Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents DEF 14A Definitive proxy

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III

for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

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Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue

American International Plaza, Tenth Floor

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

NOTICE OF 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 17, 2024

To the shareholders of the Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof, the “2024 Annual Meeting”) of the Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Fund”), is scheduled to be held virtually on October 17, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time) for the following purposes:

To elect two directors of the Fund (PROPOSAL 1); and

To transact such other business as may properly come before the 2024 Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The items mentioned above are discussed in greater detail in the attached Proxy Statement.

Any shareholder wishing to participate in the 2024 Annual Meeting by means of remote communication can do so. If you were a record holder of shares of common stock of the Fund as of the close of business on the record date, August 30, 2024, please register at https://viewproxy.com/UBSPuertoRico/broadridgevsm/ no later than 5:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on October 15, 2024 to attend and vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Broadridge will then e-mail you the login information and instructions for attending and voting at the 2024 Annual Meeting

Only holders of record of shares of the Fund’s common stock at the close of business on August 30, 2024 are entitled to receive this notice and vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting the shares held of record in their name on such date.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF YOUR HOLDINGS IN THE FUND. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE PROXY CARD DELIVERED TO YOU AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY. RETURNING YOUR PROXY CARD WILL NOT PREVENT YOU FROM VOTING AT THE MEETING, BUT WILL ENSURE THAT YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PROPER EXECUTION OF THE PROXIES ARE SET FORTH ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE.

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 18th day of September, 2024.

	By Order of the Board of Directors:

	/s/ Liana Loyola
	Liana Loyola
	Secretary

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING PROXY CARDS

The following general rules for signing proxy cards may be of assistance to you and avoid the invalidation of your vote if you fail to sign your proxy card properly.

Individual Accounts: Sign your name exactly as it appears in the registration section on the proxy card.

Joint Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration section.

All Other Accounts: The capacity of the individuals signing the proxy card should be indicated unless it is reflected in the form of registration. For example:

	Registration		Valid Signature

	Corporate Accounts
	(1) ABC Corp.		ABC Corp.
	(2) ABC Corp.		John Doe, Treasurer
	(3) ABC Corp.		John Doe
	c/o John Doe, Treasurer

	Trust Accounts
	(1) ABC Trust		Jane B. Doe, Trustee
	(2) Jane B. Doe, Trustee		Jane Doe
	u/t/d 12/28/78

	Custodial of Estate Accounts
	(1) John B. Smith, Cust.		John B. Smith
	f/b/o John B. Smith, Jr.
	(2) John B. Smith		John B. Smith, Jr., Executor

Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue

American International Plaza, Tenth Floor

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

PROXY

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The undersigned hereby appoints Mr. Gustavo Romanach and Ms. Maria L. Vilaró as proxies, each with the power to appoint his or her substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent the undersigned and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all shares of common stock of the Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Fund”), which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held virtually on October 17, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time) or at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), with the same force and effect as the undersigned could do if personally present thereat, or in their discretion upon any other business that may properly come before the 2024 Annual Meeting to the extent authorized under Rule 14a-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

To elect the following two nominees as members of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

Name	Expiration of Term	Class
Carlos V. Ubiñas	2027	II
José J. Villamil	2027	II

To transact such other business as may properly come before the 2024 Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

1. To elect the nominees listed above as members of the Fund’s Board of Directors (Check one box).

☐ FOR ALL

☐ WITHHOLD ALL

☐ FOR ALL EXCEPT the following nominee:

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NOTE: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the name(s) of the nominee(s) on the line(s) above.

THE PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS MADE HEREIN. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE AS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL ITEM HEREIN, SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL OF THE NAMED NOMINEES TO BE ELECTED AND, TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED UNDER RULE 14A-4(C) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES NAMED HEREIN WITH RESPECT TO SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.

Both of said attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned as shall be present and act at the 2024 Annual Meeting, or if only one is present and acts individually, shall have and may exercise all of the powers of the undersigned as provided herein.

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 17, 2024, and the accompanying Proxy Statement. The undersigned hereby revokes all proxies previously given by the undersigned to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

WITNESS the signature of the undersigned this __ day of _______, ______.

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(Name of Shareholder)

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(Signature)

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(Title, if applicable)

Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue

American International Plaza, Tenth Floor

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD OCTOBER 17, 2024, AT 11:30 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Fund”), for use at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held virtually on October 17, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time), or at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “2024 Annual Meeting”).

The Fund’s Annual Report, which includes its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, has been mailed to all holders of shares of the Fund’s common stock. Any shareholder that would like to receive additional copies of the Fund’s Annual Report or copies of any subsequent shareholder report (including the most recent Semi-Annual Report succeeding the Annual Report, if any) free of charge should contact the Fund by writing to the address set forth on the first page of this Proxy Statement or by calling toll-free 1-800-221-9825. This Proxy Statement is first being mailed to the shareholders on or about September 18, 2024.

If the accompanying proxy is executed and returned in time to be voted at the 2024 Annual Meeting, the shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked thereon. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked thereon, the accompanying proxy will be voted (i) FOR ALL of the nominees named in the accompanying proxy to be elected as members of the Board of Directors; and (ii) to the extent authorized under Rule 14a-4(a)(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in the discretion of the proxies named therein with respect to such other business as may properly come before the 2024 Annual Meeting. Any shareholder who has given a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time prior to its exercise, either by attending the 2024 Annual Meeting and voting their shares in person or by submitting a letter of revocation or a later-dated proxy that is, in either case, received prior to the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting.

The presence at the 2024 Annual Meeting virtually or representation by proxy of the holders of more than one-half of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum. In the event a quorum is present at the 2024 Annual Meeting but sufficient votes to approve any of the proposed items are not received, the presiding officer of the 2024 Annual Meeting may decide to adjourn the 2024 Annual Meeting without any action by the shareholders to permit further solicitation of proxies. Additionally, the presiding officer of the 2024 Annual Meeting may decide to adjourn the 2024 Annual Meeting without any action by the shareholders whenever the requisite quorum has not been obtained to permit further solicitation of proxies.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROXY MATERIALS AND THE MEETING

Q. Why did you send me these proxy materials?

This booklet contains a Notice of Annual Meeting of the shareholders of the Fund, a Proxy Statement that describes the matters to be considered at the 2024 Annual Meeting and provides related information, and a Proxy. You are receiving these proxy materials because you own shares, directly or through a broker-dealer, bank, or other intermediary.

