(a) Articles of merger or consolidation shall be executed by each corporation and filed in duplicate in accordance with Section 101.10 of this Act and shall set forth:
         (1) the name of each corporation;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 805 ILCS 105/111.25

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (2) the plan of merger or consolidation;
         (3) as to each corporation where the plan of merger
    
or consolidation was adopted pursuant to Section 111.15 of this Act:
            (i) a statement that the plan received the
        
affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office, at a meeting of the board of directors, and the date of the meeting; or
            (ii) a statement that the plan was adopted by
        
written consent, signed by all the directors in office, in compliance with Section 108.45 of this Act; and
        (4) as to each corporation where the plan of merger
    
or consolidation was adopted pursuant to Section 111.20 of this Act:
            (i) a statement that the plan was adopted at a
        
meeting of members by the affirmative vote of members having not less than the minimum number of votes necessary to adopt the plan, as provided by this Act, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, and the date of the meeting; or
            (ii) a statement that the plan was adopted by
        
written consent, signed by members having not less than the minimum number of votes necessary to adopt the plan, as provided by this Act, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, in compliance with Section 107.10 of this Act.
    (b) When the provisions of this Section have been complied with, the Secretary of State shall file the articles of merger or consolidation.
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