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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
DEFINITIONS
As used in this PART:
“Interests”, includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation.
“Merger”, a business combination pursuant to section 11.02.
“Other entity”, includes a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation.
“Party to a merger” or “party to a share exchange”, any domestic or foreign corporation or other entity that will either:
(1) merger under a plan of merger;
(2) acquire shares or interests of another corporation or an other entity in a share exchange; or
(3) have all of its shares or interests or all of one or more classes or series of its shares or interests acquired in a share exchange.
“Share exchange”, a business combination pursuant to section 11.03.
“Survivor”, in a merger, the corporation or other entity into which one or more other corporations or other entities are merged. A survivor of a merger may preexist the merger or be created by the merger.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 156D, § 11.01 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ma/part-i-administration-of-the-government-ch-1-182/ma-gen-laws-ch-156d-sect-11-01/
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