It’s that time of year again! If you haven’t starting thinking about end of year business matters yet, you should. If that planning includes transactions with the Delaware Division of Corporations then take note of the following information published today:

State of Delaware, Division of Corporations holiday office hours for the remainder of the year and the start of 2019:

Tuesday, November 6, 2018
State Holiday – Election Day – The Division of Corporations will be closed.**

Monday, November 12, 2018
State Holiday – Veterans Day – The Division of Corporations will be closed.**

Wednesday, November 21, 2018
There will be no change in the regular hours of the Division

Thursday, November 22 & Friday, November 23, 2018
State Holidays – Thanksgiving Day and day after Thanksgiving – The Division of Corporations will be closed.**

Friday, December 14, 2018
Division Employee Recognition Luncheon – reduced staffing
• Expedited processing requests will have cutoff times, and must be submitted prior to in order to be processed prior to Division personnel leaving for the recognition event.

Monday, December 24, 2018
Christmas Eve – The Division of Corporations will be closing at 4:30 P.M.
• All Same Day filing requests must be filed by 1 P.M.

Tuesday, December 25, 2018
State Holiday – Christmas Day – The Division of Corporations will be closed.**

Monday, December 31, 2018
New Year’s Eve – The 4-12 shift will be working 12 Noon to 8 P.M. and the following changes will be in effect:
• Certain expedited filings must be received by 5 P.M. All other cut-off times will remain unchanged.
• Electronic filings through Agents of Delaware available until 12 Midnight for securing filing dates and times (expedited processing fees will be required after 6:00 P.M.).

Tuesday, January 1, 2019
State Holiday – New Year’s Day – The Division of Corporations will be closed.**

PLEASE NOTE **Electronic access during State Holidays is limited. Online agents will be able to use the system for generating certificates, for UCC research, name availability and the Delaware entity research. The Delaware eCorp application will be available as well. If you require file dates for the days the Division will be closed, there are options! Please contact us for information on our global filing service.