District Of Columbia § 29-309.01 - Definitions.
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§ 29-309.01. Definitions.
29-309.01For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
“Acquired corporation” means the domestic or foreign corporation whose shares are acquired in a share exchange.
“Acquiring corporation” means the domestic or foreign corporation that acquires shares in a share exchange.
“Merger” means a business combination pursuant to .
“Party to a merger” or “party to a share exchange” means any domestic or foreign corporation that will:
Merge under a plan of merger;
Acquire shares of another corporation or an eligible entity in a share exchange; or
Have all of its shares or all of one or more classes or series of its shares acquired in a share exchange.
“Share exchange” means a business combination pursuant to .
“Survivor” in a merger means the corporation into which one or more other corporations are merged. A survivor of a merger may preexist the merger or be created by the merger.
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