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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XV REGULATION OF TRADE
  4. Chapter 106 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
  5. Article 8 INVESTMENT SECURITIES
  6. Section 8-104 Acquisition of Security or Financial Asset or Interest Therein

Section 8-104

Section 8-104: Acquisition of Security or Financial Asset or Interest Therein

Section 8–104. (a) A person acquires a security or an interest therein, under this article, if:

(1) the person is a purchaser to whom a security is delivered pursuant to section 8–301; or

(2) the person acquires a security entitlement to the security pursuant to section 8–501.

(b) A person acquires a financial asset, other than a security, or an interest therein, under this article, if the person acquires a security entitlement to the financial asset.

(c) A person who acquires a security entitlement to a security or other financial asset has the rights specified in Part 5, but is a purchaser of any security, security entitlement, or other financial asset held by the securities intermediary only to the extent provided in section 8–503.

(d) Unless the context shows that a different meaning is intended, a person who is required by other law, regulation, rule, or agreement to transfer, deliver, present, surrender, exchange, or otherwise put in the possession of another person a security or financial asset satisfies that requirement by causing the other person to acquire an interest in the security or financial asset pursuant to subsection (a) or (b).