| Ticker Symbol: | FBP |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 1519 Ponce de Le¿¿n Avenue Santruce 00908 787 729-8200 |
| CEO/President: | Luis M. Beauchamp |
| Industry: | Banks - Southeast / Standard Industry Code: 6022 |
| Description: | First Bancorp distinguished itself by providing innovative marketing strategies and novel products to attract clients. Besides the branches and lending offices, the Corporation has offered a telephone information service called `Telebanco` since 1983. This was the first telebanking service offered in Puerto Rico. The Corporation\'s clients have access to an extensive ATM network all over the world. The Corporation was the first in Puerto Rico to open on weekends and the first to offer in-store branches to its clients. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 92,510 (000) | Market Value: | 879,780 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 40.77% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 14.65% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 302.16 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 24.55 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 0.16 | P/E Ratio: | 21 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | Earnings Per Share: | 0.63 | |
| Most Recent Split: | 2-1 on 07/01/05 | Annual Dividend Rate: | .28 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.070 on 09/11/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 2.94% |

| REGIONS FINANCI | -67.40 | 9.06 | |
| COLONIAL BANCGR | -73.10 | 2.34 | |
| SYNOVUS FINL CP | -35.00 | 7.85 | |
| FIRST HORIZON N | -65.90 | 9.22 | |
| SOUTH FINANCIAL | -67.50 | 3.60 |
