UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 11-K
| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
Or
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-34084
POPULAR, INC. PUERTO RICO SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
(Full title of the Plan and address of the Plan, if different from that of the issuer named below)
POPULAR, INC.
209 MUÑOZ RIVERA AVENUE
HATO REY, PUERTO RICO 00918
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of principal executive office)
Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Index
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| Financial Statements |
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| Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 |
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| Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 |
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| Supplemental Schedule |
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| Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) – December 31, 2017 |
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Exhibit 23.1 – Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Note: | Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) have been omitted because they are not applicable or not required. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Administrator and Plan Participants of Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years ended December 31, 2017, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Supplemental Information
The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2017 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our
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opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Juan, Puerto Rico
June 29, 2018
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
(OF PUERTO RICO)
License No. LLP-216 Expires Dec. 1, 2019
Stamp E341447 of the P.R. Society of
Certified Public Accountants has been
affixed to the file copy of this report
We have served as the Plan’s auditor since 1999.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2017 and 2016
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| Assets |
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| Investments, at fair value |
$ | 334,722,183 | $ | 298,889,798 | ||||
| Receivables |
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| Employer contributions |
451,312 | 454,449 | ||||||
| Participant contributions |
676,824 | 549,886 | ||||||
| Notes receivable from participants |
84,314 | 85,725 | ||||||
| Dividends and interest |
404,931 | 255,492 | ||||||
| Receivable for investments sold |
27,667 | 272,515 | ||||||
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| Total receivables |
1,645,048 | 1,618,067 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 336,367,231 | $ | 300,507,865 | ||||
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| Liabilities |
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| Accrued expenses |
$ | 139,447 | $ | 97,615 | ||||
| Payable for investments purchased |
51,189 | 154,746 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
$ | 190,636 | $ | 252,361 | ||||
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| Net assets available for benefits |
$ | 336,176,595 | $ | 300,255,504 | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
| Additions to assets available for benefits |
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| Investment income: |
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| Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
$ | 9,621,543 | ||
| Interest and dividends |
13,822,907 | |||
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| Total investment income |
23,444,450 | |||
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| Contributions |
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| Employer |
8,426,114 | |||
| Participants |
19,870,199 | |||
| Rollovers from qualified plans |
626,526 | |||
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| Total contributions |
28,922,839 | |||
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| Total additions |
$ | 52,367,289 | ||
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| Deductions from assets attributed to |
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| Benefits and withdrawals paid to participants, including rollover distributions |
$ | 16,300,233 | ||
| Administrative expenses |
145,965 | |||
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| Total deductions |
$ | 16,446,198 | ||
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| Net increase in assets available for benefits |
$ | 35,921,091 | ||
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| Net assets available for benefits |
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| Beginning of year |
$ | 300,255,504 | ||
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| End of year |
$ | 336,176,595 | ||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
December 31, 2017 and 2016
1. Description of Plan
The following description of the Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for a more complete description of its provisions.
Plan Description
The Plan is sponsored by Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of the Corporation and its affiliates (the “Companies”), who have one month of service, are at least eighteen years old and are residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Plan was established for the purpose of providing retirement benefits to employees and to encourage and assist them in adopting a regular savings plan that qualifies under the applicable income tax laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Plan provides the participants the ability to invest in mutual funds, interest bearing deposits, and common stock of the Corporation. The Plan is subject to the provisions of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
Contributions
At December 31, 2017, Plan participants could authorize the Corporation to make pre-tax deductions ranging from 1% to 70% and after-tax deductions ranging from 1% to 10% of their monthly compensation, as defined. At no time may participant’s pre-tax contributions exceed the legal limit established by Section 1081.01 (d)(7)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code for New Puerto Rico, Act No. 1 of January 31, 2011, as amended from time to time, (the “2011 PR Code”), ($15,000 for 2013 and later). Employees are automatically enrolled in the Plan at a pre-tax contribution rate of 4% and may change their contribution rate at any time. Also the Plan permits catch-up contributions that are before tax contributions made in excess of the deferral limit by a participant who has reached age 50, limited for the calendar years ended on December 31, 2017 and 2016 to $1,500.
