| Party-in-Interest Transactions |
Party-In-Interest Transactions Parties-in-interest are defined under the provisions of ERISA as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering service to the Plan, any employer (or any affiliate), any employee of such employer covered by the Plan, and certain others. Certain Plan investments consist of investments in a money market fund, a mutual fund and PCRA at Charles Schwab, or affiliates, which is the provider of custodial services as defined by the Plan since April 1, 2005. In addition, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the First BanCorp. Unitized Stock Fund held 281,138 297,511 shares, respectively, with a quoted market value of $ 5,827,990 5,530,724 , respectively, of First BanCorp. common stock, the parent company of the Plan Sponsor. The First BanCorp. Unitized Stock Fund also has an investment in a money market fund managed by State Street. State Street provides Charles Schwab with, among other things, custody services for the First BanCorp. Unitized Stock Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Plan received dividend income of $ 203,194 related to the investment in First BanCorp. Unitized Stock Fund and recognized net gains of $ 787,704 725,913 relates to the net appreciation in the fair value of such investment. Moreover, in relation to the First Bancorp. Unitized Stock Fund, during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Plan completed purchases or acquisition through rollovers for a total acquisition price of $ 712,887 completed sales and distributions of shares which had a carrying value of $ 1,157,426 $ 1,219,217 , resulting in a realized gain of $ 61,791 . Plan assets include notes receivable from participants of $ 5,267,672 4,659,024 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2025, interest income related to notes receivable from participants amounted to $ 477,346 . These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions permitted under the provisions of ERISA.
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