A merger or interest exchange must have a certificate filed to become effective, and the certificate must be signed and include required information.
Sec. 10.151. CERTIFICATE OF MERGER AND EXCHANGE. (a) A certificate of merger, which may also include an exchange, or a certificate of exchange, as applicable, must be filed for a merger or interest exchange to become effective if: (1) for a merger: (A) any domestic entity that is a party to the merger is a filing entity; or (B) any domestic entity to be created under the plan of merger is a filing entity; or (2) for an exchange, an ownership or membership interest in any filing entity is to be acquired in the interest exchange. (b) If a certificate of merger or exchange is required to be filed in connection with an interest exchange or a merger, other than a merger under Section 10.006, the certificate must be signed on behalf of each domestic entity and non-code organization that is a party to the merger or exchange by an officer or other authorized representative and must include: (1) the plan of merger or exchange or a statement certifying: (A) the name and organizational form of each domestic entity or non-code organization that is a party to the merger or exchange; (B) for a merger, the name and organizational form of each domestic entity or non-code organization that is to be created by the plan of merger; (C) the name of the jurisdiction in which each domestic entity or non-code organization named under Paragraph (A) or (B) is incorporated or organized; (D) for a merger, the amendments or changes to the certificate of formation of any filing entity that is a party to the merger, or a statement that amendments or changes are being made to the certificate of formation of any filing entity that is a party to the merger as set forth in a restated certificate of formation containing amendments or a certificate of amendment attached to the certificate of merger under Subsection (d); (E) for a merger, if no amendments or changes to the certificate of formation of a filing entity are made under Paragraph (D), a statement to that effect, which may also refer to a restated certificate of formation attached to the certificate of merger under Subsection (d); (F) for a merger, that the certificate of formation of each new filing entity to be created under the plan of merger is being filed with the certificate of merger; (G) that a plan of merger or exchange is on file at the principal place of business of each surviving, acquiring, or new domestic entity or non-code organization, and the address of each principal place of business; and (H) that a copy of the plan of merger or exchange will be on written request furnished without cost by each surviving, acquiring, or new domestic entity or non-code organization to any owner or member of any domestic entity that is a party to or created by the plan of merger or exchange and, for a merger with multiple surviving domestic entities or non-code organizations, to any creditor or obligee of the parties to the merger at the time of the merger if a liability or obligation is then outstanding; (2) if approval of the owners or members of any domestic entity that was a party to the plan of merger or exchange is not required by this code, a statement to that effect; and (3) a statement that the plan of merger or exchange has been approved as required by the laws of the jurisdiction of formation of each organization that is a party to the merger or exchange and by the governing documents of those organizations. (c) A certificate of merger may also constitute a certificate of exchange if it contains the information required for a certificate of exchange. (d) As provided by Subsections (b)(1)(D) and (E), a certificate of merger filed under this section may include as an attachment a certificate of amendment, a restated certificate of formation without amendment, or a restated certificate of formation containing amendments for any filing entity that is a party to the merger. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 32 (S.B. 860), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (S.B. 1514), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.