§ 12A-8-506. Duty of Securities Intermediary to Exercise Rights as Directed by Entitlement Holder.  


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  • Duty of Securities Intermediary to Exercise Rights as Directed by Entitlement Holder.

    A securities intermediary shall exercise rights with respect to a financial asset if directed to do so by an entitlement holder.  A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

    (1)the securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

    (2)in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary either places the entitlement holder in a position to exercise the rights directly or exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 242, § 46, eff. Feb. 1, 1996.