Q. What happened at the Fund’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders?

The Fund’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”) was originally convened on October 28, 2021 and as of the date of this Proxy Statement has been adjourned to October 17, 2024 without transacting any other business to solicit proxies from the Fund’s shareholders to achieve a quorum at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

The transaction of business at the 2021 Annual Meeting requires a quorum of more than one-half of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy. Based on a determination by the inspectors of election, there was no quorum present at the 2021 Annual Meeting as of each date on which the 2021 Annual Meeting has been convened and reconvened. Accordingly, the 2021 Annual Meeting has been adjourned as of each such date to provide the Fund with additional time to solicit proxies from its shareholders to achieve a quorum at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

This Proxy Statement relates to the 2024 Annual Meeting and not to the 2021 Annual Meeting. If you return the accompanying proxy card, your shares will be voted at the 2024 Annual Meeting and not at the 2021 Annual Meeting or for any of the proposals submitted at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

For more information about the 2021 Annual Meeting, including how to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder of the Fund as of September 8, 2021, please refer to the definitive proxy statement filed by the Fund with the SEC relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting on September 30, 2021, as supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on October 29, 2021, Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC on December 1, 2021, Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on January 14, 2022, Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2022, Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC on March 18, 2022, Amendment No. 6 filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022, Amendment No. 7 filed with the SEC on June 10, 2022, Amendment No. 8 filed with the SEC on July 29, 2022, Amendment No. 9 filed with the SEC on September 23, 2022, Amendment No. 10 filed with the SEC on December 16, 2022, Amendment No. 11 filed with the SEC on March 10, 2023, Amendment No. 12 filed with the SEC on June 2, 2023, Amendment No. 13 filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023, Amendment No. 14 filed with the SEC on November 3, 2023, Amendment No. 15 filed with the SEC on January 17, 2024, Amendment No. 16 filed with the SEC on February 6, 2024, Amendment No. 17 filed with the SEC on April 23, 2024, and Amendment No. 18 filed with the SEC on July 19, 2024, and as may be further amended from time to time by the Fund.

Q. Who is entitled to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting?

Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each full share of common stock held and a corresponding fraction of a vote for each fractional share held by the shareholder at the close of business on August 30, 2024.

Q. What am I being asked to consider in connection with the 2024 Annual Meeting?

You are being asked to consider and vote:

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To elect two directors of the Fund (PROPOSAL 1); and

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To transact such other business as may properly come before the 2024 Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Q. How does the Board of Directors recommend that the Fund’s shareholders vote on the proposal?

After careful consideration, the Board of Directors, including all the Independent Directors (as defined below), recommends that the shareholders vote “FOR ALL” on the proposal to elect Carlos V. Ubiñas and José J. Villamil as Directors of the Fund.

Q. What is the required shareholder vote for approval of the proposal?

In the election of Directors of the Fund (Proposal 1), the nominees will be elected by a plurality of votes cast at the 2024 Annual Meeting. In other words, if more than two persons are lawfully nominated for election at the 2024 Annual Meeting, only the two nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast at the 2024 Annual Meeting will be elected. Alternatively, in the event the only nominees standing for election are the two nominees of the Board of Directors, then each such nominee will be elected so long as they receive at least one vote in favor of their election.

Q. How do I vote if I am a shareholder of record?

You have three options to vote your shares in the Fund:

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By Internet:

Find the 16-digit control number on the accompanying proxy card sent to you in the mail. If you cannot find your proxy card, please contact your financial advisor or custodian for assistance.

Go to www.proxyvote.com, enter your control number and follow the simple on-screen instructions.

If you have multiple investments, be sure to scroll down after you submit your initial voting instructions, for other ballots that may be outstanding for this and other meetings which would be listed below. At the 2024 Annual Meeting:

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By Mail:

Sign and date the accompanying proxy card sent to you in the mail.

Mail back with the enclosed business reply envelope.

Please note that there may be multiple mailings, so once you have voted the proxy card, you may discard any future mailings you receive.

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At the Virtual Meeting:

Register at https://viewproxy.com/UBSPuertoRico/broadridgevsm/ no later than 5:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on October 15, 2024.

Q. How do I vote if I am a beneficial shareholder with my shares held in street name?

If you are a street name shareholder, you will receive voting instructions from your broker, bank or other nominee. You must follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee in order to direct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote your shares. Street name shareholders should generally be able to vote by telephone or by Internet or by signing, dating and returning a voting instruction form. However, the availability of telephone and Internet voting will depend on the voting process of your broker, bank or other nominee. If you are a street name shareholder, you may not vote your shares by ballot at the 2024 Annual Meeting unless you obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee.

Q. What is a proxy?

A proxy is your legal designation of another person to vote the shares you own. That other person is called a proxy. If you designate someone as your proxy in a written document, that document is also called a proxy or a proxy card. Mr. Gustavo Romanach and Ms. Maria L. Vilaró have been designated as the Fund’s proxy holders by the Fund’s Board of Directors for the 2024 Annual Meeting. When proxies are properly dated, executed and returned, the shares represented by such proxies will be voted at the 2024 Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the shareholder.

Q. Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?

Yes. If you are a shareholder of record, you can change your vote or revoke your proxy by attending the 2024 Annual Meeting and voting your shares virtually or by submitting a letter of revocation or a later-dated proxy that is, in either case, received prior to the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting. If you are a street name shareholder, your broker, bank or other nominee can provide you with instructions on how to change your vote.

Q. What should I do if I receive more than one proxy card or set of proxy materials from the Fund?

Your shares may be owned through more than one brokerage or other share ownership account. In order to vote all of the shares that you own in accordance with the recommendations of the Fund’s Board of Directors, you must use each proxy card you receive in order to vote with respect to each account by telephone, by Internet, or by signing, dating and returning the proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.

Q. How will my shares be voted if I return the accompanying proxy card?

The shares represented by the accompanying form of proxy will be voted in accordance with the specifications made on the proxy if it is properly executed and received by the Fund prior to or at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Where a choice has been specified on the proxy card accompanying this Proxy Statement with respect to the proposal, the shares represented by such proxy card will be voted in accordance with the specifications therein.

The Directors do not intend to present any other business at the 2024 Annual Meeting nor are they aware that any shareholder intends to do so. If, however, any other matters are properly brought before the 2024 Annual Meeting, in accordance with the Fund’s By-Laws, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will vote thereon in accordance with their judgment.

If you return the accompanying proxy card that has been validly executed without indicating how your shares should be voted on a matter and you do not revoke your proxy, your proxy will be voted FOR ALL of the Director Nominees and, to the extent authorized under rule 14A-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the discretion of the proxies named herein with respect to such other business as may properly come before the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Q. Will my shares be voted if I do nothing?

