The general public is kindly being informed that the Malta Business Registry offices will be open on Wednesday 24th morning (09:00 – 12:00) and Wednesday 31st in the morning (09:00 – 12:00). Our offices will be closed on Friday 26th December 2025 and Friday 2nd January, 2026. On the said day, the online services shall continue to be available as usual on the MBR’s website: https://baros.mbr.mt/

Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas has been appointed President of the Corporate Registers Forum, the global association of corporate registries, with over 70 corporate registries across the globe sharing best practices to raise standards within the sector. This appointment was formally made during the organisation’s annual general meeting which was held in Tunisia earlier this week. Dr. Spiteri Lucas expressed her gratitude and satisfaction with such an achievement, emphasising that it not only signifies a personal milestone but also carries a great responsibility. She highlighted the importance of showcasing the Maltese jurisdiction on a global stage, ensuring that Malta receives the recognition it truly deserves. “I am delighted and honoured to have been named as President of the Corporate Registers Forum, the highest platform for business registry experts and professionals to exchange ideas, enhance international collaboration and best practices, globally. Such appointment resonates how Malta and the Malta Business Registry are highly regarded from international colleagues in view of the significant achievement over the past few years and as demonstrated when Malta hosted the Corporate Registers Forum Annual General Conference two years ago. I am looking forward to this role through which my aim is to ensure that the necessary knowledge is provided to bring all registers on par with the international standards sought after by international institutions, the encouragement of the exchange of experiences as well as ensuring to put Malta as a point of reference” said Dr Spiteri Lucas. Prior to her appointment as President, Dr. Geraldine Spiteri Lucas served as a member of the CRF Executive Committee and as Chair of the Beneficial Ownership Working Group within the Corporate Registers Forum (CRF). Earlier this year, under her leadership, the CRF met in Malta and developed a set of criteria for members to meet in the field of beneficial ownership. Together with this initiative, Dr Spiteri Lucas also hosted the CRF global BO Working Group, bringing together multiple registries as well as EU legislators to discuss the importance of beneficial ownership in a global capacity. Dr Spiteri Lucas’ distinguished career in Corporate Law as well as being Malta’s leader on Beneficial Ownership, reflects her outstanding contributions to her field, she has demonstrated her commitment to both innovation and leadership in her respective sector. Her work has been instrumental in emphasising the significant importance of maintaining up-to-date, accurate registers across all jurisdictions, a key factor in ensuring transparency and trust in corporate governance. Dr Spiteri Lucas, a lawyer by profession is the Registrar of Companies and other legal persons and heads the Malta Business Registry. Dr. Spiteri Lucas also expressed her gratitude to her predecessor, Ms. Louise Smyth, former CEO of UK Companies House, for her dedicated work and leadership in advancing the CRF’s mission. As President, Dr. Spiteri Lucas will serve an initial two-year term, during which she will oversee the completion of the CRF’s ambitious five-year transformation program. She will also play a central role in ensuring the active participation of CRF members in the global Registry Insights initiative. Announcing the news, General Secretary Martin Fidler Jones said “It is a great honour to welcome Dr Spiteri Lucas as President of our global association, having rapidly established herself as a trusted voice on international corporate registry matters, and demonstrating calm leadership”.

