(a) Upon the approval, articles of merger or articles of consolidation shall be executed for each nonprofit corporation by its president or a vice president, and by its secretary or an assistant secretary, and verified by one of the officers signing the articles, and shall set forth:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-3-5.04

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) The plan of merger or the plan of consolidation;
(2) If the members of any merging or consolidating nonprofit corporation are entitled to vote thereon, then as to each nonprofit corporation (i) a statement setting forth the date of the meeting of members at which the plan was adopted, that a quorum was present at the meeting, and that the plan received at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by members present or represented by proxy at the meeting, or (ii) a statement that the amendment was adopted by a consent in writing signed by all members entitled to vote with respect thereto; and
(3) If any merging or consolidating nonprofit corporation has no members, or no members entitled to vote thereon, then as to each nonprofit corporation a statement of the fact, the date of the meeting of the board of directors at which the plan was adopted, and a statement of the fact that the plan received the vote of a majority of the directors in office.
(b) The articles of merger or articles of consolidation shall be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.
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