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title: O.C.G.A. § 11-8-506. Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.
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# O.C.G.A. § 11-8-506. Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.

A securities intermediary shall exercise rights with respect to a financial asset if directed to do so by an entitlement holder. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(1) The securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(2) In the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary either places the entitlement holder in a position to exercise the rights directly or exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.

## History

Code 1981, § 11-8-506, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1323, § 1.