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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. A corporation, partnership or limited partnership may be converted to a limited liability company pursuant to this section.
B. The terms and conditions of a conversion of a corporation, partnership or limited partnership to a limited liability company shall be approved in the manner specifically provided for by the document, instrument, agreement or other writing governing the internal affairs of the corporation, partnership or limited partnership concerning conversions or, in the absence of such a provision, by all of the shareholders or partners, as the case may be.
C. An agreement of conversion shall set forth the terms and conditions of the conversion of the owners' interests in the converting entity into interests in the converted entity or the cash or other consideration to be paid or delivered as a result of the conversion of the owners' interests or a combination of these.
D. After a conversion is approved pursuant to Subsection B of this section, the corporation, partnership or limited partnership being converted shall file articles of organization with the commission [secretary of state] that satisfy the requirements of Section 53-19-8 NMSA 1978 and a statement containing the items set forth below:
(1) a statement that the corporation or partnership was converted to a limited liability company from a corporation, partnership or limited partnership;
(2) its former name;
(3) a statement of the number of votes cast by the shareholders or partners entitled to vote for and against the conversion and, if the vote is less than unanimous, the number or percentage required to approve the conversion pursuant to Subsection B of this section; and
(4) in the case of a corporation or a limited partnership, a statement that the certificate of incorporation or certificate of limited partnership is to be canceled as of the date the conversion takes effect.
E. In the case of a corporation or a limited partnership, the filing of articles of organization pursuant to Subsection D of this section cancels its certificate of incorporation or certificate of limited partnership as of the date the conversion took effect.
F. A conversion takes effect when articles of organization are filed with the commission [secretary of state] or at any later date specified in the articles of organization.
G. A general partner who becomes a member of a limited liability company as a result of a conversion remains liable as a partner for an obligation incurred by the partnership or limited partnership before the conversion takes effect.
H. A general partner's liability for all obligations of the limited liability company incurred after the conversion takes effect is that of a member of the company. A limited partner who becomes a member as a result of a conversion remains liable only to the extent the limited partner was liable for an obligation incurred by the limited partnership before the conversion took effect.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 53. Corporations § 53-19-60. Conversions and mergers; conversion of corporation, partnership or limited partnership to limited liability company - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-53-corporations/nm-st-sect-53-19-60/
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