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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The board of each corporation that desires to merge shall approve an agreement of merger. The constituent corporations shall be parties to the agreement of merger and other persons may be parties to the agreement of merger. The agreement shall state all of the following:
(a) The terms and conditions of the merger.
(b) The amendments, subject to Sections 12500 and 12505 to the articles of the surviving corporation to be effected by the merger, if any; if any amendment changes the name of the surviving corporation, the new name may be the same as or similar to the name of a disappearing corporation, subject to subdivision (c) of Section 12302.
(c) The amendments to the bylaws of the surviving corporation to be effected by the merger, if any.
(d) The name and place of incorporation of each constituent corporation and which of the constituent corporations is the surviving corporation.
(e) The manner, if any, of converting memberships or securities of the constituent corporations into memberships or securities of the surviving corporation and, if any memberships or securities of any of the constituent corporations are not to be converted solely into memberships or securities of the surviving corporation, the cash, property, rights or securities of any corporation that the holders of those memberships or securities are to receive in exchange for the memberships or securities, which cash, property, rights or securities of any corporation may be in addition to or in lieu of memberships or securities of the surviving corporation or that the memberships are to be canceled without consideration.
(f) Other details or provisions as are desired, if any, including, without limitation, if not prohibited by this chapter, a provision for the payment of cash in lieu of fractional memberships or for any other arrangement with respect thereto.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Corporations Code - CORP § 12531 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/corporations-code/corp-sect-12531/
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