Securities Lawyer's Deskbook                          published by The University of Cincinnati College of Law

Rule 17Ad-20 -- Issuer restrictions or prohibitions on ownership by securitites intermediaries

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1. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no registered transfer agent shall transfer any equity security registered pursuant to section 12 or any equity security that subjects an issuer to reporting under section 15(d) of the Act if such security is subject to any restriction or prohibition on transfer to or from a securities intermediary in its capacity as such.



2. (b) The term securities intermediary means a clearing agency registered under section 17A of the Act or a person, including a bank, broker, or dealer, that in the ordinary course of its business maintains securities accounts for others in its capacity as such.



3. (c)The provisions of this section shall not apply to any equity security issued by a partnership as defined in Rule 901(b) of Regulation S-K.

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