South Carolina Code 33-44-912. Conversion to partnership; contents and approval of agreement of conversion; filing articles of conversion
(b) The terms and conditions of a conversion of a limited liability company to a partnership must be approved by all the members or by the number or percentage of the members required for conversion in the operating agreement.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 33-44-912
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(c) An agreement of conversion must include the terms and conditions of the conversion of the interests of members of a limited liability company into interests in the converted partnership or the cash or other consideration to be paid or delivered as a result of the conversion of the interests of the members, or both.
(d) After a conversion is approved pursuant to subsection (b), the limited liability company shall file with the Secretary of State articles of conversion that contain:
(1) a statement that the limited liability company is converted to a partnership from a limited liability company;
(2) its former name;
(3) a statement of the number of votes cast by the members 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); and
(4) a statement that the articles of organization are cancelled as of the date the conversion takes effect.
(e) A conversion takes effect when the articles of conversion are filed with the Secretary of State or at a later date specified in the articles of conversion.
(f) A member who becomes a partner of a partnership as a result of a conversion remains liable as a member for an obligation incurred by the limited liability company before the conversion takes effect and for which a member would be personally liable.