Sec Form 4 Filing - Soriano Lidio @ POPULAR INC - 2018-01-27

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Soriano Lidio
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
POPULAR INC [ BPOP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last) (First) (Middle)
P.O. BOX 362708
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
01/27/2018
(Street)
SAN JUAN, PR00918
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share 01/27/2018 F 556 D $ 40.4 53,561.122 D
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share 02/23/2018 A( 1 ) 4,659 A $ 0 58,220.122 D
Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share 02/24/2018 F 217 D $ 42.93 58,003.122 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock Par Value $0.01 per share 1,864 1,864 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Soriano Lidio
P.O. BOX 362708
SAN JUAN, PR00918
Executive Vice President
Signatures
Marie Reyes-Rodriguez, Attorney-in-fact 02/27/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Award of restricted stock pursuant to Popular, Inc.'s Omnibus Incentive Plan. Eighty percent (80%) of the award vests in equal annual installments on each of the first four (4) anniversaries of the grant date, and twenty percent (20%) of the award vests upon termination of the executive's employment after attaining (x) age 55 with 10 years of service or (y) age 60 with 5 years of service.
( 2 )The underlying RSUs remain subject to continued time-based vesting conditions through February 27, 2018. Upon vesting, restricted stock units are converted into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock that are distributed to the reporting person.

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