2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 060 - Private Corporations
Section 60.491 - Merger with subsidiary.


(2) If the parent will be the surviving corporation:
(a) The board of directors of the parent shall adopt a plan of merger that sets forth:
(A) The names of the parent and subsidiary; and
(B) The manner and basis of converting the shares of the subsidiary into shares, obligations or other securities of the parent or any other corporation or into cash or other property in whole or part, or of canceling any part of the shares.
(b) The parent, not later than 10 days after the effective date of the merger, shall:
(A) Notify each shareholder of the subsidiary that the merger has become effective; and
(B) Mail a copy or a summary of the plan of merger to each shareholder of the subsidiary that does not waive this mailing requirement in writing.
(c) Articles of merger under this subsection may not contain amendments to the articles of incorporation of the parent, except for amendments listed in ORS 60.434.
(3) If the parent will not be the surviving corporation:
(a) The board of directors of the parent shall adopt a plan of merger that sets forth:
(A) The names of the parent and subsidiary;
(B) The manner and basis of converting the shares of the parent into shares of the surviving corporation, which shall ensure that each shareholder of the parent immediately before the merger takes effect will immediately thereafter:
(i) Hold the same percentage of the total of each class of shares of the surviving corporation owned by former shareholders of the parent as the shareholder held in each class of shares of the parent; and
(ii) Hold shares of the surviving corporation having the same rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as the shares of the parent held by such shareholder immediately before the merger takes effect;
(C) Amendments to the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation so that the articles are identical to the articles of incorporation of the parent in effect immediately before the merger takes effect, except for amendments to the articles of incorporation of the parent listed in ORS 60.434; and
(D) Provisions relating to the outstanding shares of the subsidiary including cancellation of the shares held by the parent. If under the plan of merger the shareholders of the subsidiary other than the parent will not be shareholders of the surviving corporation, the plan shall also set forth the manner and basis of converting the shares of the subsidiary held by such shareholders into obligations or other securities of the surviving corporation or shares, obligations or other securities of any other corporation or into cash or other property in whole or in part.
(b) The parent, not later than 10 days after the effective date of the merger, shall:
(A) Notify each shareholder of the subsidiary and each shareholder of the parent that the merger has become effective; and
(B) Mail a copy or summary of the plan of merger to each shareholder of the subsidiary and each shareholder of the parent that does not waive this mailing requirement in writing.
(c) The surviving corporation shall be a domestic corporation. [1987 c.52 §118; 1993 c.403 §8; 1997 c.392 §1; 2009 c.355 §1]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 02 - Business Organizations, Commercial Code

Chapter 060 - Private Corporations

Section 60.001 - Definitions.

Section 60.004 - Filing requirements.

Section 60.011 - Effective time and date of document.

Section 60.014 - Correcting filed document.

Section 60.017 - Filing duty of Secretary of State.

Section 60.024 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

Section 60.027 - Certificate of existence or authorization.

Section 60.032 - Investigations of violations of chapter; confidentiality; penalties; administrative dissolution; rules.

Section 60.034 - Notice.

Section 60.047 - Articles of incorporation.

Section 60.051 - Incorporation.

Section 60.057 - Organization of corporation.

Section 60.061 - Bylaws.

Section 60.064 - Emergency bylaws.

Section 60.074 - Purposes; prohibition on illegal purposes.

Section 60.077 - General powers.

Section 60.081 - Emergency powers.

Section 60.084 - Challenges to validity of corporate acts.

Section 60.094 - Corporate name.

Section 60.097 - Reserved name.

Section 60.101 - Registered name.

Section 60.111 - Registered office and registered agent.

Section 60.114 - Change of registered office or registered agent.

Section 60.117 - Resignation of registered agent.

Section 60.121 - Service on corporation.

Section 60.131 - Authorized shares.

Section 60.134 - Terms of class or series determined by board of directors.

Section 60.137 - Issued and outstanding shares.

Section 60.141 - Fractional shares.

Section 60.144 - Subscription for shares before incorporation.

Section 60.147 - Issuance of shares.

Section 60.151 - Liability of shareholders.

Section 60.154 - Share dividends.

Section 60.157 - Share rights, options, warrants and other equity compensation; designation by officers.

