District Of Columbia § 29-1207.04 - Filings required for merger; effective date.
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§ 29-1207.04. Filings required for merger; effective date.
29-1207.04After each constituent organization has approved a merger, articles of merger shall be signed on behalf of each:
Constituent statutory trust, by one or more trustees or other authorized representative; and
Other constituent organization, by an authorized representative.
Articles of merger under this section shall include:
The name and form of each constituent organization and the jurisdiction of its governing law;
The name and form of the surviving organization, the jurisdiction of its governing law, and, if the surviving organization is created by the merger, a statement to that effect;
If the surviving organization is to be created by the merger:
If it will be a statutory trust, the trust’s certificate of trust; or
If it will be an organization other than a statutory trust, the organizational document that creates the organization;
If the surviving organization preexisted the merger, any amendments provided for in the plan of merger for the organizational document that created the organization;
A statement as to each constituent organization that the merger was approved as required by the organization’s governing law;
If the surviving organization is a foreign organization not authorized to do business in the District, the street and mailing address of an office that the Mayor may use for the purposes of ; and
Any additional information required by the governing law of any constituent organization.
The articles of merger shall be delivered to the office of the Mayor for filing.
A merger shall be effective under this chapter:
If the surviving organization is a statutory trust, upon the later of:
Filing of the articles of merger by the Mayor; or
Subject to , as specified in the articles of merger; or
If the surviving organization is not a statutory trust, as provided by the governing law of the surviving organization[.]
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