(a)When a merger becomes effective:
(1)the surviving organization continues or comes into existence;
(2)each constituent organization that merges into the surviving organization ceases to exist as a separate entity;
(3)all property owned by each constituent organization that ceases to exist vests in the surviving organization;
(4)all debts, liabilities, and other obligations of each constituent organization that ceases to exist continue as obligations of the surviving organization;
(5)an action or proceeding pending by or against any constituent organization that ceases to exist may be continued as if the merger had not occurred;
(6)except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of each constituent organization that ceases to exist
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(a) When a merger becomes effective: (1) the surviving organization continues or comes into existence; (2) each constituent organization that merges into the surviving organization ceases to exist as a separate entity; (3) all property owned by each constituent organization that ceases to exist vests in the surviving organization; (4) all debts, liabilities, and other obligations of each constituent organization that ceases to exist continue as obligations of the surviving organization; (5) an action or proceeding pending by or against any constituent organization that ceases to exist may be continued as if the merger had not occurred; (6) except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of each constituent organization that ceases to exist vest in the surviving organization; (7) except as otherwise provided in the plan of merger, the terms and conditions of the plan of merger take effect; (8) except as otherwise agreed, if a constituent limited partnership ceases to exist, the merger does not dissolve the limited partnership for the purposes of subchapter 8; (9) if the surviving organization is created by the merger: (A) if it is a limited partnership, the certificate of limited partnership becomes effective; or (B) if it is an organization other than a limited partnership, the organizational document that creates the organization becomes effective; and (10) if the surviving organization preexists the merger, any amendments provided for in the articles of merger for the organizational document that created the organization become effective. (b) A surviving organization that is a foreign organization consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State to enforce any obligation owed by a constituent organization, if before the merger the constituent organization was subject to suit in this State on the obligation. A surviving organization that is a foreign organization and not authorized to transact business in this State may be served with process under § 4-20-113 if the surviving organization: (1) Fails to appoint an agent for service of process under § 4-20-112 ; (2) No longer has an agent for service of process; or (3) Has an agent for service of process that cannot with reasonable diligence be served.