(a)LLC Organized Under the Law of the State of Tennessee. In the case of an LLC organized under the law of this state, unless the articles or operating agreement provide otherwise, the plan must be approved by:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-244-102

  • board of governors: means the board of governors of an LLC electing to be board-managed or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, its equivalent. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Board-managed: means an LLC organized pursuant to this title that elected pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the charter) adopted pursuant to chapters 51-68 of this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Class: when used with reference to membership interests, means a category of membership interests that differs in one (1) or more rights or preferences from another category of membership interests of the LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Entity: includes the following, whether foreign or domestic: LLCs. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Interest: means either or both of the following rights under the organic law of an unincorporated entity:
    (A) The right to receive distributions from the entity either in the ordinary course or upon liquidation. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Member-managed: means an LLC organized pursuant to this title that has elected pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Operating agreement: means a written agreement described in §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Owners: means members in the case of an LLC, shareholders in the case of a corporation, partners in the case of general or limited partnerships and the equivalent with respect to other entities. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) A majority of the board of governors, if the LLC is board-managed; and
(2) Whether or not the LLC is member-managed or board-managed, by the members holding a greater than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) voting interest of all members entitled to vote and of each class or group entitled to vote. In no event may the articles or operating agreement provide for approval by less than fifty percent (50%) in voting interest in the aggregate.
(b)Other Entities in General. As to entities other than domestic LLCs which are parties to the merger, the plan of merger must be approved by a vote of a majority in voting interest of all owners entitled to vote, except as otherwise specifically provided by the law of this state or of the foreign jurisdiction in which the entity is organized or by the articles, bylaws, partnership agreement or similar equivalent of such entity. In no case may the articles, bylaws, partnership agreement or similar equivalent require less than a fifty percent (50%) in voting interest vote unless the applicable law of the state or foreign jurisdiction specifically provides otherwise.
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