Effective on February 1, 2017, the Plan was amended so that the portion of new contributions that participants elect to invest in Popular, Inc’s common stock will be limited to 20%, unless the participant elects otherwise. If at the effective date a participant had an election to invest in excess of 20% in Popular Inc.’s common stock, such excess was re-directed to the Plan’s qualified investment default – the Principal LifeTime Portfolio. The participant may override this 20% limit at any time.
The Plan Sponsor contributed a matching percentage of 50% for each elective deferral contribution made by an employee up to 6% of annual compensation. The Plan also provided for an automatic increase in the participant contributions by 1% each plan year, in before tax contributions for participants deferring less than 6%, at the Plan Administrator’s discretion. Participants shall be given written notice of the automatic increase no less than 30 days or more than 90 days before the increase is to be effective. Participants, upon receipt of the notice of automatic increase, may elect to change their percentage of before-tax contributions to a different amount, including zero (0%), by the deadline established by the Plan Administrator to avoid the automatic increase. Matching contributions are invested pursuant to each participant’s investment directions.
On May 2, 2017, the Corporation approved, effective on July 28, 2017, a new match formula of 50% for each dollar pre-tax contribution up to a maximum of 8% of the participant’s contribution and an increase in the auto escalation feature to a maximum deferral of 8%.
In addition, the Corporation may make discretionary contributions to its own employees out of its net profits in such amounts as each subsidiary’s Board of Directors may determine. There were no profit sharing contributions for the year 2017.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Participant Accounts
Each participant account is credited with its contribution and allocation of: (a) its own Corporation matching and profit sharing contribution and (b) plan earnings. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan Document. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Companies’ matching and discretionary profit sharing contributions plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of service since commencement of employment with the Corporation. These contributions and actual earnings thereon vest in accordance with the following schedule:
| Years of Service |
Vesting% | |||
| At least 1 |
20 | |||
| At least 2 |
40 | |||
| At least 3 |
60 | |||
| At least 4 |
80 | |||
| 5 or more |
100 | |||
Payment of Benefits and Withdrawals
Plan participants are permitted to make withdrawals from the Plan from after-tax contributions, subject to provisions in the Plan Document as amended. If a participant suffers financial hardship, as defined in the Plan Document, the participant may request a withdrawal from his/her pre-tax contributions. Upon termination of service due to disability, retirement or other reasons, a participant may elect to receive either a lump sum distribution in cash, recurring benefit payments, shares of Popular, Inc. common stock, if applicable, or a combination of elections. In the case of participant termination due to death, the entire vested amount is paid to the person or persons legally entitled thereto.
On November 8, 2017, the Governor of Puerto Rico issued an executive order, authorizing the Puerto Rico Treasury Department to establish rules that would allow residents of Puerto Rico to withdraw savings from their employer-sponsored retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs) at preferential tax rates, subject to certain terms and conditions. This measure was directed to provide relief to those affected by Hurricane Maria, given the economic needs and level of unforeseen expenses incurred during the post-hurricane emergency period. Pursuant to this relief measure, participants may withdraw up to $100,000, of which the first $10,000 would be tax exempt and the remaining subject to a 10% tax rate. An eligible distribution must be taken between September 20, 2017 and June 30, 2018, to benefit from preferential tax rates. The Plan adopted the provisions of this relief measure, allowing participants to make withdrawals that complied with the specified terms and conditions of the relief, at the preferential tax rates. Under the provisions established by the Plan, the distribution may not exceed 25% of the vested amount.
Notes Receivable from Participants
The Plan does not allow participants to take loans from their accounts. However, during 2006 the Plan was amended to allow active participants to take a one-time loan from the Plan collateralized by their account balances for the payment of the 5% tax on their Savings Plan account balance and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Retirement Plan accrued benefits as provided by Act 87 of May 13, 2006. Subsequent to December 31, 2006, the Plan does not allow participants to take loans.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
Notes receivable from participants amounted to $84,314 and $85,725, at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which is the unpaid principal balance of the loans issued during 2006, plus any accrued but unpaid interest, at a rate of 5%.
