New Jersey § 15a:10-5
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 15a:10-5, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15a:10-5.
a. After approval of the plan of merger or consolidation, a certificate of merger
or a certificate of consolidation shall be executed on behalf of each corporation. The certificate shall set forth: (1) the name of each corporation which is a party to the merger or consolidation and,
with respect to each, whether or not it has members entitled to vote on the merger
or consolidation; (2) the plan of merger or the plan of consolidation; (3) as to each corporation without members entitled to vote thereon; (a) that the plan of merger or plan of consolidation was approved by the board of
trustees of the corporation, and (b) the number of trustees and either the number of votes cast for and against the
plan of merger or plan of consolidation and the number of trustees present at the
meeting or that the plan of merger or plan of consolidation was adopted by the unanimous
written consent of the trustees without a meeting; (4) as to each corporation having members entitled to vote thereon: (a) the number of members entitled to vote on such plan, (b) if the members of any class are entitled to vote thereon as a class, the designation
and number of members entitled to vote thereon of each class, (c) either the number of votes for and against such plan, respectively, if the members
of any class are entitled to vote as a class, the number of votes of each class voted
for and against such plan, respectively, and the number of members present at the
meeting or that the plan of merger or plan of consolidation was adopted by the unanimous
written consent of the members without a meeting; (5) if, pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the merger is to become effective
at a time subsequent to the date of filing with the Secretary of State, the date when
the merger is to become effective. b. The executed original and a copy of the certificate shall be filed in the office
of the Secretary of State and the merger or consolidation shall become effective upon
the date of the filing or at a later time, not to exceed 30 days after the date of
filing, as may be set forth in the certificate. The Secretary of State shall forward the copy to the Attorney General.
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