SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 06, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) announced today that it has declared the following monthly cash dividends on its outstanding shares of Non-cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock:

-- a monthly cash dividend of $0.1328125 per share of 6.375% Non-cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, 2003 Series A, payable on May 31, 2013 to holders of record as of May 15, 2013; and

-- a monthly cash dividend of $0.171875 per share of 8.25% Non-cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, Series B, payable on May 31, 2013 to holders of record as of May 15, 2013.

The Corporation also announced the declaration of the following monthly distributions on its outstanding Trust Preferred Securities:

-- a monthly distribution of $0.13958333 per security of 6.70% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities issued by Popular Capital Trust I, payable on June 3, 2013 to holders of record as of May 15, 2013; and

-- a monthly distribution of $0.127604 per security of 6.125% Cumulative Monthly Income Trust Preferred Securities issued by Popular Capital Trust II, payable on June 3, 2013 to holders of record as of May 15, 2013.

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, doing business as Popular Community Bank, providing a broad range of financial services and products with branches in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and California.

For more information, visit http://www.popular.com.

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SOURCE: Popular, Inc.

Popular, Inc. 
Investor Relations: 
Carlos J. Vazquez, 787-771-3112 
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President 
or 
Media Relations: 
Teruca Rullan, 787-281-5170 or 917-679-3596 (mobile) 
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

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