Section 60.161 - Form and content of certificates.

Section 60.164 - Shares without certificates.

Section 60.167 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities.

Section 60.174 - Preemptive rights of shareholders.

Section 60.177 - Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares.

Section 60.181 - Distributions to shareholders.

Section 60.201 - Annual meeting.

Section 60.204 - Special meeting.

Section 60.207 - Court-ordered meeting.

Section 60.209 - Meeting chairperson; closing of polls.

Section 60.211 - Action without meeting.

Section 60.214 - Notice of meeting.

Section 60.217 - Waiver of notice.

Section 60.221 - Record date.

Section 60.222 - Participation at meeting.

Section 60.223 - Meeting inspectors; duties.

Section 60.224 - Shareholders’ list for meeting.

Section 60.227 - Voting entitlement of shares.

Section 60.231 - Proxies.

Section 60.234 - Shares held by nominees.

Section 60.237 - Corporations’ acceptance or rejection of votes, consents, waivers or proxy authorizations.

Section 60.241 - Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.

Section 60.244 - Action by single and multiple voting groups.

Section 60.247 - Modification of quorum or voting requirements.

Section 60.251 - Voting for directors.

Section 60.254 - Voting trusts.

Section 60.257 - Voting agreements.

Section 60.261 - Derivative proceedings.

Section 60.265 - Validity of shareholder agreements inconsistent with chapter; purposes; notice of agreement; effect on liability.

Section 60.270 - Definitions for ORS 60.270 to 60.291.

Section 60.273 - Defective corporate action; ratification or validation; effective date.

Section 60.276 - Ratification by board of directors; procedure; submission to shareholders.

Section 60.279 - Quorum; notice to shareholders of proposed ratification.

Section 60.282 - Notice of ratification by board of directors.

Section 60.285 - Corrected corporate action; validity; effective date.

Section 60.288 - Articles of validation; filing with Secretary of State.

Section 60.291 - Judicial review of corporate action; persons permitted to seek review.

Section 60.301 - Requirement for and duties of board of directors.

Section 60.307 - Number and election of directors.

Section 60.314 - Terms of directors generally.

Section 60.317 - Staggered terms for directors.

Section 60.321 - Resignation of directors.

Section 60.324 - Removal of directors by shareholders.

Section 60.327 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.

Section 60.331 - Vacancy on board.

Section 60.337 - Meetings.

Section 60.341 - Action without meeting.

Section 60.344 - Notice of meeting.

Section 60.347 - Waiver of notice.

Section 60.351 - Quorum and voting.

Section 60.354 - Committees; powers; limitations.

Section 60.357 - General standards for directors.

Section 60.361 - Conflict of interest.

Section 60.364 - Loans to directors.

Section 60.367 - Liability for unlawful distributions.

Section 60.371 - Required officers.

Section 60.377 - Standard of conduct for officers.

Section 60.381 - Resignation and removal of officers.

Section 60.384 - Contract right of officers.

Section 60.387 - Definitions for ORS 60.387 to 60.414.

Section 60.391 - Authority to indemnify directors.

Section 60.397 - Payment of director’s expenses in connection with proceeding.

Section 60.401 - Court-ordered indemnification.

Section 60.404 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.

Section 60.407 - Indemnification of officers, employees and agents.

Section 60.414 - Application of ORS 60.387 to 60.411.

Section 60.431 - Authority.

Section 60.434 - Amendment by board of directors.

Section 60.437 - Amendment by board of directors and shareholders.

Section 60.441 - Voting on amendments by voting groups.

Section 60.447 - Articles of amendment.

Section 60.451 - Restated articles of incorporation.

Section 60.454 - Amendment pursuant to reorganization.

Section 60.461 - Amendment or repeal by board of directors or shareholders.

Section 60.464 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders.

Section 60.467 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.

Section 60.470 - Definitions for ORS 60.470 to 60.501.

Section 60.472 - Conversion.

Section 60.474 - Action on plan of conversion.

Section 60.476 - Articles and plan of conversion.

Section 60.478 - Effect of conversion; assumed business name.

Section 60.481 - Merger.

Section 60.484 - Share exchange.

