Sign Up for DTC Participants

Please contact the Super Access Coordinator at your firm to register for the LENS application. If you are unfamiliar with your Super Access Coordinator or have any questions regarding registration, please contact your Account Manager, Relationship Manager or click here.

Sign Up for Non- DTC Participants

Non-DTC Participants wishing to use LENS must sign a contract with DTCC Data Services to be granted access. Please contact DTCC Data Services for pricing and contract information. For application specific questions, please click here.

LENS provides a means for agents, issuers and courts to make legal notices available to investors. LENS offers a central location for legal notices and search capability that enables registered users of the service to find the specific notices they need.

To post a legal notice to LENS free of charge, go to https://issueragentservices.dtcc.com.

For step by step instructions, see the following user guides:

• Issuer Agent Portal - Submitting 17Ad-16 Notices
• Issuer Agent Portal - Submitting Legal and Tax Notices

For additional support, please email taservices@dtcc.com for transfer agent notices or lensnotices@dtcc.com for legal and tax notices.

 Note: Users must log into LENS to view notices. Please be advised that all notices posted to LENS are made available to all registered users, irrespective of whether the user holds or has ever held the security referenced. Please review all notices before submitting them to DTCC to ensure that they are appropriate for LENS.

Making Your Quarterly Financial Statements Available to Investors via DTC’s Legal Notice System (LENS)

LENS provides a means for issuers, their agents, and courts to make legal notices concerning DTC-eligible issues available to investors. LENS offers a central location for legal notices and search capability that enables users to find the specific notices they need.

Potential investors often look to LENS for information as part of their due diligence when making investment decisions. DTC participants acting in the interest of their clients rely on LENS for information affecting their portfolios.

Posting your quarterly financial statements on LENS is an excellent way to connect with investors by making this vital information available to them quickly and efficiently via LENS’ electronic portal.

To post your financial statement to LENS free of charge, go to https://issueragentservices.dtcc.com.

For step by step instructions, see the following user guide:

• Issuer Agent Portal - Submitting Legal and Tax Notices

For additional support, please email lensnotices@dtcc.com.

Note: Users must log into LENS to view notices. Please be advised that all notices posted to LENS are made available to all registered users, irrespective of whether the user holds or has ever held the security referenced. Please review all notices before submitting them to DTCC to ensure that they are appropriate for LENS.

How Issuers Can Use DTC's Legal Notice System (LENS) to Disseminate Cost Basis Information

LENS provides a means for issuers to report information on various organizational actions that affects cost basis of securities such as corporate reorganizations, effects of cash/stock dividend distributions based on earnings and profits, and conversion rate adjustments on a convertible instrument that may result in distribution under section 305(c). LENS offers a central location for such notices - a huge benefit to Participants who need them to prepare 1099s for their clients, and a way for issuers to reach a wide audience quickly and efficiently, free of charge.

To post a cost basis informational notice to LENS free of charge, go to https://issueragentservices.dtcc.com.

For step by step instructions, see the following user guide:

• Issuer Agent Portal - Submitting Legal and Tax Notices

For additional support, please email lensnotices@dtcc.com.

Note: Users must log into LENS to view notices. Please be advised that all notices posted to LENS are made available to all registered users, irrespective of whether the user holds or has ever held the security referenced. Please review all notices before submitting them to DTCC to ensure they are appropriate for LENS.