UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C., 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15d OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2005
Commission File: 001-15849
SANTANDER BANCORP
(Exact name of Corporation as specified in its charter)
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 66-0573723 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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207 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico | 917 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(787) 759-7070
ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The executive officers of Santander BanCorp (the "Corporation") intend to utilize the presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, in whole or in part, at presentations and meetings with analysts and investors.
The information presented in this Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements and certain assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are in part based. Numerous important factors, including those factors identified in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other of the Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the fact that the assumptions set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K could prove incorrect, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
Not applicable
(b) Pro forma financial information.
Not applicable
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Slide show presentation materials for investors and analysts.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: | January 31, 2005 | | By: | /s/ María Calero Padrón |
| | | María Calero Padrón |
| | | Executive Vice President and |
| | | Chief Accounting Officer |
