- Puerto Rico is a merit jurisdiction.
- Puerto Rico accepts the Uniform Application to Register Securities (Form U1), and allows for electronic signature of forms.
- Registration requires filing or delivery of:
- Filing fee
- Application form
- Financial statements
- A Consent to Service of Process (Form U2)
- SEC Form 1-A with exhibits
- Puerto Rico collects a fixed fee in the amount of [one-fifth] 1/5 of one percent (1/5 of 1%) of the maximum tender price at which the registered securities are to be offered in Puerto Rico, but the fee to be paid shall in no case be less than three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) up to a maximum of one thousand and five hundred dollars ($1,500).
- Fees should be made payable to the “Secretary of the Treasury.” Payments should be sent to the following address:
Mailing Address: | Courier Address: |
Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions Att: Securities Regulation Division P.O. Box 11855 San Juan, PR 00910-3855 |
Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions Att: Securities Regulation Division Centro Europa Building, Suite 600 1492 Ponce de Leon Ave. San Juan, PR 00907-4024 |
- For additional information, please visit the regulator’s website here or contact them at (787) 723-3131 or by email at valores@ocif.gobierno.pr.