Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund V for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc.
250 Muñoz Rivera Avenue
American International Plaza, Tenth Floor
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918
SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JULY 29, 2021, AT 2:00 PM
This proxy statement supplement, dated July 19, 2021 (this “Proxy Supplement”), supplements the definitive proxy statement filed by Tax-Free Fixed Income Fund V for Puerto Rico Residents, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (formerly known as the Puerto Rico Fixed Income Fund V, Inc. and hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”), with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 29, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”) and made available to the Fund’s shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Fund in respect of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held virtually on July 29, 2021, and any adjournment, postponement or continuation thereof (the “Meeting”).
The following disclosure supplements the disclosures contained in the Proxy Statement. Except as described in this Proxy Supplement, the information provided in the Proxy Statement continues to apply. To the extent that information in this Proxy Supplement differs from or updates information contained in the Proxy Statement, the information in this Proxy Supplement is more current. The information contained in this Proxy Supplement replaces and supersedes any inconsistent information in the Proxy Statement. This Proxy Supplement should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement, which contains important additional information.
UPDATE
On July 9, 2021, ten days after the Fund had filed the Proxy Statement and made it available to the Fund’s shareholders, the Fund received a purported notice from Ocean Capital LLC (“Ocean Capital”) stating its intention to nominate four director candidates and submit a proposal at the Meeting. However, the Fund rejected the purported notice on July 17, 2021 because the Board of Directors determined, upon the advice of outside counsel, that Ocean Capital’s notice failed to comply with the advance notice provisions set forth in the Fund’s organizational documents for notice of director nominations and shareholder proposals. As a result, we have determined the only director candidates eligible for election at the Meeting are Luis Pellot, Carlos Nido, José J. Villamil and Vicente León, and the Board of Directors does not know of any matters to be properly brought before the Meeting other than the proposals described in the Proxy Statement.
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 WHITE proxy card delivered to you and return it promptly. Instructions for the proper execution of the proxies are set forth on the Proxy Statement. Returning your WHITE 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.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING ALL THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE: (1) “FOR” PROPOSAL 1 TO ELECT THE FOUR DIRECTOR NOMINEES UP FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS OF THE FUND TO SERVE UNTIL THE END OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TERM OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFIED; AND (2) “FOR” PROPOSAL 2 TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE FUND’S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2022. THESE PROPOSALS ARE DISCUSSED IN GREATER DETAIL IN THE PROXY STATEMENT, WHICH WE ADVISE YOU TO READ IN ITS ENTIRETY.
We note that as of the time of filing this Proxy Supplement, Ocean Capital has not filed proxy materials with the SEC. Nonetheless, in the event you receive any materials from Ocean Capital or any of its affiliates, we urge you to discard any such materials. We also encourage you NOT to sign or return any proxy cards that may be sent to you by Ocean Capital or any of its affiliates in favor of Ocean Capital’s purported director nominees or shareholder proposal because no such proxies will be recognized and no votes cast in favor of such purported nominees or proposals will be tabulated at the meeting.