### Question
What is the definition of transfer agent?


### Answer
The definition of **transfer agent** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 78c*:

> any person who engages on behalf of an issuer of securities or on behalf of itself as an issuer of securities in (A) countersigning such securities upon issuance

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 78c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2B-SECURITIES EXCHANGES**

