17-5-1121. Agents -- depositories. (1) An issuer may appoint for a term as may be agreed, including for so long as a public obligation may be outstanding, corporate or other authenticating trustees, transfer agents, registrars, or paying or other agents and specify their rights, compensation, and duties, limit their liabilities, and provide for their payment of liquidated damages in the event of breach of certain of the duties imposed, which liquidated damages may be made payable to a financial intermediary. No trustee, transfer agent, registrar, paying or other agent need have an office or do business within this state.
(2) An issuer may enter into agreements with custodian banks and financial intermediaries, and nominees of any of them, in connection with the establishment and maintenance by others of a central depository system for the transfer or pledge of public obligations. The custodian banks, financial intermediaries, and nominees may, if qualified and acting as fiduciaries, also serve as authenticating trustees, transfer agents, registrars, or paying or other agents of the issuer with respect to the same issue of public obligations.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 364, L. 1983.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 11. Public Obligations Registration
17-5-1103. Declarations of state interest -- purposes
17-5-1105. Applicability -- election -- rescission
17-5-1106. Records -- no public inspection -- locations
17-5-1107. through 17-5-1110 reserved
17-5-1111. System of registration
17-5-1112. Certificated public obligation -- execution -- authentication
17-5-1113. Certificated public obligation -- signatures
17-5-1114. Certificated public obligation -- seal
17-5-1115. Uncertificated public obligation -- signed statements
17-5-1116. through 17-5-1120 reserved
17-5-1121. Agents -- depositories