Popular, Inc. to Report First-Quarter Results and Hold Conference Call on Friday, April 20

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) announced today that it expects to report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, before the market opens on Friday, April 20, 2012.

Popular will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results the same day at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed through the investor relations section of the Corporation’s website: www.popular.com.

Listeners are recommended to go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to download and install any necessary audio software. The call may also be accessed through a dial-in telephone number 866-578-5747 or 617-213-8054. The conference code is 28423934.

A replay of the webcast will be archived in Popular’s website until 5 p.m. (ET) on May 18, 2012. A telephone replay will be available from 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, April 20 and until 5 p.m. (ET) on May 18, 2012 at 888-286-8010 or 617-801-6888. The replay passcode is 54735654.

Founded in 1893, Popular, Inc. is the leading banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico and ranks 37th by assets among U.S. banks. In the United States, Popular has established a community-banking franchise providing a broad range of financial services and products with branches in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and California.