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Practice question: Classes of Securities

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A corporation issues voting trust certificates representing participation in its enterprise. Its secretary claims that only stock certificates can be securities. Is the claim correct?
  1. Yes, because certificates other than stock certificates are excluded.
  2. Yes, unless every certificate holder is also a director.
  3. Yes, because a trust arrangement always excludes securities regulation.
  4. No. Voting trust certificates are expressly included in Section 3.1.
  5. No, because every document issued by a corporation is automatically a security.

Legal references

  • RA 8799, Section 3.1; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2000/ra_8799_2000.html

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