Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 93 - Perfection and Priority
Section 9328 - Priority of security interests in investment property

§ 9328. Priority of security interests in investment property. The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same investment property:
(1) A security interest of a secured party having control of investment property under section 9106 (relating to control of investment property) has priority over a security interest of a secured party that does not have control over the investment property.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3) and
(4), conflicting security interests held by secured parties each of which has control under section 9106 rank according to priority in time of:
(i) if the collateral is a security, obtaining control;
(ii) if the collateral is a security entitlement carried in a securities account and:
(A) if the secured party obtained control under section 8106(d)(1) (relating to control), the secured party's becoming the person for which the securities account is maintained;
(B) if the secured party obtained control under section 8106(d)(2), the securities intermediary's agreement to comply with the secured party's entitlement orders with respect to security entitlements carried or to be carried in the securities account; or
(C) if the secured party obtained control through another person under section 8106(d)(3), the time on which priority would be based under this subsection if the other person were the secured party; or
(iii) if the collateral is a commodity contract carried with a commodity intermediary, the satisfaction of the requirement for control specified in section 9106(b)(2) with respect to commodity contracts carried or to be carried with the commodity intermediary.
(3) A security interest held by a securities intermediary in a security entitlement or a securities account maintained with the securities intermediary has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.
(4) A security interest held by a commodity intermediary in a commodity contract or a commodity account maintained with the commodity intermediary has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.
(5) A security interest in a certificated security in registered form which is perfected by taking delivery under section 9313(a) (relating to perfection by possession or delivery) and not by control under section 9314 (relating to perfection by control) has priority over a conflicting security interest perfected by a method other than control.
(6) Conflicting security interests created by a broker, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary which are perfected without control under section 9106 rank equally.
(7) In all other cases, priority among conflicting security interests in investment property is governed by sections 9322 (relating to priorities among conflicting security interests in and agricultural liens on same collateral) and 9323 (relating to future advances).
Cross References. Section 9328 is referred to in section 9322 of this title.