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Tennessee Code Title 48. Corporations and Associations § 48-21-105

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A domestic parent corporation owning at least ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding voting shares of each class and series of a domestic or foreign subsidiary corporation or eligible interests of an other entity may either:

(1) Merge the subsidiary corporation or other entity into the parent corporation;

(2) Merge the parent corporation into the subsidiary corporation or other entity; or

(3) Merge two (2) or more such subsidiary corporations or subsidiary other entities with and into each other.

(b) The board of directors of the parent corporation shall adopt a plan of merger that sets forth:

(1) The name of the parent corporation owning at least ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding voting shares of the subsidiary corporation or eligible interests of the other entity and the name of the subsidiary corporation(s) or other entity or entities to be a party to the merger, and the name of the corporation or other entity that is to survive the merger;

(2) The terms and conditions of the merger;

(3) The manner and basis of converting the shares of each corporation or eligible interests of the subsidiary or other entity into shares, eligible interests, obligations or other securities of the survivor or of any other corporation or other entity or into cash or other property or any combination of the foregoing; and

(4) Such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger as the board considers necessary or desirable.

(c) No vote of the shareholders of a subsidiary corporation or approval of interest holders of a subsidiary other entity shall be required with respect to such a merger. If the parent corporation will be the survivor, no vote of its shareholders shall be required. If the subsidiary corporation or other entity will be the survivor, the approval of the shareholders of the parent corporation shall be obtained in the manner provided in § 48-21-104.

(d) If under subsection (c) approval of a merger by the subsidiary's shareholders or interest holders is not required, the parent corporation shall, within ten (10) days after the effective date of the merger, notify each of the subsidiary's shareholders or interest holders that the merger has become effective.

(e) Except as provided in subsections (a)-(d), a merger between a parent and a subsidiary shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter applicable to mergers generally.

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