Plan Expenses and Administration
The Plan is administered by the Popular, Inc. Benefits Committee which, in turn, may delegate certain administrative functions to other committees and/or officers of the Corporation. The named fiduciary of the Plan for purposes of investment-related matters is the Popular, Inc. Corporate Investment Committee. The total administrative expenses incurred by the Plan amounted to $145,965 for the year ended December 31, 2017.
The Plan’s Recordkeeper and Trustee is Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. Unless otherwise paid by the Corporation, expenses of the Plan are borne by the Plan.
Forfeited Accounts
Forfeited balances of terminated participants’ non-vested accounts may first be used to pay administrative expenses, to reduce the earliest employer contributions made after the forfeitures are determined, or at the Corporation’s discretion, may be redistributed among participants after a five (5) year severance period. During the severance period, if the terminated participant is re-employed by the Corporation, the dollar value at the date of re-employment shall be restored to the participant’s account if the re-employed participant repays to the Plan an amount equal to the dollar value of his/her vested balance distributed upon termination.
During 2017, the Plan used forfeitures of $145,965 to pay administrative expenses.
Forfeited non-vested accounts amounted to $198,329 and $111,927 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Non-Participant Directed Investments
At December 31, 2017, there were no non-participant directed investments in the Plan.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies followed by the Plan in the preparation of the financial statements are summarized below:
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
Plan investments are presented at fair value. Shares of registered investment companies are presented at published market prices which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at the reporting date. Popular, Inc.’s common stock is presented at the market price. The Plan presents in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
on those investments. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest is recorded under the accrual basis and credited to each participant’s account, as defined by the Plan Document. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are reported on the average cost basis.
The Plan determines the fair values of its investments based on the fair value framework established in the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Subtopic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Fair value is defined under ASC Subtopic 820-10 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value which are: (1) quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets, (2) observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data, and (3) unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Refer to Note 4 to these financial statements for the ASC Subtopic 820-10 disclosures required as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Interest Bearing Deposits
Interest Bearing Deposits consist of all demand deposits and balances invested in short-term highly liquid investments available upon demand. Interest Bearing Deposits include revenue sharing dollars accumulated over the past years that the Corporation will use to allocate pro-rata among Plan’s participants on the last day of the Plan Year based on their year end funds account balance. Revenue sharing dollars accumulated as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $74,518 and $243,504 respectively.
Contributions
Employee and employer matching contributions are recorded on an accrual basis in the period in which the payroll is earned.
Discretionary contributions are recorded in the period in which they are earned by the participant as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Rollovers Distributions
Terminated employees or retirees may elect to transfer their savings to other plans qualified by the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury.
Rollovers Contributions
Rollovers Contributions to the Plan consist of monies received by a Participant from another plan qualified under PR Code.
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Refundable Contributions
There were no refundable contributions at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
3. Fair Value Measurement
The Plan measures fair value as required by ASC Subtopic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” which provides a framework for measuring fair value under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Under ASC 820, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.
ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels in order to increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and disclosures. The classification of assets and liabilities within the hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to the valuation methodology used for the fair value measurement are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs reflect the Plan’s estimates about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Plan has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation on these instruments does not necessitate a significant degree of judgment since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily available in an active market.
Level 2 – Quoted prices other than those included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 – Inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect the Plan’s own assumptions about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Following is a description of the Plan’s valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Interest Bearing Deposits: The carrying amount of interest bearing deposits are reasonable estimates of the fair value due to its short term maturity. These interest bearing deposits are available upon demand, hence, classified as Level 1.
Equity Securities: Equity securities with quoted market prices obtained from an active exchange market are classified as Level 1.