Pursuant to New York Stock Exchange rules applicable to brokers, if a broker provides you with competing proxy materials (in addition to the Fund’s proxy materials), the broker will be prohibited from exercising discretionary authority with respect to any of the proposals to be voted on with respect to your account, unless you provide the broker with specific voting instructions. In these cases, those shares will not be counted for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present. In other words, unless you provide your broker with specific voting instructions, the broker is not permitted to provide a proxy with respect to your shares, and, accordingly, such shares will not count as present for quorum purposes. If the broker has not been provided with competing proxy materials for distribution to you, the broker may vote your shares without your specific instruction with respect to routine proposals, including, in that case, Proposal 1 to elect the Director Nominees. In that case, if your broker casts a discretionary vote on Proposal 1, a “broker non-vote” will occur as to any other proposal on which you have not given specific voting instructions; such shares will count for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present; and any such broker non-vote will not be considered a vote cast on any such proposal.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. To ensure that your shares are represented at the 2024 Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote TODAY by following the instructions on the accompanying proxy card to vote by Internet or telephone, or by signing, dating and returning the proxy card, whether or not you plan to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the proxy or proxies you appointed cast your votes. If your bank, broker or other nominee is the holder of record of your shares (i.e., your shares are held in “street name”), you will receive voting instructions from such holder of record. You must follow these instructions in order for your shares to be voted. We urge you to instruct your broker or other nominee, by following the instructions on the accompanying proxy card, to vote your shares in line with the Board of Directors’ recommendations on the proxy card.

Q. What is a quorum?

A quorum is the minimum number of shares required to be present at the 2024 Annual Meeting to properly hold an annual meeting of shareholders and conduct business under the By-Laws and Puerto Rican law. Without a quorum, no business may be transacted at the 2024 Annual Meeting. The presence at the 2024 Annual Meeting virtually or representation by proxy of the holders of more than one-half of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum. Abstentions and withhold votes are counted as shares present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. Broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present. In other words, unless you provide your broker with specific voting instructions, the broker is not permitted to provide a proxy with respect to your shares, and, accordingly, such shares will not count as present for quorum purposes. If the broker has not provided you with competing proxy materials, the broker may vote your shares without your specific instruction with respect to routine proposals, including, in that case, Proposal 1 to elect the Director Nominees.

Q. How will the 2024 Annual Meeting be conducted?

The Meeting will be conducted virtually. Any shareholder wishing to participate in the 2024 Annual Meeting by means of remote communication can do so. If you were a record holder of shares of common stock of the Fund as of the close of business on the record date, August 30, 2024, please register at https://viewproxy.com/UBSPuertoRico/broadridgevsm/ no later than 5:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on October 15, 2024 to attend and vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Broadridge will then e-mail you the login information and instructions for attending and voting at the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Q. If I can’t attend the 2024 Annual Meeting, can I vote later?

No, any votes submitted after the closing of the polls at the 2024 Annual Meeting will not be counted. You do not need to attend the virtual Meeting to vote if you submitted your vote via proxy in advance of the 2024 Annual Meeting. Whether or not shareholders plan to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting, we urge shareholders to vote and submit their proxy in advance of the 2024 Annual Meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials.

Q. Who can help answer any other questions I may have?

If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, or if you need additional copies of the proxy materials, please contact the Fund in writing at 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, American International Plaza, Tenth Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The close of business on August 30, 2024 has been fixed as the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting and all adjournments and postponements thereof.

Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each full share of common stock held and a corresponding fraction of a vote for each fractional share of common stock held by the shareholder on the record date. On the record date, there were 28,752,334 shares outstanding.

Please see “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” below for a list of each person or group of affiliated persons known by the Fund to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Fund’s shares.

PROPOSAL 1: TO ELECT TWO DIRECTORS OF THE FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the following persons are to be nominated for election as members of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Director Nominees”), each to hold office until the election meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified, or until his or her death, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she shall have reached eighty-five (85) years of age, or until he or she shall have resigned or been removed. The Board of Directors is divided into three classes, namely Class I, Class II, and Class III. Each year, the term of office of one class expires, and the re-election for such Class will be for a term of three years. Unless authority is withheld, it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy card accompanying this Proxy Statement to vote such proxy “FOR ALL” of the Director Nominees appearing below to be elected. Each Director Nominee has indicated that they will serve if elected, but if any Director Nominee should be unable to serve, the proxy will be voted for any other person determined by the attorneys-in-fact named in the proxy in accordance with their judgment.

Messrs. Ubiñas and Villamil served as members of the Board of Directors during the entirety of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Currently, Mr. Ubiñas is the sole “interested person” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Members of the Board of Directors who are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act are referred to herein as “Independent Directors”.

Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to the Fund Secretary at the address, within the timeframe and with the materials described in “Shareholder Proposals”.

The Board of Directors intends to nominate the following persons to be elected as Directors:

Name	Expiration of Term	Class
Carlos V. Ubiñas	2027	II
José J. Villamil	2027	II

Certain biographical and other information related to the Director Nominees is set forth below, including their ages, their principal occupations for the last five years, the length of time served as a member of the Board of Directors, the total number of Affiliated Funds (such term as defined in the table below) overseen and public directorships held. For additional biographical information concerning the Director Nominees, see “Board Diversification and Director Qualifications”.

Name, Address*, and Age	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Affiliated Funds Overseen***	Public Directorships
Interested Director Nominee
Carlos V. Ubiñas**** (69)	Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and President	Class II; Current term expires in 2021† President since 2015; Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2012; and Director since 2003	Chief Executive Officer since 2009, President since 2005 Managing Director, Head Asset Management and Investment Banking of UBS Financial Services Inc. since 2014; former Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of UBS Financial Services Inc. from 1989 to 2005. UBS Financial Services Inc. is an affiliate of the Fund.	18 funds consisting of 29 portfolios	None
Independent Director Nominee
José J. Villamil (85)	Director	Class II; Current term expires in 2021† Director since 2021	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Estudios Técnicos, Inc. (consulting business) since 2005.	18 funds consisting of 29 portfolios	None

