(a)Winding up by merger. If the business of the LLC is wound up and terminated by the merger of the dissolved LLC into a surviving entity:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-610

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • board of directors: means the governing board of a corporation, whether denominated the board of directors or otherwise, except that no person or group of persons is the board of directors because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Business: means every trade, occupation, profession, investment activity, and other lawful purpose for gain or the preservation of assets, whether or not carried on for profit. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the charter or bylaws or elected or appointed by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons elected or appointed to act as members of the board, irrespective of the names or titles by which such persons are described. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Dissolution: means that the LLC has incurred an event under §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Entity: means , whether foreign or domestic and whether for profit or not-for-profit, limited liability companies, corporations, unincorporated associations, real estate investment trusts, statutory or business trusts or associations, estates, general partnerships, limited partnerships, registered or unregistered limited liability partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships or similar organizations, trusts, joint ventures, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest, and local, municipal, state, United States and foreign governments. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Financial rights: means a member's or holder's rights to:
    (A) Share in profits and losses, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Secretary: means the corporate officer to whom the bylaws or the board of directors has delegated responsibility under §. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Secretary of state: means the individual who holds the office of secretary of state of this state. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • 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
  • Transfer: means an assignment, conveyance, deed, bill of sale, lease, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, gift and transfer by operation of law. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
(1) The procedures stated in § 48-249-702 shall be followed; and
(2) Sections 48-249-609, 48-249-611, 48-249-612, 48-249-613 and 48-249-620 do not apply.
(b)Winding up other than by merger. If the business of the LLC is to be wound up and terminated, other than by the merger of the dissolved LLC into a surviving entity, the procedures stated in subsections (c)-(e) shall be followed.
(c)Debts of dissolved LLC. When a notice of dissolution has been filed with the secretary of state, the members of a member-managed LLC, the managers of a manager-managed LLC, or the board of directors of a director-managed LLC, as applicable, shall proceed as soon as possible to:

(1) Collect, or make provision for the collection of, all known debts due or owing to the LLC, including unperformed contribution agreements; and
(2) Except as provided in § 48-249-611, pay, or make provision for the payment of, all known debts, obligations, and liabilities of the LLC, according to their priorities under § 48-249-620.
(d)Sale of assets. Notwithstanding § 48-249-705, when a notice of dissolution has been filed with the secretary of state, the managers of a manager-managed LLC or the board of directors of a director-managed LLC may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of the property and assets of a dissolved LLC, without a vote of the members.
(e)Distribution of remaining assets. All tangible or intangible property, including money, remaining after the discharge of the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the LLC shall be distributed to the members and holders of financial rights, in accordance with § 48-249-620, subject to § 48-249-305(d).
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