| 2. Scope of This Section. This section contains the rules |
| governing the priority of conflicting security interests in |
| investment property. Paragraph (1) [Maine cite subsection (1)] |
| states the most important general rule-that a secured party who |
| obtains control has priority over a secured party who does not |
| obtain control. Paragraphs (2) through (4) [Maine cite |
| subsections (2) to (4)] deal with conflicting security interests |
| each of which is perfected by control. Paragraph (5) [Maine cite |
| subsection (5)] addresses the priority of a security interest in |
| a certificated security which is perfected by delivery but not |
| control. Paragraph (6) [Maine cite subsection (6)] deals with |
| the relatively unusual circumstance in which a broker, securities |
| intermediary, or commodity intermediary has created conflicting |
| security interests none of which is perfected by control. |
| Paragraph (7) [Maine cite subsection (7)] provides that the |
| general priority rules of |
| Sections 9322 and 9-323 [Maine cite |