Alabama § 10A-3-5.04 - Articles of Merger or Consolidation.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 10A-3-5.04 — Articles of Merger or Consolidation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10A-3-5.04. Articles of Merger or Consolidation.
(a) Upon the approval, articles of merger or articles of consolidation shall be executed for each nonprofit corporation by its president or a vice president, and by its secretary or an assistant secretary, and verified by one of the officers signing the articles, and shall set forth:
(1) The plan of merger or the plan of consolidation;
(2) If the members of any merging or consolidating nonprofit corporation are entitled to vote thereon, then as to each nonprofit corporation (i) a statement setting forth the date of the meeting of members at which the plan was adopted, that a quorum was present at the meeting, and that the plan received at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by members present or represented by proxy at the meeting, or (ii) a statement that the amendment was adopted by a consent in writing signed by all members entitled to vote with respect thereto; and
(3) If any merging or consolidating nonprofit corporation has no members, or no members entitled to vote thereon, then as to each nonprofit corporation a statement of the fact, the date of the meeting of the board of directors at which the plan was adopted, and a statement of the fact that the plan received the vote of a majority of the directors in office.
(b) The articles of merger or articles of consolidation shall be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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