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Home » US Law » 2022 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations » Uniform Commercial Code. » Chapter 408 - Uniform commercial code — investment securities. » SUBCHAPTER V » SECURITY ENTITLEMENTS » 408.506 – Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.

408.506 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.

History: 1997 a. 297.