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15 PA Cons Stat § 203 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 2 - Entities Generally|Section 203 - Corporation names

§ 203. Corporation names. (a) Business corporations.--The proper name of a domestic or registered foreign business corporation must contain:  (1) the word "corporation," "company," "incorporated" or "limited" or an abbreviation of any of the terms;  (2) the word "association," "fund" or "syndicate"; or (3) words or abbreviations of like import used in a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth. (b) Nonprofit corporations.--The proper name of a domestic nonprofit corporation or registered foreign corporation not-for-profit shall not be required to contain one of the words or abbreviations described under subsection (a).
15 PA Cons Stat § 204 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 2 - Entities Generally|Section 204 - Partnership and limited liability company names

§ 204. Partnership and limited liability company names. (a) Limited liability partnerships.--The proper name of a domestic limited liability partnership or registered foreign limited liability partnership must contain the term "company," "limited" or "limited liability partnership," or an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words or abbreviations of like import used in a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth.  (b) Limited partnerships.--The proper name of a domestic or registered foreign limited partnership:  (1) shall not be required to contain a word or abbreviation indicating that it is a limited partnership;  (2) if it is a limited liability limited partnership, must contain: (i) the term "company," "limited" or "limited liability limited partnership" or a term of like import; or  (ii) an abbreviation of a term under subparagraph (i); and (3) may contain the name of a partner. (c) Limited liability companies.--The proper name of a domestic limited liability company or registered foreign limited liability company must contain the term "company," "limited" or "limited liability company," or an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words or abbreviations of like import used in a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth.
15 PA Cons Stat § 205 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 2 - Entities Generally|Section 205 - Business trust names

§ 205. Business trust names. The proper name of a domestic business trust or registered foreign business trust shall not be required to contain a word or abbreviation indicating that it is a business trust.
15 PA Cons Stat § 206 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 2 - Entities Generally|Section 206 - Requirements for foreign association names

§ 206. Requirements for foreign association names. (a) General rule.--The department shall not file a registration statement pursuant to section 412 (relating to foreign registration statement) for a foreign association that, except as provided under subsection (b), has a name that is rendered unavailable for use by a covered association by any provision of this subchapter.  (b) Exception.--The provisions of section 202(b) and (c) (relating to requirements for names generally) shall not prevent the filing of a registration statement of a foreign association whose name in its jurisdiction of formation would be prohibited from use in this Commonwealth by section 202(b) and (c) if the foreign association adopts a name for use in registering to do business in this Commonwealth that is available for use by a covered association.  (Nov. 21, 2016, P.L.1328, No.170, eff. 90 days)   Cross References. Section 206 is referred to in section 209 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 207 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 2 - Entities Generally|Section 207 - Required name changes by senior associations

§ 207. Required name changes by senior associations. (a) Loss of rights to name.--A covered association shall cease to have the exclusive right to its proper name if the association:  (1) has failed to file in the Department of Revenue a report or a return required by law; (2) has filed in the Department of Revenue a tax return or certificate indicating that it is out of existence; or  (3) has failed to file the most recent required decennial filing under 54 Pa.C.S. § 503 (relating to decennial filings required).  (b) Adoption of new name on reactivation.--Upon the removal of the reason why a covered association has lost the exclusive right to its proper name under subsection (a), the association shall make inquiry with the Department of State with regard to the availability of its name and, if the name has been appropriated by another person, the covered association shall adopt a new name in accordance with law before resuming its activities.  (c) Enforcement of undertaking to release name.--If a covered association has used a name that is not distinguishable on the records of the Department of State from the name of another association as permitted by section 202(b)(1) (relating to requirements for names generally) and the other association continues to use its name in this Commonwealth and does not change its name, cease to do business, be wound up or withdraw as it proposed to do in its consent or change its name as required by subsection (a), any court having jurisdiction may enjoin the other association from continuing to use its name or a name that is not distinguishable therefrom on the application of:  (1) the Attorney General, acting on his or her own motion or at the instance of an administrative department, board or commission of this Commonwealth; or  (2) any person adversely affected.   Cross References. Section 207 is referred to in sections 1341, 5341 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 208 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 2 - Entities Generally|Section 208 - Reservation of name