*	The address of each Director Nominee is UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico, American International Plaza Tenth Floor, 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.
**	Each Director holds his or her office from the time of their election and qualification until the election meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified, or until his or her death, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she shall have reached eighty-five (85) years of age, or until he or she shall have resigned or been removed.
***	The “UBS Family of Funds” consists of GNMA & US Government Target Maturity Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Multi-Select Securities Fund for Puerto Rico Residents; Short Term Investment Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax Free Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax Free Fund II for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax Free Target Maturity Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund II for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund IV for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund V for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund VI for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free High Grade Portfolio Bond Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free High Grade Portfolio Bond Fund II for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; Tax-Free High Grade Portfolio Target Maturity Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; U.S. Monthly Income Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.; and US Mortgage-Backed & Income Fund for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc. The “Puerto Rico Residents Family of Funds” consists of Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund, Inc.; Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund II, Inc.; Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund III, Inc.; Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund IV, Inc.; Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund V, Inc.; Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund VI, Inc.; and Puerto Rico Residents Bond Fund I. The UBS Family of Funds is managed by UBS Asset Managers of Puerto Rico (“UBS Asset Managers”), a division of UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico (“UBS Trust PR”). The Puerto Rico Residents Family of Funds is advised by UBS Asset Managers. For Messrs. Ubiñas and Villamil, the Affiliated Funds consist of the UBS Family of Funds.
****	Considered an “Interested Director” of the Fund as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act as a result of his employment as an officer of the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser, or an affiliate thereof.
†	Messrs. Ubiñas and Villamil’s terms of office expired in 2021, and accordingly each will serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting and until such directors’ successors have been elected and qualified. Messrs. Ubiñas and Villamil have been nominated for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting as Class II directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting and until such directors’ successors have been elected and qualified. Ocean Capital has also submitted notice of its intent to nominate Jose R. Izquierdo II as a Class I director, and Brent D. Rosenthal and Roxana Cruz-Rivera as Class II directors, for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting. No directors have been elected at the 2021 Annual Meeting as of the date of this Proxy Statement because the meeting continues to be adjourned due to a lack of quorum for the transaction of business. Messrs. Ubiñas and Villamil will cease to serve as directors in their current term upon the certification of the vote at the earlier of the 2021 Annual Meeting and the 2024 Annual Meeting. If the vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting is certified prior to the certification of the vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting, the directors elected at the 2021 Meeting (two of Messrs. Ubiñas, Villamil, Izquierdo, Rosenthal, and Cruz-Rivera, whomever receives the greatest number of votes) will serve until their successors are elected and qualified at the 2024 Annual Meeting. If the vote at 2024 Annual Meeting is certified prior to the certification of the vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting, the directors elected at the 2024 Annual Meeting (two of Messrs. Ubiñas, Villamil, and any person(s) nominated by stockholders, whomever receives the greatest number of votes) will serve until such directors’ successors have been elected and qualified at the 2027 Annual Meeting. If the vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting is subsequently certified, the directors elected at the 2024 Annual Meeting will continue to serve as directors in their existing term and the directors up for election as Class II directors at the 2021 Annual Meeting would not serve as directors in the term to which they were elected.

Certain biographical and other information relating to the Directors whose terms of office did not expire in 2024, as well as the Fund’s officers, is set forth below, including their ages, their principal occupations for at least the last five years, the length of time served as a member of the Board of Directors or officer of the Fund, the total number of Affiliated Funds overseen, and public directorships held.

For additional biographical information concerning the Directors whose terms of office did not expire in 2024, see “Board Diversification and Director Qualifications”.

*Name, Address, and Age**	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Affiliated Funds Overseen***	Public Directorships
Independent Directors
Vicente J. León (85)	Director	Class I; Term expires in 2026 Director since 2021	Independent business consultant since 1999.	18 funds consisting of 29 portfolios	None
Agustín Cabrer (75)	Director	Class I; Term expires in 2026 Director since 2004	President of Antonio Roig Sucesores (land holding enterprise with commercial properties) since 1995; President of Libra Government Building, Inc. (administration of court house building) since 1997; President of Cabrer Consulting (financial services business); President of CC Development, LLC (construction supervision and management consulting) for the last five years; President of CC Development, LLC (construction supervision and management consulting) since 2021; and Director of V. Suarez & Co. (food and beverage distribution company) since 2002.	18 funds consisting of 29 portfolios	None
Clotilde Pérez (72)	Director	Class I; Term expires in 2026 Director since 2009	Vice President Corporate Development Officer of V. Suarez & Co., Inc. (food and beverage wholesale distribution business) since 1999.	24 funds consisting of 30 portfolios	None
Carlos Nido (60)	Director	Class III; Term expires in 2025 Director since 2007	President of Green Isle Capital LLC, a Puerto Rico Venture Capital Fund under law 185 investing primarily in feature films and healthcare since 2016.	24 funds consisting of 30 portfolios	None
Luis M. Pellot (76)	Director	Class III; Term expires in 2025 Director since 2004	President of Pellot-González, Tax Attorneys & Counselors at Law, PSC (legal services business), since 1989.	24 funds consisting of 30 portfolios	None
Officers
Leslie Highley (77)	Senior Vice President	Senior Vice President since 2003	Managing Director of UBS Trust PR; Senior Vice-President of UBS Financial Services Inc.; Senior Vice President of the Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Family of Funds; President of Dean Witter Puerto Rico, Inc. since 1989 and Executive Vice President of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. UBS Trust PR, UBS Financial Services Inc. and Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Family of Funds are affiliates of the Fund.	Not applicable	None

*Name, Address, and Age**	Position(s) Held with the Fund	Term of Office and Length of Time Served**	Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years	Number of Affiliated Funds Overseen***	Public Directorships
William Rivera (66)	First Vice President and Treasurer	First Vice President since 2003 and Treasurer since 2015	Executive Director of UBS Asset Managers since 2011; Director of UBS Asset Managers from 2006 to 2010; Assistant Portfolio Manager for UBS Asset Managers; First Vice President of Trading of UBS Trust PR since January 2002 and of UBS Financial Services Inc. since 1987. UBS Asset Managers, UBS Trust PR and UBS Financial Services Inc. are affiliates of the Fund.	Not applicable	None
Javier Rodríguez (51)	Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer	Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer since 2005	Divisional Assistant Vice President, trader, and portfolio manager of UBS Trust PR since 2003; financial analyst with UBS Trust PR from 2002 to 2003; financial analyst with Popular Asset Management from 1998 to 2002. UBS Trust PR is an affiliate of the Fund.	Not applicable	None
Liana Loyola (63)	Secretary	Secretary since 2014	Attorney in private practice since 2009.	Not applicable	None
Heydi Cuadrado (44)	Assistant Vice President	Assistant Vice President since 2019	Director of UBS Trust Company since March 2012. Trader and Assistant Portfolio Manager for UBS Asset Managers since 2008. Joined UBS Trust Company in 2003. UBS Trust Company and UBS Asset Managers are affiliates of the Fund.	Not applicable	None
Gustavo Romañach (49)	Assistant Vice President	Assistant Vice President since 2019	Director of UBS Asset Managers since 2013; Associate Director Portfolio analyst & trader of UBS Asset Managers since 2009; Assistant Vice-President of UBS Asset Managers since 2003. UBS Asset Managers is an affiliate of the Fund.	Not applicable	None

*	The address of the Directors and Officers is UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico, American International Plaza - Tenth Floor, 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.
**	Each Director holds his or her office from the time of their election and qualification until the election meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified, or until his or her death, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she shall have reached eighty-five (85) years of age, or until he or she shall have resigned or been removed. Each Officer is annually elected by and serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
***	For Messrs. León and Cabrer, the Affiliated Funds consist of the UBS Family of Funds. For Ms. Perez, and Messrs. Nido and Pellot, the Affiliated Funds consist of the UBS Family of Funds and the Puerto Rico Residents Family of Funds.

As of the close of business on August 30, 2024, the Directors and Officers of the Fund as a group beneficially owned an aggregate of less than 1% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. The Fund’s By-Laws define beneficial ownership to comprise all shares that a person, together with such person’s affiliates and associates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), may be deemed to beneficially own pursuant to Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, as well as all shares that such person, together with such person’s affiliates and associates, has the right to become the beneficial owner pursuant to any agreement or understanding, or upon the exercise of warrants, options or rights to convert or exchange (whether such rights are exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the occurrence of conditions).

