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§ 13.1-434 Definitions

As used in this chapter:

a.Corporation” means a private or public corporation, association, or trust issuing a security.

b.Security” includes any share of stock, bond, debenture, note or other security issued by a corporation and registered as to ownership on the books of the corporation.

c.Transfer agent” includes any person employed or authorized to transfer securities issued by a corporation, including a registrar.

History

This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 20 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 “Acts” aren’t available online.

1960, c. 20.

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