DTC Suspends Physical Certificate Processing Due to COVID 19
DTC Suspends Physical Certificate Processing Due to COVID 19A quick note to everyone concerning physical certificate processing by DTC. We received the following notice from DTC after the market closed on Friday March 20th, 2019. DTC is suspending physical certificate processing due to the Coronavirus until at least March 30th. Our best estimate is that interruptions to physical certificate processing will continue for a while longer, probably until the Coronavirus outbreak begins to subside. Based upon our conversations with the medical professionals we know, probably until late April. This does not impact DRS/DWAC or FAST transfers.
We will post further updates on this topic as information becomes available.
The relevant text of the notice is as follows:
Effective immediately, DTC is suspending all physical processing services until, at the earliest, Monday March 30th due to the impact of the COVID19 virus. DTC requests that Participants and transfer agents should not send certificates via messenger, courier services or USPS to DTC until further notice.
For packages/certificates that are currently in-flight with couriers or USPS, DTC will have a mechanism to accept them but will be unable to perform any transaction processing.
The suspension of physical processing includes:
• All physical Deposits
• Withdrawal & Certificates on Demand (COD)
• New York Window (NYW)
• Envelope Settlement Services (ESS)
• Custody Reorg
• SBA Pooling
For transactions closing while the suspension of physical processing services is in effect, please follow the LOP procedure set forth in the Important Notice B#13099-20 dated March 12, 2020.
All automated and fully electronic DTC processes with FAST transfer agents such as DRS Profile and DWAC will NOT be impacted.
DTC will continue to monitor the situation and provide Participants and agents with up-to-date information about the status of the physical securities processing services.
If you have any questions about the above blog post, please feel free to visit our web site, www.dtc.coralcapital.com and check out what we have to offer. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We can be reached at 404-816-9220 and are always willing to speak with you.
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