The Board

Mr. Ubiñas, the Chairman of the Board, is an Interested Director because of his affiliation with the Fund’s investment adviser. The Independent Directors have designated Mr. Cabrer as the lead Independent Director. In that capacity, Mr. Cabrer generally acts as chairman of meetings or executive sessions of the Independent Directors and, when appropriate, represents the views of the Independent Directors to management. The Board has determined that its leadership structure is appropriate for the Fund because it enables the Board to exercise informed and independent judgment over matters under its purview, allocates responsibility among committees in a manner that fosters effective oversight and allows the Board to devote appropriate resources to specific issues in a flexible manner as they arise. The Board periodically reviews its leadership structure as well as its overall structure, composition and functioning and may make changes in its discretion at any time.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 the Fund’s Board of Directors met nine times. During that period, each of the Independent Directors then in office attended 100% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and Mr. Ubiñas attended 67% of the meetings of the Board of Directors. The aggregate remuneration by the Fund to Independent Directors then serving in such capacity for attendance at such meetings held during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 amounted to $25,957.97.

The Fund does not have a policy regarding director attendance at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and none of the Directors attended the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Audit Committee

The Fund’s Board of Directors has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, which is responsible for overseeing the Fund’s accounting, financial reporting and auditing policies and practices and for recommending to the Board of Directors any action to ensure that the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting are consistent with acceptable accounting standards applicable to the mutual fund industry. The Board of Directors has adopted an Audit Committee Charter, which will be made available on the Fund’s website https://www.ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/information/puerto-rico-funds.html as soon as possible after the site’s construction is completed. The Audit Committee is composed solely of Independent Directors, consisting of Messrs. Cabrer, León and Pellot. The Audit Committee is advised by independent legal counsel in connection with its duties. Mr. León serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and audit committee financial expert.

The Audit Committee met four times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Each of the Independent Directors who were members of the Audit Committee during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, attended 100% of the Audit Committee meetings during such fiscal year. The aggregate remuneration by the Fund to the Independent Directors then serving in such capacity for attendance at such meetings during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, amounted to $6,000.00.

Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young, LLP (“E&Y”) for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and for services that are normally provided by E&Y in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, were $66,680 and $69,842, respectively.

Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by E&Y that reasonably relate to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported as audit fees for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, were $0 and $11,199, respectively. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the 1940 Act, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Fund transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Fund of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies. There were no audit-related fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by E&Y for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning in the form of preparation of excise filings and income tax returns for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, were $10,412 and $10,412, respectively. There were no tax fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed for any other products or services provided by E&Y for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, other than the services disclosed above were $0 and $0, respectively. There were no “all other” fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during the fiscal years indicated above.

The Fund’s Audit Committee Charter requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm; provided, however, that the pre-approval requirement with respect to non-auditing services to the Fund may be waived consistent with the exceptions provided for in the Exchange Act. All the audit and tax services described above for which E&Y billed the Fund fees for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, were pre-approved by the Audit Committee. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, the Fund’s Audit Committee did not waive the pre-approval requirement of any non-audit services to be provided to the Fund by E&Y.

The aggregate fees billed by E&Y for non-audit services rendered to the Fund, its investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, other than those disclosed above, were $0 and $0, respectively.

The Audit Committee of the Fund’s Board considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Fund’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X and concluded that such services are compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Representatives of E&Y are invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting and, if in attendance, such representatives will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Audit Committee Report. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the Fund’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, with management of the Fund and with E&Y. The Audit Committee has received written disclosures and the letter required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, as may be modified or supplemented, from E&Y, independent auditors for the Fund. The Audit Committee has discussed with E&Y its independence with respect to the Fund and certain matters required to be discussed by Statements on Auditing Standards No. 114, as may be modified or supplemented. E&Y meets the independence requirements under AICPA standards and is independent from the Fund considering the independence rules of the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Following the Audit Committee’s review and discussion regarding the audit of the Fund’s financial statements with Fund management and E&Y, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Fund’s audited financial statements for the Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year be included in the Fund’s Annual Report to shareholders. In addition, pursuant to the request of the Independent Directors who serve on the Audit Committee, executive sessions were held throughout the year with E&Y and Fund management to discuss any concerns the Independent Directors may have had regarding the Fund. The Audit Committee is notified by Fund management or E&Y if any material concerns arise during the course of the audit and preparation of the audited financial statements and before they are mailed to shareholders as part of the Fund’s Annual Report to shareholders. The Audit Committee has not received any such notifications for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, as of the date of this Proxy Statement.

Agustín Cabrer, Member of the Audit Committee

Luis M. Pellot, Member of the Audit Committee

Vicente J. León, Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Dividend Committee

The Dividend Committee is responsible for the determination of the amount, the form, and record date of any dividends to be declared and paid by the Fund. The Dividend Committee has three members, Messrs. Cabrer and Pellot, who are Independent Directors, and Mr. Ubiñas, who is an Interested Director. The Dividend Committee did not meet during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Compensation Committee

The Fund does not have a standing compensation committee.

Nominating Committee

The Fund has a Nominating Committee composed of three Independent Directors, who are Messrs. Cabrer, Nido, and Pellot. The principal responsibilities of the Nominating Committee are to identify individuals qualified to serve as Independent Directors of the Fund and to recommend its nominees for consideration by the full Board of Directors. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with these duties. While the Nominating Committee is solely responsible for the selection and nomination of the Fund’s Independent Directors, the Nominating Committee may consider nominations for the office of Director made by Fund shareholders as it deems appropriate. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations to the Fund’s Secretary that include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee. The Nominating Committee evaluates nominees from whatever source using the same standard. The Fund has adopted a written Charter for the Nominating Committee, which will be made available on the Fund’s website https://www.ubs.com/us/en/wealth-management/information/puerto-rico-funds.html as soon as possible after the site’s construction is completed. The Nominating Committee met once during the fiscal year ended June 30 2024. Each of the Independent Directors who were members of the Nominating Committee during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 attended 100% of the Nominating Committee meetings during such fiscal year.

In identifying and evaluating a potential nominee to serve as an Independent Director of a Fund, the Nominating Committee will consider, among other factors, (i) the contribution that the person can make to the Board of Directors, with consideration being given to the person’s business and professional experience, education, and such other factors as the Committee may consider relevant; (ii) the character and integrity of the person; (iii) whether or not the person is “independent” as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act and whether the person is otherwise qualified under applicable laws and regulations to serve as a Director; (iv) whether or not the person has any business, charitable, financial or family relationships with Fund management, the investment adviser or manager of the Fund, any sub- adviser to the Fund, Fund service providers or their affiliates; (v) whether the individual is financially literate pursuant to applicable standards; (vi) whether or not the person serves on boards of, or is otherwise affiliated with, competing financial service organizations or their related investment company complexes; (vii) whether or not the person is willing to serve, and willing and able to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a Fund Director; and (viii) whether or not the selection and nomination of the person would be consistent with the Fund’s retirement policy.

