S.C. Code Ann. § 36-8-508

Duty of securities intermediary to change entitlement holder's position to other form of security holding

2001 Act No. 67, SECTION 5.

A securities intermediary shall act at the direction of an entitlement holder to change a security entitlement into another available form of holding for which the entitlement holder is eligible, or to cause the financial asset to be transferred to a securities account of the entitlement holder with another securities intermediary. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

  1. (1) the securities intermediary acts as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or
  2. (2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.

HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 67, SECTION 5.

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