{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-18-18-441-1609","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-441-1609","heading":"Filings required for merger - Effective date","body":"FILINGS REQUIRED FOR MERGER; EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n(a) After each constituent entity has approved a merger,\n\narticles of merger must be signed on behalf of each constituent\n\nentity by an authorized representative.\n\n(b) The articles of merger must include:\n\n(1) The name and form of each constituent entity and the\n\njurisdiction of its governing statute;\n\n(2) The name and form of the surviving entity, the jurisdiction\n\nof its governing statute, and, if the surviving entity is created by\n\nthe merger, a statement to that effect;\n\n(3) The date the merger is effective under the governing\n\nstatute of the surviving entity;\n\n(4) If the surviving entity is to be created by the merger and:\n\n(A) will be a limited cooperative association, the limited\n\ncooperative association’s articles of organization; or\n\n(B) will be an entity other than a limited cooperative\n\nassociation, the organizational document that creates\n\nthe entity;\n\n(5) If the surviving entity is not created by the merger, any\n\namendments provided for in the plan of merger to the organizational\n\ndocument that created the entity;\n\n(6) A statement as to each constituent entity that the merger\n\nwas approved as required by the entity’s governing statute;\n\n(7) If the surviving entity is a foreign organization not\n\nauthorized to transact business in this state, the street address\n\nand, if different, mailing address of an office which the Secretary\n\nof State may use for the purposes of Section 20 of this act; and\n\n(8) Any additional information required by the governing\n\nstatute of any constituent entity.\n\n(c) Each limited cooperative association that is a party to a\n\nmerger shall deliver the articles of merger to the Secretary of\n\nState for filing.\n\n(d) A merger becomes effective under this article:\n\n(1) If the surviving entity is a limited cooperative\n\nassociation, upon the later of:\n\n(A) compliance with subsection (c) of this section; or\n\n(B) subject to subsection (c) of Section 23 of this act,\n\nas specified in the articles of merger; or\n\n(2) If the surviving entity is not a limited cooperative\n\nassociation, as provided by the governing statute of the surviving\n\nentity.","path":["OK Code","Title 18"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os18.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"dad92f8209b1276e48ee96309f76057218c37c418fec733c9c2dda7f015c4bab","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-18-18-441-1608","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-18-18-441-1610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}