PRESS RELEASE The Insolvency and Receivership Service within the Malta Business Registry is once again launching an accreditation course for practitioners interested in obtaining authorisation to act as insolvency practitioners in terms of the Insolvency Practitioners Act, Chapter 632 of the Laws of Malta. The course, organised by the Insolvency and Receivership Service, as the competent authority, together with other esteemed academics distinguished within the sector of insolvency, will provide in-depth information on the insolvency framework and practical guidance to the candidates wishing to carry out the functions of an insolvency practitioner in terms of Maltese law. The course will be spread over six months, from November 2025 to April 2026, with some lectures held at the premises of the Malta Business Registry and others online. Upon conclusion of the course, the candidates will be individually assessed by the competent authority and those deemed to satisfy the requirements at law will be issued with due authorisation to exercise the functions of an insolvency practitioner in terms of Article 4(1) of the Insolvency Practitioners Act. Dr Ingrid Hamilton, the Official Receiver and Head of the Insolvency and Receivership Service, emphasized that this course will open the door to an innovative niche within the insolvency legal sector, offering practitioners valuable opportunities to provide crucial guidance to businesses facing financial difficulties. “This initiative will equip professionals with the tools needed to help struggling enterprises turn a corner and secure a second chance,” said Dr Hamilton. Following the inaugural course held last year, significant interest has been generated amongst practitioners, recognizing it as a unique opportunity to specialize and better support companies through challenging times. In line with this, the second call for practitioners to enrol in the course reflects the Malta Business Registry’s (MBR) ongoing commitment to equipping the industry with the expertise and resources it needs to thrive. Minister for the Economy, EU Funds, Enterprise and Strategic Projects, Silvio Schembri, highlighted the positive milestone achieved with the accreditation of 13 practitioners in insolvency in Malta following the completion of the first course. “While this achievement marks an encouraging start, it is crucial that this number continues to grow. Expanding the pool of accredited professionals will ensure that businesses, whether navigating challenging times or capitalizing on opportunities, receive the expertise and support they need to thrive, sustain their operations, and generate new job prospects, and that is exactly what the MBR is doing,” said Minister Schembri. Registered participants who (i) do not satisfy the eligibility criteria for authorisation to act as insolvency practitioner in terms of Maltese law, and/or (ii) have not attended at least 80% of the sessions of the course, will not be eligible for assessment. The Insolvency and Receivership Service invites all interested candidates to register their interest in the course by sending an email on info.irs@mbr.mt for more information by not later than 17th October, 2025. Any term or expression that is defined in the Insolvency Practitioners Act and the Pre-Insolvency Act and used, but not defined in this notice shall have the same meaning given to it in these Acts.

Kindly note that, in view of the statutory requirements, the Malta Business Registry (MBR) will be required to issue the three-month notices on its portal or in the daily newspaper by the end of September in order to ensure that transactions may be duly finalised by the end of December. To ensure efficient processing and to avoid any disappointment, any documents necessitating publication by the end of September are to be submitted through BAROS or delivered to the MBR by no later than 12 September.

The Malta Business Registry (MBR) hereby informs the public that certain amending provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Act , 2025 have entered in force on 7 th August 2025 by virtue of Legal Notice 174 of 2025 (the “Legal Notice”). The amending provisions stipulated in the Legal Notice are the following: 7, 9 to 13, 14(b), 15 to 20, 22, 26 to 29, 33 to 46, 48 to 57, 59 and 60. In order to better understand each amending provision, one is encouraged to refer to the User Guidelines which seek to guide companies, their officers and all stakeholders involved throughout the process. The User Guidelines are to be read in conjunction with the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2025 and the Legal Notice. As a result of the amending article 7, a template directors’ declaration has been prepared in order for the respective directors to make use of under the applicable circumstances provided by article 73(4) of the Companies Act as amended. Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas Registrar & CEO

The Malta Business Registry (MBR) hereby informs the public that, as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance security and ensure responsible access to data, a change is about to be implemented to the Company Search function on the BAROS portal. Access to the Company Search function will require user authentication by means of one of the following login methods: Malta Government CORP Account Malta e-ID eIDAS Non-EU Login All users must log in using one of the above methods to search for and retrieve company information through the BAROS platform. This change comes into effect as from the 1 st of August 2025 and the registration is free of charge. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we continue to improve the security, accountability, and transparency of our services.

In terms of the applicable regulation on the European Single Electronic Format (“ESEF”) [1] issuers must prepare Annual Financial Reports (“AFRs”) containing financial statements for financial years beginning on or after 01 January 2021 in a single electronic reporting format. This Notice being issued by the Malta Business Registry (“MBR”) should be read in conjunction with the Circular (Clarification on European Single Electronic Format (“ESEF”) Annual Financial Reports (“AFRs”) issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) dated 27 January 2022. Currently, there is no reliant technology which facilitates the digital signing of AFRs in XHTML/iXBRL format using a qualified electronic signature, without causing validation or technical errors. For this reason, and in order to implement the respective ESEF Regulation, the Registrar is accepting the Directors’ Declaration on ESEF AFRs (“the Declaration”). The Declaration is to accompany the copies of the same AFRs which are to be submitted to the Registrar as required by Article 183(1) of the Companies Act. The Declaration, together with the recommended use of a Document ID on the ESEF AFRs should serve as adequate measures ensuring transparency and integrity for the implementation of the ESEF Regulation. The Issuer is furthermore required to submit to the Registrar the Auditor’s Report held by the same Issuer for records purposes. The Auditor’s Report is to be duly authenticated, serving to satisfy the requirements under Article 179A of the Companies Act. This Notice and procedure outlined herein, will remain effective until a more advanced and user-efficient system could be implemented. Dr Geraldine A. Spiteri Lucas CEO/Registrar [1] Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/815 of 17 December 2018 supplementing Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the specification of a single electronic reporting format

