial director

787-729-8170

[email protected]

Source: First BanCorp.