UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2012
ORIENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 001-12647 | 66-0538893 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Oriental Center Professional Offices Park 997 San Roberto Street, 10th Floor San Juan, Puerto Rico |
00926 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (787) 771-6800
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 27, 2012, the Board of Directors of Oriental Financial Group Inc. (the “Company”) and the Board of Directors of the Company’s banking subsidiary, Oriental Bank and Trust (the “Bank”), elected Julian S. Inclán as their new Chairman, effective July 1, 2012. Mr. Inclán has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since August 2008 (including terms as a director of the Bank) and is the Chairman of its Compensation Committee. He previously served as a director of the Company and the Bank from 1995 to 2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ORIENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 28, 2012 | By: | /s/ Carlos O. Souffront | ||||
| Carlos O. Souffront | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||
| Board of Directors | ||||||
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