(For Maltese version please scroll down) Act LX of 2021 introduces various amendments to the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta) hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’. The following amendments came into effect on 30th October 2021 by virtue of Legal Notice 417 of 2021: The transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards the use of digital tools and processes in company law, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Digitalisation Directive’ Requirements relating to the appointment and the holding of the office of director of a company Disqualification provisions with respect to company directors Added duties to the Registrar The Proposed Amendments – Practical Overview Contents of the memorandum and articles of the company – Article 69 Every company would be also required to indicate in its memorandum the electronic mail address of the company – article 69(1)(d).  Such an address will be used for all official electronic correspondence and notifications to be sent by the Registrar to the company, alongside the physical registered office address. For this reason, it is important that that electronic mail address provided is valid and accessed by the company’s officers on a regular basis. Appointment of Directors – Article 139 Article 139 introduces an obligation on directors upon their appointment. It is now a requirement that an applying director signs the memorandum of the company or otherwise submits a declaration in writing to show explicit consent to be appointed director of such company – article 139(1). Furthermore, when a person is being appointed director, such person is now required to declare to the Registrar whether he or she is aware of circumstances which could lead to disqualification from holding the office of director. Such circumstances need to take into consideration company law provisions in Malta, particularly the disqualification provisions as contained in the Act as well as any other disqualification arising from other Member States – article 139(5). Form K and Form K(1) In order to facilitate the foregoing requirements, the Registrar has published two statutory forms. Form K is being substituted with an amended version. The improved Form K is now divided into two sections (A and B), whereby Section B provides for newly appointed directors following a change in the company’s directorship, to indicate their consent and confirm their declaration as required by the respective provision in article 139 of the Act. For electronic filing, Section B of the amended Form K is required to be submitted separately and this will be uploaded under Private Documents – ‘Declaration of Director/s in terms of Law’ as a scanned copy together with Section A. The latter (Section A) is generated through the online system. Every scanned copy of Section B will need to be signed in wet ink or using a qualified digital signature by the respective director/s. A new Form K(1) is being introduced in order to facilitate the same reporting requirements under article 139 of the Act by those proposed directors upon the formation of companies. This Form K(1) would then need to be uploaded under Private Documents as a scanned copy when filing a company registration through the online system. Every scanned copy of the Form K(1) will need to be signed in wet ink or using a qualified digital signature by the respective director/s. The relevant forms can be downloaded from https://mbr.mt/promo/official-registry-forms/ Please be informed that only these forms will be accepted as from 1st February 2022 . If any other forms or declarations are used, the proposed companies/documents will be rejected.   The Disqualification of Directors – Articles 140 and 142 A new duty on the Registrar is being introduced under article 140(7) of the Act.  In the instance that  a director is disqualified or does not hold the necessary license to act as a company service provider, and provided that no exceptions under the law apply to such a case, the Registrar shall inform the company accordingly. The company is then to remove such a director and submit the necessary statutory form within 14 days from such a removal. If the company fails to proceed according to this provision, the Registrar may apply before the competent court asking for the removal of such an officer. Act LX of 2021 amends also the provisions relating to the disqualification of directors The amendment introduces  a  new disqualification in those cases where a director would be  acting and providing the services of a company service provider without the necessary authorization from the Malta Financial Services Authority – article 142(1)(e). The second amendment is related to the consideration which  is to be taken by the Registrar when a person applies for the position of director. Apart from the disqualifications under the Act, the Registrar may take into account any disqualifications that already bar the respective person from being appointed to or from holding the office of director in another Member State. The Legislative Powers of the Registrar – Article 401 The duties of the Registrar are also being  widened and include the responsibility to take any measures granted under the  law to ascertain the individuals’ identity and correctness of information; to co-operate with competent authorities and provide free access to the website maintained by the Registrar; and to deal with any aspect of digitalization of processes in company law procedures and consult with the Minister responsible for commercial partnerships in issuing guidance notes to the public. Guidance Further guidance will be issued in due course following the coming into force of other provisions constituting the amendments contained in Act LX of 2021. Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas Registrar of Companies Emendi leġislattivi introdotti permezz tal-Att LX tal-2021 L-Att LX tal-2021 jintroduċi diversi emendi lill-Att dwar il-Kumpaniji (Kapitolu 386 tal-Liġijiet ta’ Malta) hawn iktar ’il quddiem imsejjaħ ‘l-Att’. L-emendi li ġejjin daħlu fis-seħħ fit-30 ta’ Ottubru 2021 bis-saħħa tal-Avviż Legali 417 tal-2021: It-traspożizzjoni tad-Direttiva (UE) 2019/1151 tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tal-20 ta’ Ġunju 2019 li temenda d-Direttiva (UE) 2017/1132 fir-rigward tal-użu ta’ għodod u proċessi diġitali fil-liġi dwar il-kumpaniji, hawn iktar ‘il quddiem imsejħa “id-Direttiva dwar id-Diġitalizzazzjoni” Rekwiżiti relatati mal-ħatra u ż-żamma tal-kariga ta’ direttur ta’ kumpanija Dispożizzjonijiet ta’ skwalifika fir-rigward tad-diretturi tal-kumpanija Dmirijiet miżjuda lir-Reġistratur L-Emendi Proposti – Ħarsa Ġenerali Prattika Kontenut tal-memorandum u artikoli tal-assoċjazzjoni tal-kumpanija – Artikolu 69 Kull kumpanija tkun meħtieġa wkoll tindika fil-memorandum tagħha l-indirizz tal-posta elettronika tal-kumpanija – artikolu 69(1)(d). Dan l-indirizz se jintuża għall-korrispondenza elettronika uffiċjali u n-notifiki li għandhom jintbagħtu mir-Reġistratur lill-kumpanija, flimkien mal-indirizz fiżiku tal-uffiċċju rreġistrat. Għal din ir-raġuni, huwa importanti li l-indirizz tal-posta elettronika pprovdut ikun validu u aċċessat mill-uffiċjali tal-kumpanija fuq bażi regolari. Ħatra tad-Diretturi  – Artikolu 139 L-Artikolu 139 jintroduċi obbligu fuq id-diretturi mal-ħatra tagħhom. Issa huwa rekwiżit li direttur li japplika jiffirma l-memorandum tal-kumpanija jew inkella jissottometti dikjarazzjoni bil-miktub biex juri l-kunsens espliċitu li jinħatar direttur ta’ tali kumpanija – artikolu 139(1). Barra minn hekk, meta persuna tkun qed tinħatar direttur, din il-persuna issa hija obbligata tiddikjara lir-Reġistratur jekk hijiex konxja biċ-ċirkustanzi li jistgħu jwasslu għal skwalifika miż-żamma tal-kariga ta’ direttur. Tali ċirkostanzi jeħtieġ li jqisu d-dispożizzjonijiet tal-liġi tal-kumpaniji f’Malta, b’mod partikolari d-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ skwalifika kif jinsabu fl-Att kif ukoll kwalunkwe skwalifika oħra li tirriżulta minn Stati Membri oħra – artikolu 139(5). Formola K u Formola K(1) Sabiex jiġu ffaċilitati r-rekwiżiti preċedenti, ir-Reġistratur ippubblika żewġ formuli legali. Il-Formola K qed tiġi sostitwita b’verżjoni emendata. Il-Formola K imtejba issa hija maqsuma f’żewġ taqsimiet (A u B), fejn it-Taqsima B tipprovdi għal diretturi maħtura ġodda wara bidla fid-direttorat tal-kumpanija, biex jindikaw il-kunsens tagħhom u jikkonfermaw id-dikjarazzjoni tagħhom kif meħtieġ mid-dispożizzjoni rispettiva fl-Artikolu 139 tal-Att. Għal sottomissjonijiet elettroniċi, Sezzjoni B tal-Formula K hekk kif emendata għanda tiġi sottomessa separatament u uploaded taħt Private Documents – ‘Declaration of Director/s in terms of Law” bħala kopja skennjata mal-Formula K (Sezzjoni A). Din ta’ l-aħħar (Sezzjoni A) hija awtomatikament iġġenerata fuq is-sistema onlajn. Kull kunsens u dikjarazzjoni mid-diretturi taħt Sezzjoni B skenjata tkun meħtieġa illi tiġi ffirmata bil-linka jew b’permezz ta’ firma elettronika kwalifikata mid-diretturi rispettivi. Qed tiġi introdotta Formola K(1) sabiex jiġu ffaċilitati l-istess rekwiżiti ta’ rappurtar skont l-Artikolu 139 tal-Att minn dawk id-diretturi proposti mal-formazzjoni tal-kumpaniji . Għal sottomissjonijet eettroniċi, il-Formula K(1) trid tiġi  uploaded taħt Private Documents – ‘Declaration of Director/s in terms of Law” bħala kopja skennjata. Kull dokument skennjat ta’ tali formula jkun meħtieġ illi jiġi ffirmat bil-linka jew b’permezz ta’ firma elettronika kwalifikata mid-diretturi proposti rispettivi. Il-formuli rilevanti jistgħu jitniżżlu minn https://mbr.mt/promo/official-registry-forms/ Jekk joġgħobkom, kunu infurmati illi mill-1 ta’ Frar 2022 dawn il formuli biss ser ikunu aċċettati. Jekk tip ta’ formuli jew dikjarazzjonijiet oħra ser ikunu użati, il-kumpanija prospettiva jew id-dokumenti ser ikunu riġettati.   L-Iskwalifika tad-Diretturi – Artikoli 140 u 142 Qed jiġi introdott dmir ġdid għar-Reġistratur skont l-Artikolu 140(7) tal-Att. Fil-każ li direttur jiġi skwalifikat jew ma jkollux il-liċenzja meħtieġa biex jaġixxi bħala provditur ta’ servizzi lil kumpaniji, u sakemm l-ebda eċċezzjoni skont il-liġi ma tapplika għal każ bħal dan, ir-Reġistratur għandu jinforma lill-kumpanija b’dan. Il-kumpanija mbagħad għandha tneħħi tali direttur u tissottometti l-formula statutarja meħtieġa fi żmien 14-il jum minn din it-tneħħija. Jekk il-kumpanija tonqos milli tipproċedi skont din id-dispożizzjoni, ir-Reġistratur jista’ japplika quddiem il-qorti kompetenti għat-tneħħija ta’ tali uffiċjal. L-Att LX tal-2021 jemenda wkoll id-dispożizzjonijiet relatati mal-iskwalifika tad-diretturi. L-emenda tintroduċi skwalifika ġdida f’dawk il-każijiet fejn direttur ikun qed jaġixxi u jipprovdi s-servizzi ta’ provditur ta’ servizzi lil kumpaniji mingħajr l-awtorizzazzjoni meħtieġa mill-Awtorità għas-Servizzi Finanzjarji ta’ Malta — Artikolu 142(1)(e). It-tieni emenda hija relatata mal-kunsiderazzjoni li għandha tittieħed mir-Reġistratur meta persuna tapplika għall-pożizzjoni ta’ direttur. Minbarra l-iskwalifiki skont l-Att, ir-Reġistratur jista’ jqis kwalunkwe skwalifika li diġà tipprojbixxi lill-persuna rispettiva milli tiġi maħtura għal jew milli jkollha ż-żamma tal-kariga ta’ direttur fi Stat Membru ieħor. Is-Setgħat Leġislattivi tar-Reġistratur – Artikolu 401 Id-dmirijiet tar-Reġistratur qed jitwessgħu wkoll u jinkludu r-responsabbiltà li jittieħdu l-miżuri kollha mogħtija skont il-liġi biex tiġi aċċertata l-identità u l-korrettezza tal-informazzjoni tal-individwi; li jkun hemm kooperazzjoni mal-awtoritajiet kompetenti u provvediment ta’ aċċess liberu għall-websajt miżmuma mir-Reġistratur; u li jiġi ttrattat kwalunkwe aspett tad-diġitalizzazzjoni tal-proċessi fil-proċeduri tal-liġi tal-kumpaniji u jkun hemm konsultazzjoni mal-Ministru responsabbli għas-soċjetajiet kummerċjali fil-ħruġ ta’ noti ta’ gwida lill-pubbliku. Gwida Aktar gwida se tinħareġ fi żmien opportun wara d-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ dispożizzjonijiet oħra li jikkostitwixxu l-emendi li jinsabu fl-Att LX tal-2021. Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas Reġistratur tal-Kumpaniji

Our commitment at the MBR is to provide the highest level of service to our clients. In view of this, the Registry Unit is undergoing a fundamental restructuring, to enhance our ability to offer a more efficient and homogenous service with a more specialised structure. As from, Monday 6th February 2023 , the Registry Operations will be operating as follows: Team – Incorporations/Dissolutions/Shipping Companies This team will be handling the incorporation of new commercial partnerships and the vetting of documents in relation to dissolutions and liquidation accounts. Furthermore, this team will also be handling documents submitted by companies for registration in terms of the Merchant Shipping Regulations. Click the following link to view Desk Officer Allocations: Desk Officer Allocations for Incorporations/Dissolutions/Shipping Companies For any queries kindly contact the team as follows: Incorporations – incorporations@mbr.mt Shipping – shipping@mbr.mt Dissolutions – dissolutions@mbr.mt Team – Ongoing The Ongoing team will be handling the vetting of documents which are required to be filed and registered under the Companies Act 1995. Click the following link to view Desk Officer Allocations: Desk Officer Allocations for Ongoing For any queries kindly contact the team as follows: General Queries – ongoing@mbr.mt Group filings – groupfilings@mbr.mt (This email is to be used only for the filing of any change/s in a group of companies) Team – Ultimate Beneficiary Owners (BOs) and other Transactions This team will be handling vetting of documents regarding public limited companies, partnerships, SICAVs, overseas companies (branches), mergers, divisions and other transactions which are required to be filed and registered under the Companies Act 1995. Besides the above, this team will also be handling any queries regarding the Ultimate Beneficial Owners. For any queries kindly contact the team as follows: SICAVs – sicavs@mbr.mt Oversea Companies – branches@mbr.mt P/PCOMM/SE/EEIG – stephanie.spiteri-vassallo@mbr.mt Other transactions – transactions@mbr.mt   The above re-structuring within the Registry Unit is intended to strengthen our supervisory functions to maintain an accurate and transparent register of basic and beneficial ownership information for all commercial partnerships. Such changes will continue to strengthen the MBR’s position to work closely with competent authorities, subject persons, companies, foundations, and associations in defining acceptable standards undertaken by the MBR on its policies and procedures related to regulatory functions and to continue in its fight against money laundering and terrorist finance.