Mutual Funds: Valued at the daily closing NAV price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily NAV and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded. These securities are classified as Level 2. Investments in mutual funds generally may be redeemed daily.
The preceding methods may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s net assets at fair value as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Mutual Funds |
$ | — | $ | 251,651,074 | $ | — | $ | 251,651,074 | ||||||||
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| Interest Bearing Deposits |
30,715,838 | — | — | 30,715,838 | ||||||||||||
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| Popular, Inc. Common Stock |
52,355,271 | — | — | 52,355,271 | ||||||||||||
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| Total assets at fair value |
$ | 83,071,109 | $ | 251,651,074 | $ | — | $ | 334,722,183 | ||||||||
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Mutual Funds |
$ | — | $ | 199,681,874 | $ | — | $ | 199,681,874 | ||||||||
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| Interest Bearing Deposits |
28,799,562 | — | — | 28,799,562 | ||||||||||||
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| Popular, Inc. Common Stock |
70,408,362 | — | — | 70,408,362 | ||||||||||||
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| Total assets at fair value |
$ | 99,207,924 | $ | 199,681,874 | $ | — | $ | 298,889,798 | ||||||||
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There were no transfers in and/or out of Level 1, 2 or 3 for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. If the Plan were to recognize transfers, it would do so at the end of the reporting period.
4. Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Corporation has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, the interest of each participant in the Plan shall be fully vested and such termination shall not reduce the interest of any participating employee or their beneficiaries accrued under the Plan up to the date of such termination.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
5. Tax Status
The Plan received a favorable determination letter from the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (the “PR Treasury”) dated August 26, 2016 as updated by a letter form PR Treasury dated March 28, 2018 indicating it is qualified under Section 1081.01 of the 2011 Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code (“2011 PR Code”).
No events have occurred with respect to the Plan or the associated Trust that, in substantial likelihood, would result in the Plan being disqualified by the PR Treasury. The Trust associated with the Plan is exempt from Puerto Rico income taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 1081.01(a) of the 2011 PR Code. Pursuant to Section 1022(i)(1) of ERISA, the Plan’s Trust is considered as an organization described in Section 401(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “U.S. Code”) and exempt under Section 501(a) of the U.S. Code.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by federal, state and/or local taxing authorities. The plan administrator believes there are no tax positions and has concluded that as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions. At December 31, 2017, the years 2013 and thereafter remains subject to examination; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.
6. Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan’s investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the values of investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in these factors in the near term could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits. Individual participants’ accounts bear the risk of loss resulting from fluctuations in investment values.
7. Related Party Transactions
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan held 1,475,039 and 1,606,763 common stock shares of Popular, Inc., with a quoted market value of $52,355,271 and $70,408,362, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Plan purchased or acquired through rollovers 121,520 common shares of Popular, Inc., with an acquisition price of $4,721,605 and completed sales and distributions of 253,244 shares which had a carrying value of $7,253,650, resulting in a realized gain of $3,087,100. These transactions are permitted party-in-interest transactions under provisions of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
The accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, includes accrued dividend income of $371,714 and $244,261, related to the dividends declared on Popular Inc.’s common stock during the fourth quarter of 2017 and 2016, which were paid in January 2018 and 2017, respectively.
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan held a bank deposit open account with Banco Popular de Puerto Rico of $30,609,897 and $27,761,770, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Plan held a time deposit open account with Banco Popular de Puerto Rico of $105,941 and $1,037,792, respectively. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions permitted under provisions of ERISA.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2017 and 2016
At December 31, 2017 and 2016, notes receivable from participants amounted to $84,314 and $85,725, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2017 interest income related to notes receivable from participants amounted to $76. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions permitted under provisions of ERISA.
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico provides services as Trustee and Recordkeeper for the Plan, which for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 amounted to $374,764 and $330,168, respectively, and were borne by the Plan sponsor.
8. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements at December 31, 2017 and 2016 to Form 5500:
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| Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements |
$ | 336,176,595 | $ | 300,255,504 | ||||
| Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants |
(32,575 | ) | (949,521 | ) | ||||
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| Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 |
$ | 336,144,020 | $ | 299,305,983 | ||||
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The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2017 to Form 5500:
| Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements |
$ | 16,300,233 | ||
| Add: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 31, 2017 |
32,575 | |||
| Less: Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants at December 31, 2016 |
949,521 | |||
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| Benefits paid to participants per Form 5500 |
$ | 15,383,287 | ||
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The Plan has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.
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Popular, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment Plan
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2017
Supplemental Schedule
| (a) |
(b) Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party |
(c) Description of Investment |
(d) Cost |
(e) Current Value |
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| American Funds AMCAP R6 |
Mutual Fund 383,658 shares |
** | $ | 12,200,333 | ||||||
| American Balanced Fd-R6 |
Mutual Fund 1,957,321 shares |
** | 53,160,845 | |||||||
| Franklin U.S. Government Securities |
Mutual Fund 492,287 shares |
** | 2,993,105 | |||||||
| Goldman Sachs S/C Value |
Mutual Fund 93,133 shares |
** | 5,654,123 | |||||||
| Legg Mason Bw Global Op Bd-Is |
Mutual Fund 65,192 shares |
** | 704,726 | |||||||
| Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund |
Mutual Fund 878,715 shares |
** | 18,391,499 | |||||||
| Metropolitan West Tot Ret Bond Inst |
Mutual Fund 1,034,365 shares |
** | 11,026,331 | |||||||
| Mfs Value Fund-R5 |
Mutual Fund 388,461 shares |
** | 15,755,964 | |||||||
| Principal Lifetime Strategic Income |
Mutual Fund 438,215 shares |
** | 5,411,955 | |||||||
| Principal Lifetime 2010 Fund |
Mutual Fund 511,696 shares |
** | 6,923,252 | |||||||
| Principal Lifetime 2020 Fund |
Mutual Fund 1,412,611 shares |
** | 20,087,323 | |||||||
| Principal Lifetime 2030 Fund |
Mutual Fund 1,431,475 shares |
** | 21,099,939 | |||||||
| Principal Lifetime 2040 Fund |
Mutual Fund 1,417,312 shares |
** | 22,251,804 | |||||||
| Principal Lifetime 2050 Fund |
Mutual Fund 1,079,052 shares |
** | 16,908,747 | |||||||
| Principal Lifetime 2060 Fund |
Mutual Fund 236,597 shares |
** | 3,359,672 | |||||||
| Principal Diversified International Fund |
Mutual Fund 579,133 shares |
** | 8,049,944 | |||||||
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund |
Mutual Fund 104,844 shares |
** | 25,527,392 | |||||||
| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund |
Mutual Fund 40,432 shares |
** | 434,644 | |||||||
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund |
Mutual Fund 8,987 shares |
** | 761,774 | |||||||
| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund |
Mutual Fund 31,052 shares |
** | 947,702 | |||||||
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| Total Mutual Funds |
** | 251,651,074 | ||||||||
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BPPR Bank Deposit Open Account |
Open Deposit Account |
** | 30,609,897 | ||||||
| * |
BPPR Time Deposit Open Account |
Open Deposit Account |
** | 105,941 | ||||||
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| Total Interest Bearing Deposits |
30,715,838 | |||||||||
| * |
Popular, Inc. |
Common Stock 1,475,039 shares |
** | 52,355,271 | ||||||
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| * |
Participant loans |
Participant loans with maturities of 12/31/2017 and interest rate of 5% |
** | 84,314 | ||||||
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| $ | 334,806,497 | |||||||||
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| * | Party in-interest |
| ** | Cost is not required to be presented for participant directed investments |
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Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the persons who administer the employee benefit plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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POPULAR, INC. PUERTO RICO SAVINGS & INVESTMENT PLAN | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: June 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ Eduardo J. Negrón | ||||
| Eduardo J. Negrón Chairperson Popular, Inc. Benefits Committee (Plan Administrator) | ||||||
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