Prev Article 8. - INVESTMENT SECURITIESNext84-8-201.???Issuer. (a) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an issuer includes a person that:(1)???Places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enter