§ 208. Reservation of name. (a) General rule.--The exclusive right to the use of a name may be reserved by any person. The reservation shall be made by delivering to the department an application to reserve a specified name, signed by the applicant. If the department finds that the name is available for use, it shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of 120 days.  (b) Transfer of reservation.--The right to exclusive use of a name reserved pursuant to subsection (a) may be transferred to any other person by delivering to the department a notice in record form of the transfer, signed by the person who reserved the name, and specifying the name and address of the other person.  (c) Cross references.--See:  Section 134 (relating to docketing statement). Section 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents). Section 209 (relating to registration of name of nonregistered foreign association).   Cross References. Section 208 is referred to in section 202 of this title; sections 311, 503 of Title 54 (Names).
15 PA Cons Stat § 209 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 2 - Entities Generally|Section 209 - Registration of name of nonregistered foreign association

§ 209. Registration of name of nonregistered foreign association. (a) General rule.--A nonregistered foreign association may register its name under 54 Pa.C.S. Ch. 5 (relating to corporate and other association names) if the name is available for use by a registered foreign association pursuant to section 206 (relating to requirements for foreign association names) by delivering to the department for filing an application for registration of name, signed by the association, setting forth:  (1) The name of the association. (2) The address, including street and number, if any, of the principal office of the association. (b) Annual renewal.--An association that has in effect a registration of its name may renew the registration from year to year by annually delivering to the department for filing an application for renewal setting forth the facts required to be set forth in an original application for registration. A renewal application may be filed between October 1 and December 31 in each year and shall extend the registration for the following calendar year.  (c) Use of registered name.--A foreign association whose name registration is effective may register as a foreign association under the registered name or consent in record form to the use of that name by another association.  (d) Cross references.--See sections 134 (relating to docketing statement) and 135 (relating to requirements to be met by filed documents).    Cross References. Section 209 is referred to in sections 202, 208 of this title; sections 311, 501, 502, 503 of Title 54 (Names).
15 PA Cons Stat § 311 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 311 - Short title of chapter

§ 311. Short title of chapter. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Entity Transactions Law.
15 PA Cons Stat § 313 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 313 - Relationship of chapter to other provisions of law

§ 313. Relationship of chapter to other provisions of law. (a) Antitakeover provisions.--A transaction under this chapter to which a registered corporation is a party may not impair any right or obligation that a person has under, and may not make applicable to the corporation, any provision of section 2538 (relating to approval of transactions with interested shareholders) or Subchapters E (relating to control transactions), F (relating to business combinations), G (relating to control-share acquisitions), H (relating to disgorgement by certain controlling shareholders following attempts to acquire control), I (relating to severance compensation for employees terminated following certain control-share acquisitions) and J (relating to business combination transactions - labor contracts) of Chapter 25, nor shall it change the standard of care applicable to the directors under Subchapter B of Chapter 17 (relating to fiduciary duty) unless:  (1) If the corporation does not survive the transaction, the transaction satisfies any requirements of the provision.  (2) If the corporation survives the transaction, the approval of the transaction is by a vote of the shareholders or directors which would be sufficient to impair the right or obligation under or make the corporation subject to the provision.  (b) Transitional provision.-- (1) This subsection applies to a transaction of a type authorized by this chapter if: (i) prior to July 1, 2015, a step has been taken to effectuate the transaction; but (ii) the transaction does not take effect by July 1, 2015. (2) Except as set forth in paragraph (3), the transaction shall remain subject to the former provisions of law supplied by this chapter until the transaction:  (i) is abandoned; or (ii) takes effect. (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), if the plan provides that this chapter applies to the transaction, this chapter shall apply to the transaction after June 30, 2015.
15 PA Cons Stat § 315 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 315 - Nature of transactions

