Florida Statutes 607.1104 – Merger between parent and subsidiary or between subsidiaries
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(1)(a) A domestic or foreign parent eligible entity that owns shares of a domestic corporation which carry at least 80 percent of the voting power of each class and series of the outstanding shares of the subsidiary may:
1. Merge the subsidiary into itself, if it is a domestic or foreign eligible entity, or into another domestic or foreign eligible entity in which the parent eligible entity owns at least 80 percent of the voting power of each class and series of the outstanding shares or eligible interests that have voting power; or
2. Merge itself, if it is a domestic or foreign eligible entity, into such subsidiary.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 607.1104
- Articles of incorporation: includes original, amended, and restated articles of incorporation, articles of share exchange, and articles of merger, and all amendments thereto. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- 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: means , with respect to an entity, an entity governed as to its internal affairs by the laws of this state. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Effective date: means , when referring to a document accepted for filing by the department, the date and time determined in accordance with…. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Eligible entity: means :1. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Eligible interests: means interests or memberships. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Entity: includes corporation and foreign corporation; unincorporated association; business trust, estate, limited liability company, partnership, trust, and two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest; and state, United States, and foreign governments. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Foreign: means , with respect to an entity, an entity governed as to its internal affairs by the organic law of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Merger: means a transaction pursuant to…. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Organic rules: means the public organic record and private organic rules of an entity. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
- Shares: means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Florida Statutes 607.01401
(b) Mergers under subparagraphs (a)1. and 2. do not require the approval of the board of directors or shareholders of the subsidiary unless the articles of incorporation or organic rules of the parent eligible entity or the articles of incorporation of the subsidiary otherwise provide. Section 607.1103(9) applies to a merger under this section. The articles of merger relating to a merger under this section do not need to be signed by the subsidiary.
(2) The parent shall, within 10 days after the effective date of a merger approved under subsection (1), notify each of the subsidiary’s shareholders that the merger has become effective.