NM Stat § 53-19-62 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 53 - Corporations|Article 19 - Limited Liability Companies|Section 53-19-62 - Conversions and merger of entities.

A. Pursuant to a plan of merger approved under Subsection C of this section, a limited liability company may be merged with or into one or more limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, corporations, foreign corporations, partnerships, foreign partnerships, limited partnerships, foreign limited partnerships or other domestic or foreign entities. B. A plan of merger shall set forth: (1) the name of each entity that is a party to the merger; (2) the name of the surviving entity into which the other entities will merge; (3) the type of organization of the surviving entity; (4) the terms and conditions of the merger; (5) the manner and basis for converting the interests of each party to the merger into interests or obligations of the surviving entity or into money or other property in whole or in part; and (6) the street address of the surviving entity's principal place of business. C. A plan of merger shall be approved: (1) in the case of a limited liability company that is a party to the merger, by the members representing the percentage of voting power of all members specified in the operating agreement for approval of mergers, but not fewer than the members holding a majority of the voting power of all members or, if provision is not made in the operating agreement, by all the members; (2) in the case of a foreign limited liability company that is a party to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a merger by the law of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the foreign limited liability company is organized; (3) in the case of a partnership or domestic limited partnership that is a party to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a conversion under Subsection B of Section 53-19-60 NMSA 1978; and (4) in the case of any other entities that are parties to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a merger by the law of this state or of the other state or foreign jurisdiction in which the entity is organized and, in the absence of such a requirement, by all the owners of interests in the entity. D. After a plan of merger is approved and before the merger takes effect, the plan may be amended or abandoned as provided in the plan. E. The merger is effective upon the filing of the articles of merger with the commission [secretary of state] or at such later date as the articles may provide. History: 1978 Comp., § 53-19-62, enacted by Laws 1995, ch. 213, § 10; 2003, ch. 318, § 58. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2013, ch. 75, § 9 provided that as of July 1, 2013, the secretary of state, pursuant to N.M. const., Art. 11, § 19, shall assume responsibility for chartering corporations as provided by law, including the performance of the functions of the former corporations bureau of the public regulation commission, and that except for Subsection D of 53-5-8 NMSA 1978, references to the "public regulation commission", "state corporation commission" or "commission" shall be construed to be references to the secretary of state. See 8-4-7 NMSA 1978. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1995, ch. 213, § 10 repealed 53-19-62 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 280, § 62, relating to effects of merger or consolidation, and enacted a new section, effective June 16, 1995. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, substituted "shall" for "must" following "plan of merger" in Subsections B and C; inserted "for approval of mergers" following "the operating agreement" in Paragraph C(1).