August 10, 2015

 

 

 

VIA EDGAR

 

 

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

100 F Street, N.E.

 

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

Re:

Notice of Disclosure Under Section 2019 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012

 

and Section 13 (r) of the Exchange Act of 1934 Included in Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

     

 

 Ladies and Gentlemen:

    Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that, pursuant to such provisions, First BanCorp. has disclosed in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2015, information that Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, one of First Bancorp.’s principal shareholders, disclosed in its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Regards,

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence Odell

 

 

Name:

Lawrence Odell

 

 

Title:

EVP and General Counsel