{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-32-1208","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 4-32-1208","heading":"Filings required for merger — Effective date.","body":"(a) After each constituent organization has approved a merger, articles of merger must be signed by an authorized representative of each constituent organization and filed with the Secretary of State.\n(b) The articles of merger shall include:\n(1) The name and form of each constituent organization and the jurisdiction of its governing statute;\n(2) The name and form of the surviving organization and the jurisdiction of its governing statute;\n(3) The date the merger is effective under the governing statute of the surviving organization;\n(4) Any amendments provided for in the plan of merger for the organizational document of the surviving organization;\n(5) A statement as to each constituent organization that the merger was approved as required by the organization's governing statute;\n(6) A statement confirming that the surviving organization has filed a statement appointing an agent for service of process under § 4-20-112 if the surviving organization is a foreign organization not authorized to transact business in this state;\n(7) Either:\n(A) A copy of the plan of merger; or\n(B) A statement that:\n(i) Contains the address of an office of the surviving organization where the plan of merger is on file; and\n(ii) A copy of the plan of merger will be furnished by the surviving organization on request and without cost to any shareholder, member, partner, or other owner of any constituent organization; and\n(8) Any additional information required by the governing statute of any constituent organization.\n(c) A merger becomes effective under this subchapter:\n(1) If the surviving organization is a limited liability company, upon the later of:\n(A) Compliance with subsection (a) of this section; or\n(B) The date specified in the articles of merger; or\n(2) If the surviving organization is not a limited liability company, as provided by the governing statute of the surviving organization.","path":["Title 4 Business and Commercial Law","Subtitle 3. Corporations and Associations","Chapter 32 Small Business Entity Tax Pass Through Act","Subchapter 12 — Conversion and Merger"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ar.code/release78.2020.11.06/gov.ar.code.title.04.odt","current_through":"2020-11-06","vintage":"Arkansas Code Release 78 (2020-11), retrieved 2026-09-17; absent from the newer snapshot, which serves other sections of this chapter, so it may since have been repealed or amended","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:07:03Z","sha256":"8df15c6d8898f65e6d1f36b79bca829c08f5823057a4ce911b8cf4ed20db1992","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-32-1207","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-4-32-1209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}