Vermont § 1609 - Filings required for merger; effective date

§ 1609. Filings required for merger; effective date

• (a) After each constituent entity has approved a merger, articles of merger shall be signed
  on behalf of each constituent entity by an authorized representative. (b) The articles of merger shall include: (1) the name and form of each constituent entity and the jurisdiction of its governing
  statute; (2) the name and form of the surviving entity, the jurisdiction of its governing statute,
  and, if the surviving entity is created by the merger, a statement to that effect; (3) the date the merger is effective under the governing statute of the surviving entity; (4) if the surviving entity is to be created by the merger and: (A) will be a mutual benefit enterprise, the mutual benefit enterprise’s articles of organization;
  or (B) will be an entity other than a mutual benefit enterprise, the organizational document
  that creates the entity; (5) if the surviving entity is not created by the merger, any amendments provided for
  in the plan of merger to the organizational document that created the entity; (6) a statement as to each constituent entity that the merger was approved as required
  by the entity’s governing statute; (7) if the surviving entity is a foreign organization not authorized to transact business
  in this State, the street address and, if different, mailing address of an office
  which the Secretary of State may use for the purposes of section 120 of this title; and (8) any additional information required by the governing statute of any constituent entity. (c) Each mutual benefit enterprise that is a party to a merger shall deliver the articles
  of merger to the Secretary of State for filing. (d) A merger becomes effective under this article: (1) if the surviving entity is a mutual benefit enterprise, upon the latter of: (A) compliance with subsection (c) of this section; or (B) subject to subsection 203(c) of this title, as specified in the articles of merger; or (2) if the surviving entity is not a mutual benefit enterprise, as provided by the governing
  statute of the surviving entity. (Added 2011, No. 84 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 20, 2012.)