Kindly note that as from today, Corporate Service Providers (CSPs) and warranted practitioners can start linking companies to their personal and/or Corporate Account. You can refer to Section 2 (Personal Accounts) and Section 5 (Corporate Accounts) in the following guide . In the event that any natural persons, already registered as Authorised User on the our current system ( registry.mbr.mt ), can opt to authorize the MBR to transfer the existing company links to the new portal automatically onto their personal account. In such a case, you are kindly requested to send an e-mail on support.mbr@mbr.mt with your Name, Surname, ID Card/Passport, username on registry.mbr.mt along with the relevant board resolutions.

The MBR would like to remind Corporate Service Providers, practitioners and the general public that the transfer to the new portal ( register.mbr.mt ) will be as from Tuesday 7th November. The previous portal ( registry.mbr.mt ) will be decommissioned and made unavailable. The MBR would like to remind Corporate Service Providers and the general public can still submit documents in paper format or electronically signed to esigning@mbr.mt . We also urge users if they haven’t already done so, to set-up their accounts on the new portal by using the following guide: MBR Portal FAQs Kindly also note the following updates with regards to the new online portal. Transfer of Top-Up Balance To transfer any remaining top-up balance from the previous system to the new one, kindly fill out the following template and send it on topuptransfers@mbr.mt Name: ID Card / Passport No: Company Name: Username on previous system: Transfer to (Kindly mark with X): [  ] Personal Account                                                      [  ] Corporate Account* *If Corporate Account – Name of Corporate Account Any Additional Comments: Top-Up Payments Kindly note that funds to top-up accounts can only be added by using a Credit Card. Moreover, those clients that have already effected a Bank Transfer to the MBR Bank account by 31.10.2023 in order to add funds to their top up account, will also need to submit the above form to topuptransfers@mbr.mt

The company law framework has been further updated to reflect enhanced digitisation processes and legal certainty. Legal Notice 68 of 2024 has been published in the Gazette on 15th March 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the L.N.). This L.N. amends five (5) subsidiary legislations to the Companies Act, with the aim of ensuring legal certainty when it comes to cross-border operations of limited liability companies, including the electronic transmission of pre-operation certificates and associated communication on the business registers interconnection system. The digital tools and processes Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1151) is being also fully transposed through the L.N. by ensuring that every registrable document submitted to the Registrar is stored in register of commercial partnerships in a machine-readable and searchable format, or as structured data. A summary of the provisions contained in the L.N. and other informative points may be found in the User Guidelines being published hereon. Summary of Proposed Amendments – User Guidelines Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas Registrar & CEO