Panama Company Documents

As company incorporation agents we have experience working with the Registro Público de Panamá and the tax officers at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

We are able obtain registry copies of official Panama company documents and conduct comprehensive company searches.

Order Panama Company Documents & Reports

How to Order Panama Company Documents

For step-by-step guidance on placing your order, please visit our how to order page. There you will find everything you need to complete the process quickly and easily, including required details and what to expect after submitting your request.

Panama Companies Registry – Registro Público de Panamá

We can obtain copies of company documents from the registry, including company search reports and copies of official documents. Company documents are filed in Spanish.

 Company Search Report

A Panama company search report includes:

• Full Company Name / Nombre de la Sociedad
• Company registration number / Ficha
• Date of Incorporation / Fecha de Registro
• Date of Deed / Fecha de Escritura
• Public Deed Number / No. de Escritura
• Number of public deeds the company has registered with the Public Registry of Panama – if available
• Subscribers names and ID number – the subscribers are the first shareholders or first owners of the company, Panama corporations must have two subscribers present at the Public Registry in order to be incorporated
• Current Legal Status: Good Standing, Dissolved / Disuelta, Struck Off
• Date of Status changed if Dissolved / Disuelta or Struck Off
• Company Duration / Duración: Perpetua
• Share Capital / Monto de Capital
• Share Currency/ Moneda
• Authorised Share Capital/ Capital Autorizado
• Class of Shares
• Number of Shares Issued
• Registered Agent/ Agente Residente – Panama legislation requires every Limited Liability Company to have a Registered Agent in the Republic of Panama
• Registered Agent Address and contact details – if available
• Panama Registered Agent contact details – if available
• Domicile – A Panama company can have offices anywhere
• Notary/ Notaria
• Proxies – if registered
• Company Meetings: location to be held
• Legal Representative/ Representante Legal
• Company Directors and officers titles, names and ID number/ Título del Dignatario, Nombre del Dignatario and address
• Name of the original shareholders/ Nombre de los Suscriptores
• Name of the original Directors/ Nombre de los Directores

Under Panama legislation companies are not required to file financial statements or  annual returns with the Public Registry of Panama.

The members of the board of directors are registered whilst the shareholders identity remains private.

 Articles of Incorporation

The Panama Articles of Incorporation are official documents issued by the Registro Público de Panamá, which is the public registry responsible for maintaining and managing corporate records in Panama. This document serves as a foundational legal record for a company, detailing essential information such as the company’s name, place of incorporation, purpose, capital structure, shareholders, and directors. It is a critical document that verifies the legal existence and legitimacy of the corporation within Panama.

Certificate of Status/ Good Standing – Certificado de Registro Publico

We are able to obtain a Certificado de Persona Juridica from the Public Registry in Panama certifying that a company is in Good Standing.

The Certificate is used to formally confirm the company’s continued legal existence. It also confirms that all administrative requirements have been complied with and will also state if the company is in voluntary liquidation or proceedings have been started to strike the company off the  Register.

The certificate is provided from the Registry with an official stamp, seal and with the signature of an authorised officer.

The document is only available from the Panama registry in Spanish.  We can supply a certified translation of the certificate, to provide this please order the Registry Certified Certificate and in addition the Certified Translation.

Certified Copies of Company Documents

Copies of the official filed documents can be obtained for you from the Registro Público de Panamá.

This includes copies of:

• Certificado del Registro Publico/ Certificate of Good Standing
• Corporate Charter
• Changes to the Board of Directors if filed
• Copies of Public Deeds – copies of public deeds filed at the Registro Público de Panamá .

Establishing the existence of a Panama company and obtaining copies of official company documents held at the Registro Público de Panamá may be required for:

• Legal requirements – certified company documents
• Due Diligence – confirmation of a company’s existence

We can provide a scanned copy of the Articles of Association for a Panama company from the Registro Público de Panamá, this document can be 30 – 50 pages in length.

Apostille – Legalisation

Legalised company documents can be ordered which include copies of certificates filed with the Registro Público de Panamá these are apostilled at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An Apostille Certificate of Good Standing can be provided and confirms the authenticity of the signature and registry stamp on the document.

The Apostille certificate includes the signature of an official at the Department of Authentication and Legalisation in Panama.