§414-315 Articles of merger or share exchange. (a) After a plan of merger or share exchange is approved by the shareholders, or adopted by the board of directors if shareholder approval is not required, articles of merger or share exchange shall be signed on behalf of each corporation and each other entity that is a party to the merger and shall be delivered to the department director for filing. The articles of merger or share exchange shall set forth:
(b) If the articles of merger provide for a future effective date, and:
then the articles of merger shall be amended by filing with the department director articles of amendment that identify the articles of merger and set forth the amendment to the articles of merger.
If the articles of merger provide for a future effective date and if the plan of merger is terminated prior to the future effective date, the articles of merger shall be terminated by filing with the department director a certificate of termination that identifies the articles of merger and states that the plan of merger has been terminated.
(c) Articles of merger operate as an amendment to the corporation's articles of incorporation. [L 2000, c 244, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 129, §33; am L 2002, c 41, §9; am L 2003, c 124, §7; am L 2004, c 121, §10; am L 2006, c 184, §5]