Section 60.487 - Action on plan of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.491 - Merger with subsidiary.

Section 60.494 - Articles and plan of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.497 - Effect of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.501 - Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation.

Section 60.531 - Sale of assets in regular course of business; mortgage of assets.

Section 60.534 - Sale of assets other than in regular course of business.

Section 60.551 - Definitions for ORS 60.551 to 60.594.

Section 60.554 - Right to dissent.

Section 60.557 - Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.

Section 60.561 - Notice of dissenters’ rights.

Section 60.564 - Notice of intent to demand payment.

Section 60.567 - Dissenters’ notice.

Section 60.571 - Duty to demand payment.

Section 60.574 - Share restrictions.

Section 60.577 - Payment.

Section 60.581 - Failure to take action.

Section 60.584 - After-acquired shares.

Section 60.587 - Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.

Section 60.591 - Court action.

Section 60.594 - Court costs and counsel fees.

Section 60.621 - Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors.

Section 60.627 - Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders.

Section 60.631 - Articles of dissolution.

Section 60.634 - Revocation of dissolution.

Section 60.637 - Effect of dissolution.

Section 60.641 - Known claims against dissolved corporation.

Section 60.644 - Unknown claims against dissolved corporation; use of insurance assets of dissolved corporation.

Section 60.645 - Enforcement of claims against dissolved corporation.

Section 60.647 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.

Section 60.651 - Procedure; effect of administrative dissolution.

Section 60.654 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

Section 60.657 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

Section 60.661 - Grounds for judicial dissolution; finding that corporation is shell entity; prima facie showing by Attorney General; effects; affirmative defenses.

Section 60.664 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.

Section 60.667 - Receivership or custodianship.

Section 60.671 - Judgment of dissolution.

Section 60.701 - Authority to transact business required.

Section 60.704 - Consequences of transacting business without authority.

Section 60.707 - Application for authority to transact business.

Section 60.711 - Amendment to application for authority.

Section 60.714 - Effect of authority.

Section 60.717 - Corporate name of foreign corporation.

Section 60.721 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.724 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.727 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.731 - Service on foreign corporation.

Section 60.734 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

Section 60.737 - Grounds for revocation.

Section 60.741 - Procedure for and effect of revocation.

Section 60.747 - Reinstatement of authority.

Section 60.750 - Definitions for ORS 60.750 to 60.770.

Section 60.752 - Application of benefit company laws.

Section 60.754 - Status as benefit company; election to become benefit company; election to become other entity; votes required.

Section 60.756 - Minimum status vote required to approve certain actions; voting requirements.

Section 60.758 - Benefit company purposes and powers.

Section 60.760 - Duties of, standard of conduct for and liabilities of governor of benefit company.

Section 60.762 - Benefit company board of governors; benefit governor; duties, powers and liabilities.

Section 60.764 - Duties of, standard of conduct for and liabilities of officers and managers of benefit company.

Section 60.766 - Proceedings against benefit company; when allowed; who may commence.

Section 60.768 - Benefit report; contents required; delivery and posting.

Section 60.770 - Assessment of public benefit.

Section 60.771 - Corporate records.

Section 60.774 - Inspection of records by shareholders.

Section 60.777 - Scope of inspection right.

Section 60.781 - Court-ordered inspection.

Section 60.787 - Annual report; updates; rules.

Section 60.801 - Definitions for ORS 60.801 to 60.816.

Section 60.804 - Applicability of ORS 60.801 to 60.816.

Section 60.807 - Voting rights of control shares.

Section 60.810 - Acquiring person statement; shareholder meeting.

Section 60.813 - Dissenters’ rights.

Section 60.816 - Short title.

Section 60.825 - Definitions for ORS 60.825 to 60.845.

Section 60.830 - Ownership of shares.

Section 60.835 - Prohibited business combinations.

Section 60.840 - Exceptions to ORS 60.835.

Section 60.952 - Court proceeding by shareholder in close corporation; conditions; court-ordered remedies; share purchase; expenses.

Section 60.964 - Saving provisions.

Section 60.992 - Penalty for signing false document.

Section 60.994 - Liability for certain actions in connection with operation of shell entity; actions as false claim; enforcement by civil action.