State of Delaware 30 Minute Service

Effective October 1, 2009, the Delaware Division of Corporations began to offer a 30-minute expedited service. This service is available only through Delaware registered agents. The fee for this service will be $1,500.

The State of Delaware will make every effort to complete the filing process in 30 minutes. However, the Division will not guarantee completion within 30 minutes. If they successfully meet the 30 minute timeline, they assess the premium fee of $1,500. If they do not meet the 30 minute timeline, they will only assess a 1 hour fee of $1,000.

Any expedited service previously submitted can be upgraded to a 30 minute service.

As is the policy with Priority 1 and 2 service, the clock will stop if the filing is suspended to customer service. Once the corrected document has been sent back to the State, the 30 minutes will start over.

Cut off time for 30 minute service will be 9:00 p.m. eastern standard time.

The 30 minute service is separate and distinct from and does not replace the Global Filing policy. The fee for Global Filings will remain at $1000.

The State of Delaware will accept all document types for 30-minute filing requests with the exception of preclearances and banks.

However, please be advised that the likelihood of meeting the 30 minute filing timeframe will be greatly enhanced for documents that meet the following conditions:

• The document is precleared with a clear letter.
• The document precleared is the document being submitted.
• All Franchise Taxes and Annual Reports are paid and filed in advance.
• All entities are in good standing prior to submitting 30 minute filing(s). (Excluding Renewals)
• The document does not exceed 50 pages.
• For multiple part document filings, the time frame is 30 minutes per filing.
• The document type is one that is listed below:
• New Entities of any type
• Amendments
• Restated Certificate of Incorporation
• Mergers with five (5) or fewer entities
• Renewals
• Conversions
• Domestications
• Cancellations
• Dissolutions
• Designations
• Corrections
• Terminations/Amendments (Effective dates)
• 30 Minute Service will not be available for the following documents:
• Retirements
• Consolidations

For additional information regarding the State of Delaware 30 Minute Service, please contact your Customer Service Representative at 800.927.9800.