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CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 Title 18,
United States Code)
Pursuant to
Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
(subsections (a) and
(b) of Section
1350, Chapter 63
of Title
18,
United
States Code),
the undersigned
officer
of First
BanCorp.,
a Puerto
Rico corporation
(the “Company”),
does hereby
certify,
to
such officer’s knowledge, that:
The Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the year
ended December 31,
2023 (the
“Form l0-K”) of
the Company
fully complies
with the
requirements of
section l3(a)
or 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange
Act of
1934 and
information contained
in the
Form 10-K
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
Date: February 28, 2024
/s/ Aurelio Alemán
Name: Aurelio Alemán
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer