Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-8-106
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Control
Official statutory text
Control.
(a) A purchaser has "control" of a certificated security in
bearer form if the certificated security is delivered to the
purchaser.
(b) A purchaser has "control" of a certificated security in
registered form if the certificated security is delivered to the
purchaser, and:
(1) the certificate is indorsed to the purchaser or in
blank by an effective endorsement; or
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(2) the certificate is registered in the name of the
purchaser, upon original issue or registration of
transfer by the issuer.
(c) A purchaser has "control" of an uncertificated security if:
(1) the uncertificated security is delivered to the
purchaser; or
(2) the issuer has agreed that it will comply with
instructions originated by the purchaser without
further consent by the registered owner.
(d) A purchaser has "control" of a security entitlement if:
(1) the purchaser becomes the entitlement holder;
(2) the securities intermediary has agreed that it will
comply with entitlement orders originated by the
purchaser without further consent by the entitlement
holder; or
(3) another person, other than the transferor to the
purchaser of an interest in the security entitlement:
(A) has control of the security entitlement and
acknowledges that it has control on behalf of the
purchaser; or
(B) obtains control of the security entitlement after
having acknowledged that it will obtain control
of the security entitlement on behalf of the
purchaser.
(e) If an interest in a security entitlement is granted by the
entitlement holder to the entitlement holder's own securities
intermediary, the securities intermediary has control.
(f) A purchaser who has satisfied the requirements of
subsection (c) or (d) of this section has control even if the
registered owner in the case of subsection (c) of this section or
the entitlement holder in the case of subsection (d) of this section
retains the right to make substitutions for the uncertificated
security or security entitlement, to originate instructions or
entitlement orders to the issuer or securities intermediary, or
otherwise to deal with the uncertificated security or security
entitlement.
(g) An issuer or a securities intermediary may not enter into
an agreement of the kind described in paragraph (2) of subsection
(c) or paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this section without the
consent of the registered owner or entitlement holder, but an issuer
or a securities intermediary is not required to enter into such an
agreement even though the registered owner or entitlement holder so
directs. An issuer or securities intermediary that has entered into
such an agreement is not required to confirm the existence of the
agreement to another party unless requested to do so by the
registered owner or entitlement holder.
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(h) A person that has control under this section is not
required to acknowledge that it has control on behalf of a
purchaser.
(i) If a person acknowledges that it has or will obtain control
on behalf of a purchaser, unless the person otherwise agrees or law
other than this article or Article 9 of this title otherwise
provides, the person does not owe any duty to the purchaser and is
not required to confirm the acknowledgment to any other person.
(a) A purchaser has "control" of a certificated security in
bearer form if the certificated security is delivered to the
purchaser.
(b) A purchaser has "control" of a certificated security in
registered form if the certificated security is delivered to the
purchaser, and:
(1) the certificate is indorsed to the purchaser or in
blank by an effective endorsement; or
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 426
(2) the certificate is registered in the name of the
purchaser, upon original issue or registration of
transfer by the issuer.
(c) A purchaser has "control" of an uncertificated security if:
(1) the uncertificated security is delivered to the
purchaser; or
(2) the issuer has agreed that it will comply with
instructions originated by the purchaser without
further consent by the registered owner.
(d) A purchaser has "control" of a security entitlement if:
(1) the purchaser becomes the entitlement holder;
(2) the securities intermediary has agreed that it will
comply with entitlement orders originated by the
purchaser without further consent by the entitlement
holder; or
(3) another person, other than the transferor to the
purchaser of an interest in the security entitlement:
(A) has control of the security entitlement and
acknowledges that it has control on behalf of the
purchaser; or
(B) obtains control of the security entitlement after
having acknowledged that it will obtain control
of the security entitlement on behalf of the
purchaser.
(e) If an interest in a security entitlement is granted by the
entitlement holder to the entitlement holder's own securities
intermediary, the securities intermediary has control.
(f) A purchaser who has satisfied the requirements of
subsection (c) or (d) of this section has control even if the
registered owner in the case of subsection (c) of this section or
the entitlement holder in the case of subsection (d) of this section
retains the right to make substitutions for the uncertificated
security or security entitlement, to originate instructions or
entitlement orders to the issuer or securities intermediary, or
otherwise to deal with the uncertificated security or security
entitlement.
(g) An issuer or a securities intermediary may not enter into
an agreement of the kind described in paragraph (2) of subsection
(c) or paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this section without the
consent of the registered owner or entitlement holder, but an issuer
or a securities intermediary is not required to enter into such an
agreement even though the registered owner or entitlement holder so
directs. An issuer or securities intermediary that has entered into
such an agreement is not required to confirm the existence of the
agreement to another party unless requested to do so by the
registered owner or entitlement holder.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12A. Uniform Commercial Code Page 427
(h) A person that has control under this section is not
required to acknowledge that it has control on behalf of a
purchaser.
(i) If a person acknowledges that it has or will obtain control
on behalf of a purchaser, unless the person otherwise agrees or law
other than this article or Article 9 of this title otherwise
provides, the person does not owe any duty to the purchaser and is
not required to confirm the acknowledgment to any other person.
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