Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4304
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 9 Sec. 4304
- equity security: when used in this chapter means any stock or similar security; or any security convertible, with or without consideration, into such a security, or carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase such a security; or any such warrant or right; or any other security that the Commissioner of Financial Regulation shall consider to be of similar nature and consider necessary or appropriate, by such rules and regulations as he or she may prescribe in the public interest or for the protection of investors, to treat as an equity security. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
§ 4304. Unlawful sales; delivery
It shall be unlawful for any such beneficial owner, director, or officer, directly, or indirectly, to sell any equity security of the company if the person selling the security or his or her principal does not own the security sold, or if owning the security, does not deliver it against the sale within 20 days thereafter, or does not within five days after the sale deposit it in the mails or other usual channels of transportation; but no person may be considered to have violated this section if he or she proves that notwithstanding the exercise of good faith he or she was unable to make delivery or deposit within that time, or that to do so would cause undue inconvenience or expense. (Added 1965, No. 88, § 3.)