Code of Virginia - Title 8.8A Commercial Code - Investment Securities - Section 8.8A-506 Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder

§ 8.8A-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.

(1996, c. 216.)

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