Wisconsin § 408.201 - Issuer.

§ 408.201. Issuer.

408.201(1) (1) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an “issuer” includes a person that: 408.201(1)(a) (a) Places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent or the like, to evidence a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate; 408.201(1)(b) (b) Creates a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security; 408.201(1)(c) (c) Directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or 408.201(1)(d) (d) Becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section. 408.201(2) (2) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate. 408.201(3) (3) With respect to a registration of a transfer, “issuer” means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained. 408.201 History History: 1997 a. 297 .