Section 55-8-104 - Acquisition of security or financial asset or interest therein. - New Mexico Statutes

55-8-104. Acquisition of security or financial asset or interest therein.

(a)     A person acquires a security or an interest therein, under this article, if:   

(1)     the person is a purchaser to whom a security is delivered pursuant to Section 55-8-301 NMSA 1978; or   

(2)     the person acquires a security entitlement to the security pursuant to Section 55-8-501 NMSA 1978.   

(b)     A person acquires a financial asset, other than a security, or an interest therein, under this article, if the person acquires a security entitlement to the financial asset.   

(c)     A person who acquires a security entitlement to a security or other financial asset has the rights specified in Part 5 of this article, but is a purchaser of any security, security entitlement or other financial asset held by the securities intermediary only to the extent provided in Section 55-8-503 NMSA 1978.   

(d)     Unless the context shows that a different meaning is intended, a person who is required by other law, regulation, rule or agreement to transfer, deliver, present, surrender, exchange or otherwise put in the possession of another person a security or financial asset satisfies that requirement by causing the other person to acquire an interest in the security or financial asset pursuant to Subsection (a) or (b).