Sec. 4. (a) After a plan of merger is approved by the board of directors and if required by section 3 of this chapter by the members and any other persons, the surviving or acquiring corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state articles of merger setting forth the following:

(1) The name of the surviving corporation following the merger.

(2) If approval of members was not required, a statement to that effect and a statement that the plan was approved by a sufficient vote of the board of directors.

(3) If approval by members was required, the following:

(A) The designation, number of memberships outstanding, number of votes entitled to be cast by each class entitled to vote separately on the plan, and number of votes of each class indisputably voting on the plan.

(B) Either the total number of votes cast for and against the plan by each class entitled to vote separately on the plan or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the plan by each class and a statement that the number cast for the plan by each class was sufficient for approval by that class.

(4) If approval of the plan by a person other than the members or the board of directors is required under section 3(a)(3) of this chapter, a statement that the approval was obtained.

     (b) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, a merger takes effect when the articles of merger are filed.

     (c) The surviving corporation resulting from a merger may, after the merger has become effective, file for record with the county recorder of each county in Indiana in which a merging corporation has real property at the time of the merger, the title to which will be transferred by the merger, a file-stamped copy of the articles of merger. If the plan of merger sets forth amendments to the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation that change the surviving corporation’s corporate name, a file-stamped copy of the articles of merger may be filed for record with the county recorder of each county in Indiana in which the surviving corporation has real property at the time the merger becomes effective. A failure to record a copy of the articles of merger under this subsection does not affect the validity of the merger or the change in corporate name.

As added by P.L.179-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.52-2018, SEC.44.