UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER
SECTION 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number: 0-13818
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POPULAR, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
209 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918; (787) 765-9800
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
(pursuant to Rights Agreement dated as of August 11, 1988)
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Common Stock ($6.00 par value), 8.35% Non-Cumulative Monthly Income
Preferred Stock 1994 Series A (Liquidation Preference $25.00 Per Share),
Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (pursuant
to Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement dated as of August 13, 1998)
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to
file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) |X| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) |X|
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) |_|
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) |_| Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) |_|
Rule 15d-6 |_|
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date: None
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Popular, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: September 18, 1998 By: /s/ Amilcar Jordan
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Name: Amilcar Jordan
Title: Senior Vice President & Comptroller