2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code
Chapter 6 - Wills
Article 1 - In General
Section 2-6-108 - Specific Devise of Securities; Accessions; Nonademption.
2-6-108. Specific devise of securities; accessions; nonademption.
(a) If the testator intended a specific devise of certain securities rather than the equivalent value thereof, the specific devisee is entitled only to:
(i) As much of the devised securities as are a part of the estate at time of the testator's death;
(ii) Any additional or other securities of the same entity owned by the testator by reason of action initiated by the entity excluding any acquired by exercise of purchase options;
(iii) Securities of another entity owned by the testator as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar action initiated by the entity; and
(iv) Any additional securities of the entity owned by the testator as a result of a plan of reinvestment.
(b) Distributions prior to death with respect to a specifically devised security not provided for in subsection (a) of this section are not part of the specific devise.
