Utah § 10a-1107 - Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations. (Repealed 10/1/2026)
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§ 10a-1107. Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations. (Repealed 10/1/2026)
Repealed 10/1/2026 16-10a-1107.
Merger or share exchange with foreign corporations.
(1)
A domestic corporation may merge with a foreign entity or enter into a share exchange with a foreign corporation if:
(a)
in a merger, the merger is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose law the foreign entity is incorporated or organized and the foreign entity complies with that law in effecting the merger;
(b)
in a share exchange, the corporation whose shares will be acquired is a domestic corporation, whether or not a share exchange is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose law the acquiring corporation is incorporated;
(c)
the foreign corporation complies with Section 16-10a-1105 if it is the surviving corporation of the merger or the acquiring corporation of the share exchange, and provides, in addition to the information required by Section 16-10a-1105, the address of its principal office; and
if it is the surviving corporation of the merger, Section 16-10a-1105.
(2)
Upon the merger or share exchange taking effect, the surviving foreign entity of a merger and the acquiring foreign corporation of a share exchange shall either:
(a)
agree that service of process in a proceeding to enforce the rights of shareholders of each domestic corporation that is a party to the merger who exercise appraisal rights may be made in the manner provided in Section 16-17-301;
(b)
promptly pay to the dissenting shareholders of each domestic corporation party to the merger or share exchange the amount, if any, to which they are entitled under Part 13, Dissenters' Rights; and
Service effected pursuant to Subsection (2) is perfected at the earliest of:
(a)
the date the foreign entity receives the process, notice, or demand;
(b)
the date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the foreign entity; or
(c)
five days after mailing.
(4)
Subsection (2) does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a surviving foreign entity of a merger or an acquiring foreign corporation in a share exchange.
(5)
This section does not limit the power of a foreign corporation to acquire all or part of the shares of one or more classes or series of a domestic corporation through a voluntary exchange of shares or otherwise.
Repealed by Chapter 93, 2026 General Session Amended by Chapter 244, 2011 General Session
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