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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): February 5, 2015
 
 
First BanCorp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Puerto Rico
 001-14793
66-0561822
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
1519 Ponce de Leon Ave.
P.O. Box 9146
San Juan, Puerto Rico
  
 
00908-0146
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(787) 729-8200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 5, 2015, First BanCorp. (the “Corporation”), the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico (“FirstBank” or “the Bank”), issued a press release announcing its unaudited results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the presentation that the Corporation will use at its conference call to discuss its financial results for the the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. As announced in a press release dated January 30, 2015, the call may be accessed via a live Internet webcast at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, February 5, 2015 through the investor relations section of the Corporation’s website: www.firstbankpr.com or through the dial-in telephone number (877) 506-6537 or (412) 380-2001 for international callers. The conference number is 10059637.
 
The Corporation has included in this press release the following financial measures that are not recognized under generally accepted accounting principles, which are referred to as non-GAAP financial measures: (i) net interest income, interest rate spread and net interest margin rate excluding changes in the fair value of derivative instruments and a $2.5 million prepayment penalty collected on a commercial mortgage loan paid off in the fourth quarter of 2014, and on a tax-equivalent basis; (ii) tangible common equity ratio and the tangible book value per common share; (iii) Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio; (iv) adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income, (v) non-interest income adjusted to exclude gains (losses) on sales of investments and other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) of investment securities, (vi) non-interest expenses adjusted to exclude professional service fees incurred in the third quarter of 2014 related to the acquisition of mortgage loans from another financial institution, (vii) the provision for loan and lease losses to net charge-offs and net charge offs to average loans excluding in 2014, the impact of fair value adjustments related to the mortgage loans acquired from Doral Financial Corporation (“Doral”) in full satisfaction of secured borrowings owed by such entity to FirstBank, and, excluding in 2013, the impact of the loss on the bulk sales of assets and the transfer of loans to held for sale, and (viii) net income for the year ended December 31, 2013, adjusted to exclude the loss on the bulk sales of assets and the transfer of loans to held for sale and the effect of the write-off of the collateral pledged to Lehman Brothers, Inc. together with the loss contingency for attorneys’ fees awarded to the counterparty related to this matter.  Investors should be aware that non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations and should be read only in conjunction with the Corporation’s consolidated financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP
 
Management believes that these non-GAAP measures enhance the ability of analysts and investors to analyze trends in the Corporation’s business and to better understand the performance of the Corporation. In addition, the Corporation may utilize these non-GAAP financial measures as a guide in its budgeting and long-term planning process. Any analysis of these non-GAAP financial measures should be used only in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.
 
 
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The press release includes a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures, except for the reconciliation with respect to the calculation of the following non-GAAP financial measures included below: (i) “annual pre-tax, pre-provision income”, (ii) “provision for loan and lease losses to net charge-offs ratio” and “net charge-offs to average loans”, excluding in 2014, the impact of fair value adjustments related to mortgage loans acquired from Doral in full satisfaction of secured borrowings owed by such entity to FirstBank and excluding in 2013, the impact of the loss on the bulk sale of assets and the transfer of loans to held for sale, and (iii) net income for the year ended December 31, 2013, adjusted to exclude the loss on the bulk sales of assets and the transfer of loans to held for sale and the effect of the write-off of the collateral pledged to Lehman Brothers, Inc. together with the loss contingency for attorneys’ fees awarded to the counterparty related to this matter.
 
Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Income
            
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Year Ended
  
Year Ended
   
December 31,
  
December 31,
   
2014
  
2013
             
Income (loss) before income taxes
   $ 90,575     $ (159,323 )
Add: Provision for loan and lease losses
     109,530       243,751  
Add: Net loss on investments and impairments
     126       159  
Less: Unrealized gain on derivative instruments
     (1,258 )     (1,695 )
Less: Prepayment penalty collected on a commercial mortgage loan
     (2,546 )     -  
Add: Acquisitions of mortgage loans from Doral related expenses
     1,235       -  
Add: Bulk sales related expenses and
                
other professional fees related to
                
the terminated preferred stock exchange offer
     -       8,294  
Add: Loss on certain OREO properties sold as part of the bulk sale of
  
non-performing residential mortgage assets
     -       1,879  
Add: Secondary offering costs (1)
     -       1,669  
Add: Credit card processing platform conversion costs
     -       1,715  
Add: Branch consolidations and other restructuring expenses/valuation adjustments
     954       1,421  
Add: Write-off collateral pledged to Lehman and related expenses
     -       69,074  
Add/Less: Equity in loss (earnings) of unconsolidated entity
     7,280       16,691  
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income
   $ 205,896     $ 183,635  
                 
(1) Offering of common stock by certain of the Corporation's existing stockholders.
  
