3. If the surviving entity is a limited liability company, that any amendment of the organizational documents of the surviving entity which would be required under this chapter to be included in the articles of incorporation of the surviving entity if the surviving entity was a corporation, other than an amendment specified in s. 180.1002, may be accomplished only with the additional approval of the shareholders of the holding company or any successor to the holding company, by the same vote as would be required for approval of the shareholders under this chapter if the surviving entity were a corporation.
4. If the surviving entity is a limited liability company, that the affairs of the surviving entity be managed by or under the direction of a group of managers consisting of individuals who have the same fiduciary duties toward the surviving entity and its members as the directors of a corporation have toward the corporation and its shareholders and who are liable for breach of such duties to the same extent as directors of a corporation.
(g) In the opinion of the board of directors of the parent corporation, the shareholders of the parent corporation do not have a gain or loss under the Internal Revenue Code as a result of the merger.
(3) Articles of merger. The surviving entity shall include in the articles of merger under s. 180.1105 a statement that the merger was approved in accordance with this section and that the requirements of sub. (2) have been satisfied.
(4) Effect of merger. All of the following occur when a merger under sub. (2) takes effect:
(a) To the extent that the restrictions of s. 180.1131, 180.1141, or 180.1150 applied to the parent corporation and its shareholders immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, such restrictions apply to the holding company and its shareholders immediately following the effective time of the merger to the same extent as if the holding company were the parent corporation as the corporation existed immediately prior to the consummation of the merger. For purposes of ss. 180.1130, 180.1132, 180.1141, 180.1142, 180.1143, and 180.1150, the shares of the holding company acquired in the merger are deemed to have been acquired at the time and for the price and form of consideration that the shares of the parent corporation that were converted in the merger were acquired.
(b) If immediately prior to the effective time of the merger s. 180.1141, 180.1142, or 180.1150 did not apply to a shareholder of the parent corporation, such section does not apply to the shareholder as a shareholder of the holding company solely by reason of the merger.
(c) If the corporate name of the holding company immediately following the effective time of the merger is the same as the corporate name of the parent corporation immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, the shares of the holding company into which the shares of the parent corporation are converted in the merger are represented by the certificates that previously represented shares of the parent corporation.
(d) A shareholder of the parent corporation immediately prior to the effective time of the merger retains any right that the shareholder had immediately prior to the effective time of the merger to institute or maintain a derivative proceeding in the right of the parent corporation.
(e) No act of the surviving entity that requires the additional approval of the shareholders of the holding company or any successor company pursuant to sub. (2) (f) shall give rise to dissenters' rights pursuant to ss. 180.1301 to 180.1331 for the shareholders or the beneficial shareholders of the holding company or any successor to the holding company.
(f) To the extent that shares of the parent corporation immediately prior to the effective time of the merger constituted shares of a preexisting class, the shares of the holding company immediately following the effective time of the merger constitute shares of a preexisting class to the same extent as if the holding company were the parent corporation as the parent corporation existed immediately prior to the consummation of the merger. Shares or interests of the surviving entity will not constitute shares of a preexisting class for purposes of s. 180.1705. For purposes of s. 180.1707, to the extent that shares of the parent corporation immediately prior to the effective time of the merger constituted shares of a preexisting class, the shares or interests of the surviving entity constitute shares of a preexisting class to the same extent as if the surviving entity were the parent corporation as the parent corporation existed immediately prior to the consummation of the merger.
(g) To the extent that the provisions of s. 180.1706 (4) applied to the parent corporation immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, such provisions apply to the holding company immediately following the effective time of the merger to the same extent as if the holding company were the parent corporation as such corporation existed immediately prior to the consummation of the merger. To the extent that the provisions of s. 180.1706 (4) applied to the parent corporation immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, if the surviving entity is a corporation, such provisions apply to the surviving entity immediately following the effective time of the merger to the same extent as if the surviving entity were the parent corporation as such corporation existed immediately prior to the consummation of the merger. To the extent that the provisions of s. 180.1706(4) applied to the parent corporation immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, if the surviving entity is a limited liability company, such provisions apply to the corresponding provisions of the organizational documents of the surviving entity immediately following the effective time of the merger to the same extent as if the surviving entity were the parent corporation as such corporation existed immediately prior to the consummation of the merger.
(h) To the extent that immediately prior to the effective time of the merger shareholders of the parent corporation had rights or were subject to obligations or restrictions of the types referred to in s. 180.0627 (2), 180.0630 (4), 180.0722 (2), 180.0730 (1), or 180.0731 (1), such rights, obligations, or restrictions apply to the shareholders of the holding company immediately following the effective time of the merger to the same extent as if the holding company were the parent corporation as such corporation existed immediately prior to the consummation of the merger, unless the agreement, waiver, proxy, or trust establishing the rights, obligations, or restrictions specifies otherwise.
SB218, s. 16 Section 16. 180.1105 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB218, s. 17 Section 17. 180.1105 (1) (am), (bm) and (c) to (f) of the statutes are created to read:
180.1105 (1) (am) The name and state of incorporation of each corporation that is a party to the merger or share exchange.
(bm) That a plan of merger or share exchange has been approved and adopted by each corporation that is a party to the merger or share exchange as required under s. 180.1103 or 180.1104, as applicable.
(c) The name of the surviving or acquiring corporation.