Board Diversification and Director Qualifications

In determining that a particular director was qualified to serve on the Board, the Board has considered each director’s background, skills, experience, and other attributes in light of the composition of the Board with no particular factor controlling. The Board believes that directors need to have the ability to critically review, evaluate, question, and discuss information provided to them, and to interact effectively with Fund management, service providers and counsel, in order to exercise effective business judgment in the performance of their duties, and the Board believes each director satisfies this standard. An effective director may achieve this ability through his or her educational background; business, professional training or practice; public service or academic positions; experience from service as a board member or executive of investment funds, public companies or significant private or not-for-profit entities or other organizations; and/or other life experiences. Accordingly, set forth below is a summary of the experiences, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led to the conclusion, as of the date of this document, that each director should continue to serve in that capacity. References to the experiences, qualifications, attributes, and skills of directors are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out of the Board or any director as having any special expertise or experience and shall not impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

Luis M. Pellot. Mr. Pellot has been the President of Pellot-González, Tax Attorneys & Counselors at Law, PSC since 1989. He is also a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, Puerto Rico General Contractors Association, Puerto Rico Hotel & Tourism Association and Hispanic National Bar Association and President of Tax Committee, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce from 1996 to 1997. He has been an Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee of the UBS Family of Funds since 2002.

Agustin Cabrer. Mr. Cabrer was the President of Starlight Development Group, Inc., a real estate development company, from 1995 to 2014. He is also the President of Antonio Roig Sucesores since 1995 (real estate development), a Partner of Desarrollos Roig since 1995, Desarrollos Agricolas del Este S.E. since 1995, and El Ejemplo, S.E. since 1995 (real estate development). He is also a Partner, Pennock Growers, Inc. since 1998, Partner and Managing Director of RERBAC Holdings, LLP since 2004 (real estate development), Director of V. Suarez & Co. since 2002, V. Suarez Investment Corporation since 2002, V. Suarez International Banking Entity, Inc. since 2002, Villa Pedres, Inc. since 2002, and Caparra Motor Service since 1998, Director of TC Management from 2002 to 2013, Officer of Candelero Holdings & Management, Inc. from 2001 to 2013, 100% owner, President and Registered Principal (Agent) of Starlight Securities Inc. since 1995 (registered broker-dealer), former Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Puerto Rico, Partner and Officer of Grupo Enersol, LLC since 2013 (solar photovoltaic developer), President of Libra Government Building, Inc. since 1997, Partner of Cometa 74, LLC since 1998, Vice-President of Candelario Point Partners, Inc. since 1998 and Officer of Marbella Development, Corp. from 2001 to 2014.

Carlos J. Nido. Mr. Nido has been the President of Green Isle Capital LLC, a Puerto Rico Venture Capital Fund under law 185 investing primarily in feature films and healthcare, since 2015. He is also President and Executive Producer of Piñolywood Studios LLC. He also serves as a member of the Board of Grupo Ferré Rangel, GFR Media, LLC, the UBS Puerto Rico family of Mutual Funds, B. Fernández & Hnos. Inc., Puerto Rico Ambulatory Surgery Center, and the San Jorge Children’s Foundation; Member of the Advisory Board of Advent Morro Private Equity Funds. Former Senior Vice President of Sales of El Nuevo Día, President of Del Mar Events. He is the former President and founder of Virtual, Inc. and Zona Networks and General Manager of Editorial Primera Hora from 1997 until 1999.

Clotilde Pérez. Ms. Perez has been a corporate development consultant since 2022; Vice President Corporate Development Officer of V. Suárez & Co., Inc. from 1999 to 2022; former Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of the Sacred Heart from 2005 to 2019; Member of the Board of Directors of Campofresco Corp. since 2012; Partner of Inforgerencia Inc. since 1985; former Member of the Board of Directors of Grupo Guayacan, Inc., EnterPrize, Inc., and Puerto Rico Venture Forum from 1999 to 2013; Vice President Venture Capital, PR Economic Development Bank from 1993-1996; and Associate Professor of Finance, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus from 1987-1992.

Carlos V. Ubiñas. Mr. Ubiñas has been the Chief Executive Officer of UBS Financial Services, Inc. since 2009. He has also been the President of UBS Financial Services, Inc. since 2005 and the Managing Director, Head Asset Management and Investment Banking of UBS Financial Services, Inc. since 2014. He is the former Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of UBS Financial Services, Inc. from 1989 to 2005.

Vicente J. León. Mr. León has been an Independent Director of the Funds from 2008 to 2019 and since 2021, he oversees 18 funds consisting of 29 portfolios. For the past five years, Mr. León is an independent business consultant and in 2020 and 2021 was a consultant to the Audit Committee of the Funds. He is a former Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman and Financial Expert of the Audit Committee of Triple S Management Corp. (a Public Company) from 2000 to 2012, past president of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants and a former Partner at KPMG LLP.

José J. Villamil. Mr. Villamil is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Estudios Técnicos, Inc.; Member of the Board of Governors of United Way of Puerto Rico; Chairman of the Puerto Rico Manufacturer’s Association’s Committee on Competitiveness; Chairman of the Board of BBVA-PR from 1998 to 2012; founding Director of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation and the Aspen Institute’s Non-Profit Sector Research Fund; former Member of the New York Federal Reserve Bank’s Community Affairs Roundtable; former President of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, as well as former Chairman of its Economic Advisory Council; former President of the Inter-American Planning Society; former President of the Puerto Rico Economics Association; former Chairman of the Puerto Rico-2025 Commission (formerly, Alianza para el Desarrollo); former Chairman of the Commission on the Economic Future of Puerto Rico; former professor of the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and former Professor of Planning at the University of Puerto Rico. Mr. Villamil has served on numerous Boards such as, the Boards of the Ponce School of Medicine, St. John’s School and the Ana G. Méndez University System, the Board of the National Puerto Rican Coalition in Washington, and on the Board of Economists of Hispanic Business. In 2009, Mr. Villamil was appointed as a Member of the Economic Advisory Council as well as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee of the State Human Resources and Occupational Development Council; Director of UBS Family of Funds from 2013-2019.

Risk Oversight

The day-to-day operations of the Fund, including the management of risk, are performed by third party service providers, such as the Fund’s investment adviser and administrator. The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Fund’s service providers and thus has oversight responsibilities with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Fund. The Fund and its service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures, and controls to identify certain of those possible events or circumstances, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur.

Not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified nor can controls be developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects. It may not be practical or cost effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, the processes and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness, and some risks are simply beyond the reasonable control of the Fund or the investment adviser or other service providers. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Fund’s goals. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Fund’s ability to manage risk is subject to substantial limitations.

