§490:8-301 - Delivery.

PART 3.  TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATED

AND UNCERTIFICATED SECURITIES

 

     §490:8-301  Delivery.  (a)  Delivery of a certificated security to a purchaser occurs when:

     (1)  The purchaser acquires possession of the security certificate;

     (2)  Another person, other than a securities intermediary, either acquires possession of the security certificate on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously acquired possession of the certificate, acknowledges that it holds for the purchaser; or

     (3)  A securities intermediary acting on behalf of the purchaser acquires possession of the security certificate, only if the certificate is in registered form and is:

         (A)  Registered in the name of the purchaser;

         (B)  Payable to the order of the purchaser; or

         (C)  Specially indorsed to the purchaser by an effective indorsement and has not been indorsed to the securities intermediary or in blank.

     (b)  Delivery of an uncertificated security to a purchaser occurs when:

     (1)  The issuer registers the purchaser as the registered owner, upon original issue or registration of transfer; or

     (2)  Another person, other than a securities intermediary, either becomes the registered owner of the uncertificated security on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously become the registered owner, acknowledges that it holds for the purchaser. [L 1997, c 33, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 241, §25]