LD 1539
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10. Consent of shareholders. A plan of merger or share
exchange may be approved for a participating corporation by
written consent of all shareholders of a participating
corporation, whether or not entitled to vote by the corporation's
articles of incorporation, as provided in section 704, subsection
1. If the unanimous written consent is given plan of merger or
share exchange is approved by written consent of all
shareholders, whether or not entitled to vote, a resolution of
the board of directors of the participating corporation
approving, proposing, submitting, recommending or otherwise
respecting the plan of merger or share exchange is not necessary
and shareholders of the participating corporation are not
entitled to receive notice of or to dissent from the plan of
merger or share exchange.

 
Sec. B-96. 13-C MRSA §1106, sub-§1, ¶¶A and E, as enacted by PL 2001, c.
640, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, are amended to read:

 
A. The names, types of entity and jurisdictions of the
parties to the merger or share exchange and the date on
which the merger or share exchange occurred or is to be
effective;

 
E. For each foreign corporation and each other eligible
entity that was a party to the merger or share exchange, a
statement that the participation of the foreign corporation
or other eligible entity was duly authorized as required by
the organic law of the corporation or other eligible entity.

 
Sec. B-97. 13-C MRSA §1106, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, is amended to read:

 
2. File articles with Secretary of State. Articles of merger
or share exchange must be delivered to the Secretary of State for
filing by the survivor of the merger or the acquiring corporation
in a share exchange and take effect at the effective time
provided in section 125. Articles of merger or share exchange
filed under this section may be combined with any filing required
under the organic law of any domestic eligible entity involved in
the transaction if the combined filing satisfies the requirements
of both this section and the organic law.

 
Sec. B-98. 13-C MRSA §§1107 and 1108, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 640,
Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §7, are amended to read:

 
§1107. Effect of merger or share exchange

 
1. Merger. When a merger becomes effective:


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