A. After the conversion of a domestic business trust into a domestic limited liability company has been approved as required by this article, the converting entity shall deliver to the Commission for filing articles of entity conversion setting forth:
1. The name of the domestic business trust immediately before the filing of the articles of entity conversion and the name of the converting entity upon its conversion to a domestic limited liability company, which shall satisfy the requirements of § 13.1-1012;
2. The date on which the converting entity was originally organized, formed, or incorporated, and its original name, entity type, and jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation, and, for each subsequent change of entity type or jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation made before the filing of the articles of entity conversion, the effective date of the change and the converting entity's name, entity type, and jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation upon consummation of the change;
3. The plan of entity conversion, including the full text of the articles of organization of the resulting entity that comply with the requirements of Chapter 12 (§ 13.1-1000 et seq.), as they will be in effect upon consummation of the conversion;
4. The date the plan of entity conversion was approved; and
5. A statement that the plan of entity conversion was adopted by the business trust in accordance with § 13.1-1274.
B. After the conversion of a domestic partnership or limited partnership into a domestic business trust has been approved as required by this article, the converting entity shall deliver to the Commission for filing articles of entity conversion setting forth:
1. The name of the domestic partnership or limited partnership immediately before the filing of the articles of entity conversion and the name of the converting entity upon its conversion to a domestic business trust, which shall satisfy the requirements of this chapter;
2. The date on which the converting entity was originally organized, formed, or incorporated, and its original name, entity type, and jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation, and, for each subsequent change of entity type or jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation made before the filing of the articles of entity conversion, the effective date of the change and the converting entity's name, entity type, and jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation upon consummation of the change;
3. The plan of entity conversion, including the full text of the articles of trust of the resulting entity that comply with the requirements of this chapter as they will be in effect upon consummation of the conversion;
4. The date the plan of entity conversion was approved; and
5. A statement that the plan of entity conversion was adopted by the partnership or limited partnership in accordance with § 13.1-1274.
C. After the conversion of an other entity into a domestic business trust has been approved as required by this article, the converting entity shall deliver to the Commission for filing articles of entity conversion setting forth:
1. The name of the other entity immediately before the filing of the articles of entity conversion and the name of the converting entity upon its conversion to a domestic business trust, which shall satisfy the requirements of this chapter;
2. The date on which the converting entity was originally organized, formed, or incorporated, and its original name, entity type, and jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation, and, for each subsequent change of entity type or jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation made before the filing of the articles of entity conversion, the effective date of the change and the converting entity's name, entity type, and jurisdiction of organization, formation, or incorporation upon consummation of the change;
3. The plan of entity conversion, including the full text of the articles of trust of the resulting entity that comply with the requirements of this chapter as they will be in effect upon consummation of the conversion;
4. The date the plan of entity conversion was approved; and
5. A statement that the plan of entity conversion was adopted by the other entity in accordance with § 13.1-1274.
D. If the Commission finds that the articles of entity conversion comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of entity conversion.
2002, c. 621; 2016, c. 288.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 14 - Virginia Business Trust Act
§ 13.1-1202. Filing requirements
§ 13.1-1203. Issuance of certificate by Commission; recordation of documents
§ 13.1-1204. Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates
§ 13.1-1205. Unlawful to sign false documents; penalty
§ 13.1-1206. Unlawful to transact or offer to transact business as a business trust; penalty
§ 13.1-1207. Tax classification
§ 13.1-1208. Separate legal entity
§ 13.1-1212. Articles of trust
§ 13.1-1213. Articles of correction
§ 13.1-1216. Amendment of articles of trust
§ 13.1-1217. Restatement of articles of trust
§ 13.1-1219. Governing instrument
§ 13.1-1220. Registered office and registered agent
§ 13.1-1221. Change of registered office or registered agent
§ 13.1-1222. Resignation of registered agent
§ 13.1-1223. Service on business trust
§ 13.1-1224. Beneficial owners
§ 13.1-1225. Limited liability
§ 13.1-1226. Beneficial interests
§ 13.1-1227. Distributions to beneficial owners
§ 13.1-1228. Trustee management; limitation on duties and liabilities of others
§ 13.1-1233. Payment of and security for expenses
§ 13.1-1234. Dissolution generally
§ 13.1-1235. Judicial dissolution
§ 13.1-1237. Distribution of assets upon dissolution
§ 13.1-1238. Articles of cancellation
§ 13.1-1238.1. Automatic cancellation of business trust existence
§ 13.1-1238.2. Involuntary cancellation of business trust existence
§ 13.1-1239. Reinstatement of a business trust that has ceased to exist
§ 13.1-1240. Dissolution of series
§ 13.1-1241. Authority to transact business required; governing law
§ 13.1-1242. Application for certificate of registration
§ 13.1-1245. Amendments; amended applications for registration
§ 13.1-1246. Voluntary cancellation of certificate of registration
§ 13.1-1246.1. Automatic cancellation of registration
§ 13.1-1246.2. Involuntary cancellation of registration
§ 13.1-1246.3. Reinstatement of a certificate of registration that has been canceled
§ 13.1-1247. Transaction of business without registration; civil penalty
§ 13.1-1248. Actions by Attorney General
§ 13.1-1249. Transactions not constituting doing business
§ 13.1-1250. Merger of foreign business trust registered to transact business in Commonwealth
§ 13.1-1254. Penalty for failure to timely pay annual registration fees or file statement of change
§ 13.1-1256. Collection by suit and of unpaid bills
§ 13.1-1257. Authorization for merger
§ 13.1-1259. Exchange of securities; termination or amendment of merger
§ 13.1-1261. Articles of merger
§ 13.1-1262. Governing instrument
§ 13.1-1263.1. Abandonment of merger
§ 13.1-1266. Plan of domestication
§ 13.1-1267. Action on plan of domestication by a domestic business trust
§ 13.1-1268. Articles of domestication
§ 13.1-1269. Surrender of articles of trust upon domestication
§ 13.1-1270. Effect of domestication
§ 13.1-1271. Abandonment of domestication
§ 13.1-1272. Entity conversion
§ 13.1-1273. Plan of entity conversion
§ 13.1-1274. Action on plan of entity conversion
§ 13.1-1275. Articles of entity conversion
§ 13.1-1276. Effect of entity conversion
§ 13.1-1277. Abandonment of entity conversion
§ 13.1-1279. Inspection of records by beneficial owners
§ 13.1-1280. Scope of inspection right
§ 13.1-1281. Court-ordered inspection
§ 13.1-1282. Construction and application of chapter and governing instrument
§ 13.1-1283. Reservation of power to amend or repeal
§ 13.1-1284. Application to existing real estate investment trusts and foreign business trusts