§425-204 Articles of merger. (a) After approval of the plan of merger, unless the merger is terminated, articles of merger shall be signed on behalf of each general partnership, and each entity that is a party to the merger and delivered to the director for filing. The articles shall set forth:
(b) If the articles of merger provide for a future effective date, and:
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 director a certificate of termination that identifies the articles of merger and states that the plan of merger has been terminated. [L 2002, c 41, pt of §3; am L 2003, c 124, §59; am L 2004, c 121, §34; am L 2006, c 235, §17]