UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT |
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Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 17, 2005 |
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POPULAR, INC. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO |
0-13818 |
66-0416582 |
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(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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209 MUNOZ RIVERA AVENUE |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
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(787) 765-9800 |
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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NOT APPLICABLE |
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.05.Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics
On August 17, 2005, the Board of Directors of Popular, Inc. ("Popular") approved certain revisions to its Code of Ethics (the "Code"), which applies to Popular's directors, officers and employees, including but not limited to Popular’s principal executive
officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, as well as to certain independent contractors, consultants or service providers. The Code was revised, among other things, to clarify its provisions regarding insider trading and the
possession of material non-public information, as well as compliance with certain policies and procedures of Popular. The Code was also revised to include the Executive Vice President of the Risk Management Group as one of the officers to whom the Board of
Directors has delegated the authority to apply and interpret the Code.
Popular is reporting the revisions to its Code in the event that the changes thereto would be deemed more than technical, administrative or non-substantive amendments. To the extent that the revisions would be deemed to be substantive in nature, Popular
believes that such revisions to the Code are not material.
The revisions to the Code did not result in any waiver, explicit or implicit, of any provision of the Code as in effect prior to the Board’s approval of the revised Code.
A complete copy of the Code is being filed as Exhibit 14.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is available at Popular’s website at www.popularinc.com.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements & Exhibits
Exhibit 14.1 - Code of Ethics approved by the Board of Directors on August 17, 2005.
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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.
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POPULAR, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: August 23, 2005 |
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By: /s/ Ileana Gonzalez |
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Ileana Gonzalez |
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EXHIBIT INDEX |
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14.1 |
Code of Ethics approved by the Board of Directors on August 17, 2005 |