(a) A person acquires a security or an interest in a security under this chapter if the person

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.08.104

  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) is a purchaser to whom a security is delivered under Alaska Stat. § 45.08.301; or
(2) acquires a security entitlement to the security under Alaska Stat. § 45.08.501.
(b) A person acquires a financial asset other than a security or an interest in a financial asset other than a security, under this chapter if the person acquires a security entitlement to the financial asset.
(c) A person who acquires a security entitlement to a security or other financial asset has the rights specified in Alaska Stat. § 45.08.50145.08.511, but is a purchaser of a security, security entitlement, or other financial asset held by the securities intermediary only to the extent provided in Alaska Stat. § 45.08.503.
(d) Unless the context shows that a different meaning is intended, a person who is required by other law, regulation, rule, or agreement to transfer, deliver, present, surrender, exchange, or otherwise put in the possession of another person a security or financial asset satisfies that requirement by causing the other person to acquire an interest in the security or financial asset under (a) or (b) of this section.