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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 117. Electrification § 117-44. Effect of consolidation or merger

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Upon compliance with the provisions of G.S. 117-44:

(1) a. In the case of a consolidation, the existence of the consolidating corporations shall cease and the articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the new corporation; and

b. In the case of a merger, the separate existence of the merging corporations shall cease and the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, if any, that changes therein are provided for in the articles of merger.

(2) All the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises and all property, real and personal, including without limitation applications for membership, all debts due on whatever account and all other choses in action, of each of the consolidating or merging corporations shall be deemed to be transferred to and vested in the new or surviving corporation without further act or deed.

(3) The new or surviving corporation shall be responsible and liable for all the liabilities and obligations of each of the consolidating or merging corporations and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against any of the consolidating or merging corporations may be prosecuted as if the consolidation or merger had not taken place, but the new or surviving corporation may be substituted in its place.

(4) Neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of any of such corporations shall be impaired by such consolidation or merger.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 117. Electrification § 117-44. Effect of consolidation or merger - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-117-electrification/nc-gen-st-sect-117-44/

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