Risk oversight forms part of the Board’s general oversight of the Fund and is addressed as part of various Board and Committee activities. As part of its regular oversight of the Fund, the Board, directly or through a committee, interacts with and reviews reports from, among others the Fund’s investment adviser, the Fund’s administrator, the Fund’s chief compliance officer and its independent registered public accounting firm, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Fund. The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the investment adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, on an annual basis, in connection with its consideration of whether to renew the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board meets with the investment adviser to review the services provided. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the investment adviser’s adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations. The Board has appointed a chief compliance officer who oversees the implementation and testing of the Fund’s compliance program and reports to the Board regarding compliance matters for the Fund and its service providers. The Board, with the assistance of the investment adviser, reviews investment policies and risks in connection with its review of the Fund’s performance. In addition, as part of the Board’s oversight of the Fund’s advisory and other service provider agreements, the Board may periodically consider risk management aspects of their operations and the functions for which they are responsible.

Compensation of Independent Directors

Each Independent Director receives a stipend from the Fund of up to $1,000 plus expenses for attendance at each meeting of the Fund’s Board of Directors, $500 plus expenses for attendance at each special meeting of the Fund’s Board of Directors, and $500 plus expenses for attendance at each meeting of the audit committee. The Independent Directors do not receive retirement or other benefits as part of their compensation.

The following table sets forth certain information related to the compensation of the Fund’s directors from the Fund.

Name of Fund Director	Aggregate Compensation from the Fund ⁽¹⁾		Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses	Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement	Total Compensation from the Affiliated Funds ⁽²⁾
Independent Directors
Agustín Cabrer	$	6,326.33	None	None	$	104,500.00
Carlos Nido	$	4,326.31	None	None	$	108,500.00
Clotilde Pérez	$	4,326.33	None	None	$	126,000.00
José J. Villamil	$	4,326.33	None	None	$	69,500.00
Luis M. Pellot	$	6,326.33	None	None	$	152,500.00
Vicente J. León	$	6,326.34	None	None	$	103,000.00
Interested Director
Carlos V. Ubiñas	$	0.00	None	None	$	0.00

⁽¹⁾

Amount for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

⁽²⁾

Amount for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023 and does not include amounts, if any, related to reimbursement for expenses related to attendance at such board meetings or meetings of committees thereof. For Messrs. Ubiñas, Cabrer, León, and Villamil, the Affiliated Funds consist of the UBS Family of Funds (as defined above). For Messrs. Nido and Pellot and Ms. Pérez, the Affiliated Funds consist of the UBS Family of Funds and the Puerto Rico Residents Family of Funds (as defined above).

The Fund, its Board of Directors, and certain executive officers are subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management does not expect that the ultimate outcome of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Director Ownership of Equity Securities in the Fund and Affiliated Funds

The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities in the Fund beneficially owned by each Director as of June 30, 2024:

Name of Fund Director	Dollar Range of Equity Securities in the Fund		Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity Securities in All Registered Investment Companies Overseen by Director in Affiliated Funds⁽¹⁾
Independent Directors
Agustín Cabrer		$0		$0
Carlos Nido		$0		$10,001-$50,000
Clotilde Pérez		$0		$0
José J. Villamil		$0		$0
Luis M. Pellot		$0		$0
Vicente J. León		$0		$0
Interested Director
Carlos V. Ubiñas		$0		$500,001-$1,000,000

⁽¹⁾

For Messrs. Ubiñas, Cabrer, León, and Villamil, the Affiliated Funds consist of the UBS Family of Funds (as defined above). For Messrs. Nido and Pellot and Ms. Pérez, the Affiliated Funds consist of the UBS Family of Funds and the Puerto Rico Residents Family of Funds (as defined above).

Please also see “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” below for the number of shares beneficially owned by the Directors and named executive officers of the Fund.

As of August 30, 2024, based on information provided by each of the Independent Directors, none of the Independent Directors or their immediate family members owned beneficially or of record any securities of the Investment Adviser, principal or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such entities.

Required Vote

In the election of Directors of the Fund, the nominees will be elected by a plurality of votes cast at the 2024 Annual Meeting. In other words, if more than two persons are lawfully nominated for election at the 2024 Annual Meeting, only the two nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast at the 2024 Annual Meeting will be elected. Alternatively, in the event the only nominees standing for election are the two nominees of the Board of Directors, then each such nominee will be elected so long as they receive at least one vote in favor of their election. As a result, in each case, any shares not voted FOR a particular nominee, whether as a result of a withhold vote, a broker non-vote or an abstention (in each case, as defined below), will not be counted in such nominee’s favor and will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING ALL THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR ALL” ON THE PROPOSAL TO ELECT THE ABOVE REFERENCED DIRECTOR NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS OF THE FUND.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the shares as of August 30, 2024 for:

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each person or group of affiliated persons known by the Fund to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Fund’s shares;

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each of the Fund’s named executive officers;

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each of the Fund’s directors; and

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all of the Fund’s current executive officers and directors as a group.

The Fund has determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, and thus it represents sole or shared voting or investment power with respect to the Fund’s shares. Unless otherwise indicated below, to the Fund’s knowledge, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares that they beneficially owned, subject to applicable community property laws.

Applicable percentage ownership is based on 28,752,334 shares of the Fund’s shares outstanding as of close of business on August 30, 2024.

The information provided in the table is based on the Fund’s records, information filed with the SEC and information provided to the Fund, except where otherwise noted.

Name of Beneficial Owner	Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned		Percent of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned
Ocean Capital LLC ⁽¹⁾		1,932,829		6.7	%
Officers and Directors: ⁽²⁾
Carlos V. Ubiñas		0		*
Agustín Cabrer		0		*
Carlos Nido		0		*
Vicente J. León		0		*
Clotilde Pérez		0		*
José J. Villamil		0		*
Luis M. Pellot		0		*
William Rivera		0		*
All Officers and Directors as a Group (8 persons)		0		*

*	Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent (1%).
⁽¹⁾	According to a Schedule 13D/A filed by Ocean Capital with the SEC on September 14, 2023, Ocean Capital LLC has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,932,829 shares and William Heath Hawk shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 1,932,829 shares by virtue of his capacity as managing member of Ocean Capital LLC. The business address of each of Ocean Capital LLC and Mr. Hawk is GAM Tower, 2 Tabonuco St., Suite 200, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968.
⁽²⁾	The address of the Directors and Officers is UBS Trust Company of Puerto Rico, American International Plaza, Penthouse Floors, Tenth Floor, 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

The Fund’s By-Laws require the Fund to indemnify the Directors and Officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Puerto Rico General Corporations Act, the Investment Companies Act of Puerto Rico, and Section 17(h) of the 1940 Act. Pursuant to Section 17(h) of the 1940 Act, such indemnification of the Directors would not protect a Director from liability to the Fund or its shareholders from liability that the Director would otherwise be subject to by reason of such Director’s own bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties as a Director.

