(a) When a merger becomes effective:
- (1) The surviving limited cooperative association shall continue or come into existence;
- (2) Each constituent limited cooperative association that merges into the surviving association shall cease to exist as a separate entity;
- (3) All property owned by each constituent association that ceases to exist shall vest in the surviving association;
- (4) All debts, liabilities, and other obligations of each constituent association that ceases to exist shall continue as obligations of the surviving association;
- (5) An action or proceeding pending by or against any constituent association that ceases to exist may be continued as if the merger had not occurred;
- (6) Except as prohibited by law other than this chapter, all rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of each constituent association that ceases to exist shall vest in the surviving association;
- (7) Except as otherwise provided in the plan of merger, the terms and conditions of the plan shall take effect;
- (8) Except as otherwise provided in the plan of merger, if a merging limited cooperative association ceases to exist, the merger shall not dissolve the association for purposes of subchapter XII of this chapter;
- (9) If the surviving association is created by the merger, the articles of organization shall become effective; and
- (10) If the surviving association is not created by the merger, any amendments made by the articles of merger for the articles of organization of the surviving association shall become effective.
- (b) A surviving limited cooperative association that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the District consents to the jurisdiction of the Superior Court to enforce any obligation owed by a constituent limited cooperative association if, before the merger, the constituent association was subject to suit in the District on the obligation. A surviving association that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the District and not authorized to do business in the District may be served with process in the same manner and with the same consequences as in § 29-104.12.
- (c) A merger in which a limited cooperative and another form of entity are parties shall be governed by Chapter 2 of this title.
History
July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based on § 1610 of the Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act.