Illinois Code § 805 ILCS 180/37-25

Articles of merger.
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(a) After each constituent organization has approved a merger, articles of merger must
be signed on behalf of:
 
 
(1) each constituent limited liability company as 
 
provided in Section 5-45; and
 
 
(2) each other constituent organization, as provided 
 
in its governing statute.
 
(b) Articles of merger under this Section must include:

 
 
(1) the name and form of each constituent 
 
organization and the jurisdiction of its governing statute;

 
 
(2) the name and form of the surviving organization, 
 
the jurisdiction of its governing statute and, if the surviving organization is created by the merger, a statement to that effect;

 
 
(3) the date merger is effective under the governing 
 
statute of the surviving organization;

 
 
(4) if the surviving organization is to be created by 
 
the merger:
 
 
 
(A) if it will be a limited liability company, 
 
 
the company's articles of organization; or
 
 
 
(B) if it will be an organization other than a 
 
 
limited liability company, the organizational document that creates the organization that is in a public record;
 
 
(5) if the surviving organization preexists the 
 
merger, any amendments provided for in the plan of merger for the organizational document that created the organization that are in a public record;
 
 
(6) a statement as to each constituent organization 
 
that the merger was approved as required by the organization's governing statute;
 
 
(7) if the surviving organization is a foreign 
 
organization not authorized to transact business in this State, the street and mailing addresses of an office the Secretary of State may use for the purposes of subsection (b) of Section 37-30; and
 
 
(8) any additional information required by the 
 
governing statute of any constituent organization.
 
(c) Each constituent limited liability company shall deliver the articles of merger for filing to the Secretary of State, together with a copy of that portion of the plan of merger that contains the name and form of each constituent organization and the surviving organization.
 
(d) A merger becomes effective:
 
 
(1) if the surviving organization is a limited 
 
liability company, upon the later of:
 
 
 
(A) the filing of the articles of merger with 
 
 
the Secretary of State; or
 
 
 
(B) subject to Section 5-40, as specified in the 
 
 
articles of merger; or
 
 
(2) if the surviving organization is not a limited 
 
liability company, as provided by the governing statute of the surviving organization. 

provided in Section 5-45; and
in its governing statute.
organization and the jurisdiction of its governing statute;
the jurisdiction of its governing statute and, if the surviving organization is created by the merger, a statement to that effect;
statute of the surviving organization;
the merger:
the company's articles of organization; or
limited liability company, the organizational document that creates the organization that is in a public record;
merger, any amendments provided for in the plan of merger for the organizational document that created the organization that are in a public record;
that the merger was approved as required by the organization's governing statute;
organization not authorized to transact business in this State, the street and mailing addresses of an office the Secretary of State may use for the purposes of subsection (b) of Section 37-30; and
governing statute of any constituent organization.
liability company, upon the later of:
the Secretary of State; or
articles of merger; or
liability company, as provided by the governing statute of the surviving organization.

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