408.403 Demand that issuer not register transfer.
(1) A person who is an appropriate person to make an endorsement or originate an instruction may demand that the issuer not register transfer of a security by communicating to the issuer a notification that identifies the registered owner and the issue of which the security is a part and provides an address for communications directed to the person making the demand. The demand is effective only if it is received by the issuer at a time and in a manner affording the issuer reasonable opportunity to act on it.
(2) If a certificated security in registered form is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer or an instruction is presented to an issuer with a request to register transfer of an uncertificated security after a demand that the issuer not register transfer has become effective, the issuer shall promptly communicate to the person who initiated the demand at the address provided in the demand and to the person who presented the security for registration of transfer or initiated the instruction requesting registration of transfer, a notification stating that:
(a) The certificated security has been presented for registration of transfer or the instruction for registration of transfer of the uncertificated security has been received;
(b) A demand that the issuer not register transfer had previously been received; and
(c) The issuer will withhold registration of transfer for a period of time stated in the notification in order to provide the person who initiated the demand an opportunity to obtain legal process or an indemnity bond.
(3) The period described in sub. (2) (c) may not exceed 30 days after the date of communication of the notification. A shorter period may be specified by the issuer if it is not manifestly unreasonable.
(4) An issuer is not liable to a person who initiated a demand that the issuer not register transfer for any loss the person suffers as a result of registration of a transfer pursuant to an effective endorsement or instruction if the person who initiated the demand does not, within the time stated in the issuer's communication, either:
(a) Obtain an appropriate restraining order, injunction or other process from a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining the issuer from registering the transfer; or
(b) File with the issuer an indemnity bond, sufficient in the issuer's judgment to protect the issuer and any transfer agent, registrar or other agent of the issuer involved from any loss it or they may suffer by refusing to register the transfer.
(5) This section does not relieve an issuer from liability for registering transfer pursuant to an endorsement or instruction that was not effective.
History: 1997 a. 297.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 408 - Uniform commercial code — investment securities.
408.104 - Acquisition of security or financial asset or interest therein.
408.105 - Notice of adverse claim.
408.107 - Whether endorsement, instruction or entitlement order is effective.
408.108 - Warranties in direct holding.
408.109 - Warranties in indirect holding.
408.110 - Applicability; choice of law.
408.111 - Clearing corporation rules.
408.112 - Creditor's legal process.
408.113 - Statute of frauds inapplicable.
408.114 - Evidentiary rules concerning certificated securities.
408.115 - Securities intermediary and others not liable to adverse claimant.
408.116 - Securities intermediary as purchaser for value.
408.202 - Issuer's responsibility and defenses; notice of defect or defense.
408.203 - Staleness as notice of defect or defense.
408.204 - Effect of issuer's restriction on transfer.
408.205 - Effect of unauthorized signature on security certificate.
408.206 - Completion or alteration of security certificate.
408.207 - Rights and duties of issuer with respect to registered owners.
408.208 - Effect of signature of authenticating trustee, registrar or transfer agent.
408.302 - Rights of purchaser.
408.303 - Protected purchaser.
408.306 - Effect of guaranteeing signature, endorsement or instruction.
408.307 - Purchaser's right to requisites for registration of transfer.
408.401 - Duty of issuer to register transfer.
408.402 - Assurance that endorsement or instruction is effective.
408.403 - Demand that issuer not register transfer.
408.404 - Wrongful registration.
408.405 - Replacement of lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken security certificate.
408.406 - Obligation to notify issuer of lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken security certificate.
408.407 - Authenticating trustee, transfer agent and registrar.
408.501 - Securities account; acquisition of security entitlement from securities intermediary.
408.502 - Assertion of adverse claim against entitlement holder.
408.504 - Duty of securities intermediary to maintain financial asset.
408.505 - Duty of securities intermediary with respect to payments and distributions.
408.506 - Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.
408.507 - Duty of securities intermediary to comply with entitlement order.
408.510 - Rights of purchaser of security entitlement from entitlement holder.
408.511 - Priority among security interests and entitlement holders.