§ 315. Nature of transactions. (a) General rule.--The fact that a sale or conversion of the interests in or assets of an association or a transaction under a particular subchapter produces a result that could be accomplished in any other manner permitted by a different subchapter or other law shall not be a basis for recharacterizing the sale, conversion or transaction as a different form of sale, conversion or transaction under any other subchapter or other law.  (b) Business purpose not required.--A transaction under this chapter does not require an independent business purpose in order for the transaction to be lawful.  (Nov. 21, 2016, P.L.1328, No.170, eff. 90 days)   Cross References. Section 315 is referred to in section 1571 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 316 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 316 - Contents of plan

§ 316. Contents of plan. (a) Omission of certain provisions.--A plan as delivered to the department for filing under any provision of this chapter in lieu of a statement of merger, statement of interest exchange, statement of conversion, statement of division or statement of domestication may omit all provisions of the plan except provisions, if any, that:  (1) are intended to amend or constitute the operative provisions of the public organic record of a domestic association as in effect subsequent to the effectiveness of the plan;  (2) are required by this chapter in the statement in lieu of which the plan is being delivered to the department for filing; or  (3) allocate or specify the respective property and liabilities of the resulting associations, in the case of a plan of division.  (b) Availability of full plan.--If any of the provisions of a plan are omitted from the plan as delivered to the department as permitted under subsection (a), the plan must state that the full text of the plan is on file at the principal office of the surviving, acquiring, converted, new or resulting association or domesticated entity and the address thereof. An association that takes advantage of this section shall furnish a copy of the full text of the plan, on request and without cost, to any interest holder of any domestic or foreign association that was a party to the plan.  (c) Reference to external facts.--A plan may refer to facts ascertainable outside of the plan if the manner in which the facts will operate on the plan is specified in the plan. The facts may include the occurrence of an event or a determination or action by a person, whether or not the event, determination or action is within the control of a party to the transaction.    Cross References. Section 316 is referred to in sections 332, 335, 342, 352, 362, 372 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 317 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 317 - Contractual dissenters rights in entity transactions

§ 317. Contractual dissenters rights in entity transactions. (a) General rule.--An interest holder of a domestic entity other than a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated nonprofit association shall be entitled to contractual dissenters rights in connection with a transaction under this chapter, even though the interest holder would not otherwise be entitled to dissenters rights under this title to the extent provided:  (1) in the entity's organic rules; or (2) in the plan. (b) Procedures for contractual dissenters rights.--If an interest holder is entitled to contractual dissenters rights pursuant to subsection (a), Subchapter D of Chapter 15 (relating to dissenters rights) applies to the extent practicable except as otherwise provided in the organic rules of the domestic entity or the plan.  (c) Cross references.--See sections 329 (relating to special treatment of interest holders) and 1571(c) (relating to application and effect of subchapter).    Cross References. Section 317 is referred to in sections 333, 336, 343, 346, 353, 356, 363, 367, 373, 1571 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 318 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 318 - Excluded entities and transactions

§ 318. Excluded entities and transactions. (a) Excluded entities.--The following entities may not participate in a transaction under this chapter:  (1) A cooperative corporation subject to Chapter 73 (relating to electric cooperative corporations).  (2) A beneficial, benevolent, fraternal or fraternal benefit society: (i) having a lodge system and a representative form of government; or (ii) transacting any type of insurance. (b) Excluded transactions involving certain nonprofit corporations.--The following apply to nonprofit corporations:  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this chapter may not be used to accomplish a transaction that has the effect of converting a domestic nonprofit corporation that is subject to the supervision of the Department of Banking and Securities, the Insurance Department or the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to a different type of entity.  (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a transaction under this chapter in which a health maintenance organization is converted to a different type of entity if the transaction has received the prior approval of the Insurance Department.  (c) Cross references.--See sections 103 (relating to subordination of title to regulatory laws) and 314 (relating to regulatory conditions and required notices and approvals).    Cross References. Section 318 is referred to in sections 314, 331, 341, 351, 361, 371 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 319 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 319 - Party to plan or transaction

