Del. Code tit. 6 § 8-303 : COMMERCE AND TRADE — UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE — INVESTMENT SECURITIES — TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATED AND UNCERTIFICATED SECURITIES —303 - Protected purchaser TEXT PDF (a) "Protected purchaser" means a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security, or of an interest therein, who: (1) gives value; (2) does not have notice of any adverse claim to the security; and (3) obtains control of the certificated or uncertificated security. (b) In addition to acquiring the rights of a purchaser, a protected purchaser also acquires its interest in the security free of any adverse claim. 6 Del. C. § 8-303 5A Del. C. 1953, § 8-302; 55 Del. Laws, c. 349; 64 Del. Laws, c. 152, §6; 71 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 1.;