§ 3124 - Merger of entities
§ 3124. Merger of entities
(a) Pursuant to a plan of merger approved under subsection (c) of this section, a limited liability company may be merged with or into one or more limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, corporations, foreign corporations, partnerships, foreign partnerships, limited partnerships, foreign limited partnerships or other domestic or foreign entities.
(b) A plan of merger must set forth:
(1) the name of each entity that is a party to the merger;
(2) the name of the surviving entity into which the other entities will merge;
(3) the type of organization of the surviving entity;
(4) the terms and conditions of the merger;
(5) the manner and basis for converting the interests of each party to the merger into interests or obligations of the surviving entity, or into money or other property in whole or in part; and
(6) the street address of the surviving entity's principal place of business.
(c) A plan of merger must be approved:
(1) in the case of a limited liability company that is a party to the merger, by the members representing the percentage of ownership specified in the operating agreement, but not fewer than the members holding a majority of the ownership or, if provision is not made in the operating agreement, by all the members;
(2) in the case of a foreign limited liability company that is a party to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a merger by the law of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the foreign limited liability company is organized;
(3) in the case of a partnership or domestic limited partnership that is a party to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a conversion under subsection (b) of section 3122 of this title; and
(4) in the case of any other entities that are parties to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a merger by the law of this state or of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the entity is organized, and, in the absence of such, a requirement by all the owners of interests in the entity.
(d) After a plan of merger is approved and before the merger takes effect, the plan may be amended or abandoned as provided in the plan.
(e) The merger is effective upon the filing of the articles of merger with the secretary of state, or at such later date as the articles may provide. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)