{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-4451","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-4451","heading":"Articles of merger or consolidation.","body":"(a)\nUpon shareholder approval of the merger or consolidation, articles of merger or consolidation shall be executed in duplicate by the president of each company, attested by the secretary of each company, and the corporate seal of each company shall be stamped on the articles.\n\n(b)\nThe articles shall list the following:\n(1)\nThe plan of merger or consolidation.\n(2)\nFor each company, the number of members, policyholders, or shares outstanding and, if 2 or more classes of shares have been issued, the designation of each class and the number of shares outstanding in each class.\n(3)\nFor each company, the number of members, policyholders, or shares voting for the plan and the number voting against the plan and, if 2 or more classes of shares have been issued, the number of shares of each class voting for the plan and the number voting against the plan.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nThe articles shall be filed with the Mayor.\n(2)\nThe Mayor shall charge a fee for filing the articles.\n(3)\nIf both the form of the articles and the fee payment comply with this section, then the Mayor shall perform the following:\n(A)\nState the date of the filing and the word “filed” on the duplicates.\n(B)\nKeep 1 of the duplicates.\n(C)\nSend to the new or surviving company both the other duplicate and a certificate of merger or consolidation.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 44. Domestic Life Companies."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-4451","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8963215e1354fa10e1af49c40f875e86b04c4f1c1cfd1246e17c4d6908fcd580","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-4450","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-4452"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}