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): June 30, 2015
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)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 30, 2015, the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico a Certificate of Elimination eliminating from its Certificate of Incorporation all matters set forth therein relating to the Corporation’s Contingent Convertible Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D (the “Series D Preferred Stock”). No shares of the Series D Preferred Stock were outstanding at the time of the filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 3.1 | Certificate of Elimination of Contingent Convertible Perpetual Non-Cummulative Preferred Stock, Series D |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| POPULAR, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: July 2, 2015 | By: | /s/ Javier D. Ferrer | ||||
| Javier D. Ferrer | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||