(d) In the case of a merger, any amendments in the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation that are intended by the parties to the merger to take effect upon the merger or, if there are no such amendments, a statement that the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation or another corporation that is a party to the merger will be the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation.
(e) That the executed plan of merger or share exchange is on file at the principal place of business of the surviving or acquiring corporation.
(f) That the surviving or acquiring corporation will provide a copy of the plan of merger or share exchange, upon request and without cost, to any shareholder of a corporation that was a party to the merger or share exchange or, upon payment to the surviving or acquiring corporation of an amount equal to the cost of producing the copy, to any other interested person.
SB218, s. 18 Section 18. 180.1106 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1106 (1) (b) The title to all property owned by each business entity that is party to the merger is vested in the surviving business entity without reversion or impairment, provided that, if a merging business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the merger, the merging business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the merger and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the merger shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
SB218, s. 18m Section 18m. 180.1130 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1130 (3) (a) (intro.) Unless the merger or share exchange is subject to s. 180.1104 or s. 180.11045, does not alter the contract rights of the shares as set forth in the articles of incorporation or does not change or convert in whole or in part the outstanding shares of the resident domestic corporation, a merger or share exchange of the resident domestic corporation or a subsidiary of the resident domestic corporation with any of the following:
SB218, s. 19 Section 19. 180.1130 (14) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
180.1130 (14) "Valuation date" means the time at which the closing price of the stock is determined on the day before the first public announcement of the proposed business combination.
SB218, s. 20 Section 20. 180.1140 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1140 (11) "Stock acquisition date", with respect to any person, means the date time that that person first becomes an interested stockholder of that resident domestic corporation.
SB218, s. 21 Section 21. 180.1150 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1150 (2) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation of a resident domestic corporation or otherwise specified by the board of directors of the resident domestic corporation in accordance with s. 180.0824 (3) and except as provided in sub. (3) or as restored under sub. (5), the voting power of shares of a resident domestic corporation held by any person, including shares issuable upon conversion of convertible securities or upon exercise of options or warrants, in excess of 20% of the voting power in the election of directors shall be limited to 10% of the full voting power of those shares.
SB218, s. 22 Section 22. 180.1161 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1161 (4) (c) The business entity continues to be vested with title to all property owned by the business entity that was converted without reversion or impairment, provided that, if the converting business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the conversion, the converting business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the conversion and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the conversion shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
SB218, s. 23 Section 23. 180.1201 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1201 (title) Sale of assets in regular course of business; mortgage of assets; transfer of assets to subsidiary.
SB218, s. 24 Section 24. 180.1201 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
180.1201 (1) (d) Transfer any or all of its assets to one or more corporations or other entities, all of the shares or interests of which are owned by the corporation, unless the transfer is in connection with a plan or action involving the sale, exchange, or disposal of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation and requires shareholder approval under s. 180.1202.
SB218, s. 25 Section 25. 180.1201 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1201 (2) Unless required by the articles of incorporation, approval by the shareholders of a transaction described permitted in sub. (1) is not required.
SB218, s. 25m Section 25m. 180.1302 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1302 (1) Except as provided in sub. (4) and s. ss. 180.1008 (3) and 180.11045 (4), a shareholder or beneficial shareholder may dissent from, and obtain payment of the fair value of his or her shares in the event of, any of the following corporate actions:
SB218, s. 26 Section 26. 180.1302 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1302 (4) Except in a business combination or unless Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, subs. (1) and (2) do not apply to the holders of shares of any class or series if the shares of the class or series are registered on a national securities exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., automated quotations system on the record date fixed to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders meeting at which shareholders are to vote on the proposed corporate action.
SB218, s. 27 Section 27. 180.1805 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1805 (5) By merger or share exchange that becomes effective under ss. 180.1101 to 180.1107 180.1106, or a share exchange of existing shares for other shares of a different class or series in the corporation.
SB218, s. 28 Section 28. 181.1106 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1106 (2) Title to property. The title to all real estate and other property owned by each business entity that is a party to the merger is vested in the surviving business entity without reversion or impairment subject to any conditions to which the property was subject before the merger, provided that, if a merging business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the merger, the merging business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the merger and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the merger shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
SB218, s. 29 Section 29. 181.1161 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1161 (4) (c) The business entity continues to be vested with title to all property owned by the business entity that was converted without reversion or impairment, provided that, if the converting business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the conversion, the converting business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the conversion and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the conversion shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
SB218, s. 29m Section 29m. 183.1202 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.1202 (1) Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement and except as provided in s. 180.11045 (2), a limited liability company that is a party to a proposed merger shall approve the plan of merger by an affirmative vote of members as described in s. 183.0404 (1) (a). Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement or waived by the members, a limited liability company may obtain the approving vote of its members only after providing the members with not less than 10 nor more than 50 days' written notice of its intent to merge accompanied by the plan of merger.
SB218, s. 30 Section 30. 183.1205 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.1205 (2) The title to all property owned by each business entity that is a party to the merger is vested in the surviving business entity without reversion or impairment, provided that, if a merging business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the merger, the merging business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the merger and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the merger shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
SB218, s. 31 Section 31. 183.1207 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.1207 (4) (c) The business entity continues to be vested with title to all property owned by the business entity that was converted without reversion or impairment, provided that, if the converting business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the conversion, the converting business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the conversion and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the conversion shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
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