§ 319. Party to plan or transaction. An association that approves a plan in its capacity as an interest holder or creditor of a domestic or foreign association that is a party to the transaction under the plan, or that furnishes all or a part of the consideration contemplated by a plan, does not thereby become a party to the plan or the transaction under the plan for purposes of this chapter.
15 PA Cons Stat § 320 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 320 - Submission of matters to interest holders

§ 320. Submission of matters to interest holders. (a) General rule.--A domestic association may agree, in record form, to submit a plan to its interest holders whether or not the governors determine, at any time after approving the plan, that the plan is no longer advisable and recommend that the interest holders reject or vote against it, regardless of whether the governors change their recommendation. If an association so agrees to submit a plan to its interest holders, the plan is deemed to have been validly adopted by the association when it has been approved by the interest holders.  (b) Cross references.--See sections 321(c) (relating to approval by business corporation) and 325(c)(2) (relating to approval by limited liability company).
15 PA Cons Stat § 322 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 322 - Approval by nonprofit corporation

§ 322. Approval by nonprofit corporation. (a) Proposal of plan.--A plan shall be proposed in the case of a domestic nonprofit corporation as follows:  (1) by the adoption by the board of directors or other body of a resolution approving the plan;  (2) unless otherwise provided in the articles, by petition of members entitled to cast at least 10% of the votes that all members are entitled to cast thereon, setting forth the proposed plan, which petition shall be directed to the board of directors and filed with the secretary of the corporation; or  (3) by such other method as may be provided in the bylaws. (b) Submission to members.--Except where the domestic nonprofit corporation has no members entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors or other body shall direct that the plan be submitted to a vote of the members entitled to vote thereon at a regular or special meeting of the members.  (c) Notice of meeting of members.--Notice in record form of the meeting of members that will act on the proposed plan shall be given to each member of record, whether or not entitled to vote thereon, of each domestic nonprofit corporation that is a party to the transaction under the plan. A copy of the proposed plan or a summary thereof shall be included in or enclosed with the notice. The notice shall state that a copy of the organic rules of the surviving, acquired, converted, new or resulting association or domesticated entity as they will be in effect immediately following the transaction will be furnished to any member of the corporation giving the notice on request and without cost.  (d) Member vote required.--Except as provided in section 5757 (relating to action by members), a plan shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes that all members present are entitled to cast thereon of each domestic nonprofit corporation that is a party to the transaction under the plan. If any class of members is entitled to vote on the plan as a class, the plan must be adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes that all members present of such class are entitled to cast thereon.  (e) Adoption in absence of voting members.--If a domestic nonprofit corporation has no members entitled to vote thereon, a plan shall be deemed adopted by the corporation when it has been adopted by the board of directors or other body pursuant to subsection (a).  (f) Cross references.--See Subchapter A of Chapter 57 (relating to notice and meetings generally) and section 3304(b) (relating to election of benefit corporation status).    Cross References. Section 322 is referred to in section 5757 of this title.
15 PA Cons Stat § 323 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 323 - Approval by general partnership

§ 323. Approval by general partnership. (a) General rule.--A plan shall be approved in the case of a domestic general partnership as follows:  (1) in the manner provided in its organic rules for the type of plan involved; (2) if its organic rules do not provide for approval of the type of plan involved, in the manner provided in its organic rules for approval of a plan of merger; or  (3) if its organic rules do not provide for approval of the type of plan involved or a plan of merger, the plan shall be approved by all of the partners.  (b) Cross reference.--See section 3304(b) (relating to election of benefit corporation status).
15 PA Cons Stat § 326 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS|Chapter 3 - Entity Transactions|Section 326 - Approval by professional association

§ 326. Approval by professional association. (a) General rule.--A plan shall be approved in the case of a domestic professional association by vote of a majority, or such higher percentage as may be provided in the organic rules, of the associates, voting according to their proportionate shares of ownership.  (b) Cross reference.--See section 3304(b) (relating to election of benefit corporation status).