(a) General rule.--A statement of merger shall be signed by each merging association and delivered to the department for filing along with the certificates, if any, required by section 139 (relating to tax clearance of certain fundamental transactions).
(b) Contents.--A statement of merger shall contain all of the following:
(1) With respect to each merging association that is not the surviving association:
(i) its name;
(ii) its jurisdiction of formation;
(iii) its type;
(iv) if it is a domestic filing association, domestic limited liability partnership or registered foreign association, the address of its registered office, including street and number, if any, in this Commonwealth, subject to section 109 (relating to name of commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered address);
(v) if it is a domestic association that is not a domestic filing association or limited liability partnership, the address, including street and number, if any, of its principal office; and
(vi) if it is a nonregistered foreign association, the address, including street and number, if any, of:
(A) its registered or similar office, if any, required to be maintained by the laws of its jurisdiction of formation; or
(B) if it is not required to maintain a registered or similar office, its principal office.
(2) With respect to the surviving association:
(i) its name;
(ii) its jurisdiction of formation;
(iii) its type;
(iv) if it is a domestic filing association, domestic limited liability partnership or registered foreign association, the address of its registered office, including street and number, if any, in this Commonwealth, subject to section 109;
(v) if it is a domestic association that is not a domestic filing association or limited liability partnership, the address, including street and number, if any, of its principal office; and
(vi) if it is a nonregistered foreign association, the address, including street and number, if any, of:
(A) its registered or similar office, if any, required to be maintained by the laws of its jurisdiction of formation; or
(B) if it is not required to maintain a registered or similar office, its principal office.
(3) If the statement of merger is not to be effective on filing, the later date or date and time on which it will become effective.
(4) A statement that the merger was approved in the following ways as applicable:
(i) By a domestic entity that is a merging association, in accordance with this chapter.
(ii) By a foreign merging association, in accordance with the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.
(iii) By a domestic merging association that is not a domestic entity, in the same manner required by its organic law for approving a merger that requires the approval of its interest holders.
(5) If the surviving association exists before the merger and is a domestic filing entity, any amendment to its public organic record approved as part of the plan of merger.
(6) If the surviving association is created by the merger and is a domestic filing entity, its public organic record, as an attachment. The public organic record does not need to state the name or address of an incorporator of a corporation, organizer of a limited liability company or similar person with respect to any other type of entity.
(7) If the surviving association is created by the merger and is a nonregistered foreign association, one of the following:
(i) The street and mailing addresses of its registered agent and registered office in its jurisdiction of formation if it is a filing entity.
(ii) The street and mailing address of its principal office if it is not a filing entity.
(8) If the surviving association is created by the merger and is a domestic limited liability partnership or a domestic limited liability limited partnership that is not using the alternative procedure in section 8201(f) (relating to scope), its statement of registration, as an attachment.
(9) If the surviving association is created by the merger and is a domestic electing partnership, its statement of election.
(c) Other provisions.--In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), a statement of merger may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
(d) Domestic surviving association.--If the surviving association is a domestic entity, its public organic record, if any, shall satisfy the requirements of the laws of this Commonwealth, except that the public organic record does not need to be signed and may omit any provision that is not required to be included in a restatement of the public organic record.
(e) Filing of plan.--A plan of merger that is signed by all of the merging associations and meets all of the requirements of subsection (b) may be delivered to the department for filing instead of a statement of merger and on filing has the same effect. If a plan of merger is filed as provided in this subsection, references in this chapter to a statement of merger refer to the plan of merger filed under this subsection.
(f) Effectiveness of statement of merger.--A statement of merger is effective as provided in section 136(c) (relating to processing of documents by Department of State).
(g) Effectiveness of merger.--If the surviving association is a domestic association, the merger is effective when the statement of merger is effective. If the surviving association is a foreign association, the merger is effective on the later of:
(1) the date and time provided by the organic law of the surviving association; or
(2) when the statement of merger is effective.
(h) Cross references.--See sections 134 (relating to docketing statement), 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents) and 316 (relating to contents of plan).