Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 11-04
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 11-04
- articles: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See
- board of directors: means the board of directors except that no person or group of persons are the board of directors because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to section 8. See
- Class: refers to a group of memberships which have the same rights with respect to voting, dissolution, redemption, and transfer. See
- Directors: means individuals, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and individuals elected or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the board. See
- Person: includes any individual or entity. See
- Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the board of directors has delegated responsibility under subsection 8. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Vote: includes authorization by written ballot and written consent. See
§ 11.04. Articles of merger
After a plan of merger is approved by the board of directors, and if required by section 11.03 of this title, by the members and any other persons, the surviving or acquiring corporation shall deliver to the Secretary of State articles of merger setting forth:
(1) the plan of merger;
(2) if approval of members was not required, a statement to that effect and a statement that the plan was approved by a sufficient vote of the board of directors;
(3) if approval by members was required:
(A) the designation, number of memberships outstanding, number of votes entitled to be cast by each class entitled to vote separately on the plan, and number of votes of each class indisputably voting on the plan; and
(B) either the total number of votes cast for and against the plan by each class entitled to vote separately on the plan or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the plan by each class and a statement that the number cast for the plan by each class was sufficient for approval by that class;
(4) if approval of the plan by some person or persons other than the members or the board is required pursuant to subdivision 11.03(a)(3) of this title, a statement that the approval was obtained. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 11-04
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 11-04
- Conversion: means a transaction authorized by sections 11. See
- Converting organization: means the domestic organization that approves a plan of conversion pursuant to section 11. See
- 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.
- Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
- Governing statute: means the statute that governs an organization's internal affairs. See
- Merger: means a merger authorized by sections 11. See
- Organization:
- Organizational documents: means the organizational documents for a domestic or foreign organization that create the organization, govern the internal affairs of the organization, and govern relations between or among its interest holders, including:
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
§ 11.04. Approval of conversion
Subject to section 11.17 of this title and any contractual rights, a converting organization shall approve a plan of conversion as follows:
(1) a domestic corporation shall approve a plan of conversion in accordance with the procedures for approving a merger under section 11.10 of this title;
(2) any other organization shall approve a plan of conversion in accordance with its governing statute and its organizational documents; provided:
(A) if its organizational documents do not address the manner for approving a conversion, then a plan of conversion shall be approved by the same vote required under the organizational documents for a merger; and
(B) if its organizational documents do not provide for approval of a merger, then by the approval of the number or percentage of interest holders required to approve a merger under the governing statute. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; amended 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § E.1, eff. July 1, 2017.)