1. After a plan of merger or share exchange has been adopted and approved as required by this subchapter, and before articles of merger or share exchange have become effective, the plan may be abandoned by a domestic business corporation that is a party to the plan without action by its shareholders in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan of merger or share exchange or, if no such procedures are set forth in the plan, in the manner determined by the board of directors.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 490.1108

  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Merger: means a transaction pursuant to section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • Plan: means a plan of domestication, conversion, merger, or share exchange. See Iowa Code 490.120
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • Share exchange: means a transaction pursuant to section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. If a merger or share exchange is abandoned under subsection 1 after articles of merger or share exchange have been delivered to the secretary of state for filing but before the merger or share exchange has become effective, a statement of abandonment signed by all the parties that signed the articles of merger or share exchange shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing before the articles of merger or share exchange become effective. The statement shall take effect on filing and the merger or share exchange shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective. The statement of abandonment must contain all of the following:

 a. The name of each party to the merger or the names of the acquiring and acquired entities in a share exchange.
 b. The date on which the articles of merger or share exchange were filed by the secretary of state.
 c. A statement that the merger or share exchange has been abandoned in accordance with this section.