 
 
 
Provision for loan and lease losses to Net Charge-Offs (Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliation)
      
                     
   
Year Ended December 31, 2014
  
Year Ended December 31, 2013
  
                     
(In thousands)
  
Provision for Loan
  and Lease Losses
  
Net Charge-Offs
  
Provision for Loan and
Lease Losses
  
Net Charge-Offs
  
                     
Provision for loan and lease losses and net charge-offs, excluding special items (Non-GAAP)
   $ 108,102   $ 166,085     $ 111,749   $ 160,863  
Special items:
                            
  Loss on acquisition of mortgage loans from Doral in full satistaction of secured
        
    borrowings owed by Doral to FirstBank
     1,428     6,908       -     -  
  Bulk sale of non-performing residential assets and loans transferred to held for sale
                        -     -       132,002     232,444  
Provision for loan and lease losses and net charge-offs (GAAP)
   $ 109,530   $ 172,993     $ 243,751   $ 393,307  
                             
Provision for loan and lease losses to net charge-offs, excluding special items (Non-GAAP)
     65.09%             69.47%        
Provision for loan and lease losses to net charge-offs (GAAP)
     63.31%             61.97%        
 
 
 
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Net Charge-offs to Average loans (GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation)
  
               
(Dollars in thousands)
              
Year Ended December 31, 2014
  
As Reported
(GAAP)
  
Loss on Acquisitions of
Mortgage Loans From
Doral
  
Adjusted, excluding Loss on
Acquisition of Mortgage Loans
from Doral (Non-GAAP)
  
               
Total net charge offs
   $ 172,993   $ (6,908)   $ 166,085  
     Total net charge-offs to average loans
     1.81%           1.74%  
         Commercial and Industrial
     58,255     (6,908)     51,347  
      2.13%           1.95%  
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
                  
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013
  
As Reported
(GAAP)
  
Bulk Sales
Transaction
Impact
  
Loans
Transferred To
Held For Sale
Impact
  
Excluding Bulk Sales
and Loans Transferred
To Held For Sale
Impact (Non-GAAP)
  
                   
 
                  
                   
                   
Total net charge-offs
   $ 393,307   $ 196,491   $ 35,953   $ 160,863  
              Total net charge-offs to average loans
     4.01%                 1.68%  
    Residential mortgage
     127,999     98,972     -     29,027  
Residential mortgage loans net charge-offs to
                    
                    average loans
     4.77%                 1.13%  
    Commercial mortgage
     62,602     40,057     14,553     7,992  
Commercial mortgage loans net charge-offs to
                    
                    average loans
     3.44%                 0.45%  
    Commercial and Industrial
     105,213     44,678     -     60,535  
Commercial and Industrial loans net charge-offs
                    
                    to average loans
     3.52%                 2.04%  
    Construction
     41,247     12,784     21,400     7,063  
               Construction loans net charge-offs to average loans
     15.11%                 2.91%  
 
 
Adjusted Net Income (GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation)
              
(In thousands)
  
Year ended December 31, 2013
As Reported (GAAP)
    
Bulk Sales
Transaction Impact
    
Write-off collateral
pledged to Lehman and
related contingency
for attorneys' fees
    
Year Ended December 31, 2013
Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
  
                         
                         
Net (loss) income
   $ (164,487)     $ 140,842     $ 69,074     $ 45,429  
 
 
 
 
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
(d)           Exhibits
 
Exhibit
  
Description of Exhibit
     
 
99.1
Press Release dated February 5, 2015 - First BanCorp Announces Earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014
 
99.2
First BanCorp Conference Call Presentation – Financial Results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014
 
 
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 referenced therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
 
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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.
 
Date: February 5, 2015
 
First BanCorp.
         
   
By:
/s/ Orlando Berges
  
   
Name:
Orlando Berges
   
Title:
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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Exhibit Index

 
Exhibit
  
Description of Exhibit
     
 
99.1
Press Release dated February 5, 2015 - First BanCorp Announces Earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014
 
99.2
First BanCorp Conference Call Presentation – Financial Results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014
 
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