Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 8-705

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(a) In a conversion of an other entity to a real estate investment trust, the stock, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of the other entity may be exchanged for or converted into any one or more of the following:

(1) Shares of beneficial interest of the real estate investment trust or stock, evidence of indebtedness, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of any other real estate investment trust or other entity, whether or not party to the conversion;

(2) Other tangible or intangible property;

(3) Money; and

(4) Any other consideration.

(b) In a conversion of a real estate investment trust to an other entity, shares of beneficial interest of the real estate investment trust may be exchanged for or converted into any one or more of the following:

(1) Stock, evidence of indebtedness, membership interests, partnership interests, beneficial interests, or other ownership interests of the other entity to which the real estate investment trust is converted or of any other real estate investment trust or other entity, whether or not party to the conversion;

(2) Other tangible or intangible property;

(3) Money; and

(4) Any other consideration.