South Carolina § 33-44-902 Conversion of partnership or limited partnership to limited liability company.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 33-44-902 — Conversion of partnership or limited partnership to limited liability company.

South Carolina·Title 33 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS·Ch. 44 UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT OF 1996

(a)A partnership or limited partnership may be converted to a limited liability company pursuant to this section.

(b)The terms and conditions of a conversion of a partnership or limited partnership to a limited liability company must be approved by all of the partners or by a number or percentage of the partners required for conversion in the partnership agreement.

(c)An agreement of conversion must set forth the terms and conditions of the conversion of the interests of partners of a partnership or of a limited partnership, as the case may be, into interests in the converted limited liability company or the cash or other consideration to be paid or delivered as a result of the conversion of the interests of the partners, or a combination thereof.

(d)After a conversion is approved unde

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(a) A partnership or limited partnership may be converted to a limited liability company pursuant to this section. (b) The terms and conditions of a conversion of a partnership or limited partnership to a limited liability company must be approved by all of the partners or by a number or percentage of the partners required for conversion in the partnership agreement. (c) An agreement of conversion must set forth the terms and conditions of the conversion of the interests of partners of a partnership or of a limited partnership, as the case may be, into interests in the converted limited liability company or the cash or other consideration to be paid or delivered as a result of the conversion of the interests of the partners, or a combination thereof. (d) After a conversion is approved under subsection (b), the partnership or limited partnership shall file articles of organization in the office of the Secretary of State which satisfy the requirements of Section 33-44-203 and contain: (1) a statement that the partnership or limited partnership was converted to a limited liability company from a partnership or limited partnership, as the case may be; (2) its former name; (3) a statement of the number of votes cast by the partners entitled to vote for and against the conversion and, if the vote is less than unanimous, the number or percentage required to approve the conversion under subsection (b); and (4) in the case of a limited partnership, a statement that the certificate of limited partnership is to be canceled as of the date the conversion took effect. (e) In the case of a limited partnership, the filing of articles of organization under subsection (d) cancels its certificate of limited partnership as of the date the conversion took effect. (f) A conversion takes effect when the articles of organization are filed in the office of the Secretary of State or at any later date specified in the articles of organization. (g) A general partner who becomes a member of a limited liability company as a result of a conversion remains liable as a partner for an obligation incurred by the partnership or limited partnership before the conversion takes effect. (h) A general partner's liability for all obligations of the limited liability company incurred after the conversion takes effect is that of a member of the company. A limited partner who becomes a member as a result of a conversion remains liable only to the extent the limited partner was liable for an obligation incurred by the limited partnership before the conversion takes effect.

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