Other than as described above, since July 1, 2023, the Fund has not entered into any transactions, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, between the Fund and a related party where the amount involved exceeds, or would exceed, $120,000, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Withhold Votes, Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

Proxies (i) that are returned to the Fund but are accompanied by instructions to withhold authority to vote or (ii) that are marked with an abstention, if applicable, will be considered to be present at the 2024 Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum. Withhold votes and abstentions will not be counted as votes cast. If you are a street name shareholder and your broker has not provided you with competing proxy materials, the broker may vote your shares of common stock without your specific instruction with respect to routine proposals, including, in that case, Proposal 1 to elect the Director Nominees. In that case, if your broker casts a discretionary vote on Proposal 1, a “broker non-vote” will occur as to any other proposal on which you have not given specific voting instructions; such shares will count for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present; and any such broker non-vote will not be considered a vote cast on any such proposal.

Unless instructions to the contrary are marked thereon, the accompanying proxy card will be voted FOR ALL of the Director Nominees to be elected.

The election of Directors (PROPOSAL 1) requires that the nominee be elected by a plurality of votes cast at the 2024 Annual Meeting. In other words, if more than two persons are lawfully nominated for election at the meeting, only the two nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast at the 2024 Annual Meeting will be elected. Alternatively, in the event the only nominees standing for election are the two nominees of the Board of Directors, then each such nominee will be elected so long as they receive at least one vote in favor of their election. As a result, any shares of common stock not voted FOR a particular nominee, whether as a result of a withhold vote, a broker non-vote or an abstention, will not be counted in such nominee’s favor and will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

Investment Adviser, Administrator, and Principal Underwriter

UBS Asset Managers, a division of UBS Trust PR, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. UBS Asset Managers is located at 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, American International Plaza, Tenth Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.

UBS Trust PR serves as the Fund’s administrator. UBS Trust PR is located at 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, American International Plaza, Tenth Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.

UBS Financial Services Puerto Rico serves as the Fund’s principal underwriter. UBS Financial Services Puerto Rico is located at 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, American International Plaza, Penthouse Floors, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.

Other Matters to Come Before the 2024 Annual Meeting

Shareholder Proposals

Shareholders may present proper proposals for inclusion in the proxy statement and for consideration at next year’s annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act by submitting their proposals in writing to the Fund Secretary at the Fund’s principal executive office at 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, American International Plaza, Tenth Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, in a timely manner. For a Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, the Fund’s Secretary must receive the written proposal at the Fund’s principal executive offices not later than May 21, 2025. In addition, such shareholder proposals must comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act regarding the inclusion of shareholder proposals in company-sponsored proxy materials.

As provided for in the Fund’s By-Laws, at any annual or special meeting of shareholders, proposals by shareholders (other than pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and persons nominated for election as Directors by shareholders shall be considered only if advance notice thereof has been timely given as provided herein, and such proposals or nominations are otherwise proper for consideration under applicable law and the Fund’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. Notice of any proposal to be presented by any shareholder or the name of any person to be nominated by the shareholder for election as a Director of the Fund at any meeting of shareholders, shall be delivered to the Fund’s Secretary at its principal executive office at 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, American International Plaza, Tenth Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 not less than thirty (30) nor more than fifty (50) days prior to the date of the meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the meeting is first publicly announced or disclosed (in a public filing or otherwise) less than forty (40) days prior to the date of the meeting, such notice shall be given not more than ten (10) days after such date is first so announced or disclosed. Public notice shall be deemed to have been given more than forty (40) days in advance of the annual meeting, if the Fund shall have previously disclosed, in the Fund’s By-Laws or otherwise, that the annual meeting in each year is to be held on a determinable date unless and until the Board of Directors determines to hold the meeting on a different date. To be timely for the 2024 Annual Meeting, notice of any proposal to be presented by any shareholder or the name of any person to be nominated by the shareholder for election as a Director of the Fund at the 2024 Annual Meeting shall be delivered to the Fund’s Secretary at its principal executive office no later than September 28, 2024. Any shareholder who gives notice of any such proposal shall deliver therewith the text of the proposal to be presented and a brief written statement of the reasons why such shareholder favors the proposal and setting forth such shareholder’s name and address, the number and class of all shares of stock of the Fund beneficially owned by such shareholder, and any material interest of such shareholder in the proposal (other than as a shareholder). Any shareholder desiring to nominate any person for election as a Director shall deliver with such notice a statement in writing setting forth the name of the person to be nominated, the number and class of all shares of stock of the Fund beneficially owned by such person, the information regarding such person as would be required by paragraphs (a), (e), and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K adopted by the SEC (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation subsequently adopted by the SEC), such person’s signed consent to serve as a Director of the Fund if elected, such shareholder’s name and address as well as the number and class of all shares of stock of the Fund beneficially owned by such shareholder. The person presiding at the 2024 Annual Meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the 2024 Annual Meeting, shall determine whether such notice has been duly given and shall direct that any such proposal and/or the respective nominee not be considered if such notice has not been given as provided herein.

Costs of Solicitation

In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, directors, officers, and representatives of the Fund as well as officers and other employees of UBS Trust PR, in its capacity as Fund administrator, and its respective affiliates, may also solicit proxies by telephone, telefax, or in person. The Fund has not retained any specially engaged employees, representatives or other persons (other than Broadridge to perform certain ministerial services) to assist in the proxy solicitation and setting up and administering the virtual shareholder meeting for the Fund. The cost of solicitation and the expenses incurred in connection with preparing this Proxy Statement and its enclosures will be paid by the Fund. The Fund will reimburse brokerage firms and others for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the shares.

Shareholder Communications

Shareholders may send communications to the Fund’s Board of Directors by addressing the communication directly to the Board (or individual Board members) and/or clearly indicating that the communication is for the Board (or individual Board members). The communication may be sent to either the Fund’s principal executive office at 250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, American International Plaza, Tenth Floor, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 or directly to such Board member(s) at the address specified for each Director above. Other shareholder communications received by the Fund not directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and generally responded to by management and will be forwarded to the Board only at management’s discretion based on the matters contained therein.

Shareholders Sharing the Same Address

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (such as brokers and banks) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those shareholders.

Once you have received notice from your bank or broker that it will be householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement and annual report, please notify your bank or broker and direct your request to the Fund’s Secretary at:

Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.

250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue

American International Plaza, Tenth Floor

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Telephone: (787) 733-3888

Shareholders who currently receive multiple copies of this Proxy Statement at their address and would like to request householding of their communications should contact their bank or broker.

Appraisal Rights

Shareholders do not have appraisal rights under Puerto Rican law in connection with this proxy solicitation.

Your vote is important regardless of the size of your holdings in the Fund. Whether or not you plan to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting, we ask that you please complete, sign and date the proxy card delivered to you and return it promptly. Returning your proxy card will not prevent you from voting at the 2024 Annual Meeting, but will ensure that your vote is counted if you are unable to attend.

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 18th day of September, 2024.

	By Order of the Board of Directors:

	/s/ Liana Loyola
	Liana Loyola
	Secretary

Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund III for Puerto Rico Residents DEF 14ADefinitive proxy