Kansas Statutes
Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act
17-78,201 Merger authorized.

17-78-201. Merger authorized. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-78-201 through 17-78-206, and amendments thereto:
(1) One or more domestic entities may merge with one or more domestic or foreign entities into a domestic or foreign surviving entity; and
(2) two or more foreign entities may merge into a domestic entity.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with the provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-78-201 through 17-78-206, and amendments thereto, applicable to foreign entities a foreign entity may be a party to a merger under K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-78-201 through 17-78-206, and amendments thereto, or may be the surviving entity in such a merger if the merger is authorized by the law of the foreign entity's jurisdiction of organization.
(c) K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-78-201 through 17-78-206, and amendments thereto, do not apply to the following mergers:
(1) A merger between any two or more domestic corporations or one or more domestic corporations and one or more foreign corporations pursuant to K.S.A. 17-6701 et seq., and amendments thereto;
(2) a merger between any two or more partnerships pursuant to K.S.A. 56a-905, and amendments thereto; or
(3) a merger between any two or more domestic limited liability companies or one or more domestic limited liability companies and one or more foreign limited liability companies pursuant to K.S.A. 17-7681, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 11; L. 2010, ch. 38, § 1; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 17 - Corporations

Article 78 - Business Entity Transactions Act

17-78,101 Short title.

17-78,102 Definitions.

17-78,103 Relationship of act to other laws.

17-78,104 Required notice or approval.

17-78,105 Status of filings.

17-78,106 Nonexclusivity.

17-78,107 Reference to external facts.

17-78,108 Alternative means of approval of transactions.

17-78,109 Appraisal rights.

17-78,110 Excluded entities and transactions.

17-78,201 Merger authorized.

17-78,202 Agreement of merger.

17-78,203 Approval of merger.

17-78,204 Amendment or termination of agreement of merger.

17-78,205 Certificate of merger; effective date.

17-78,206 Effect of merger.

17-78,301 Interest exchange authorized.

17-78,302 Agreement of interest exchange.

17-78,303 Approval of interest exchange.

17-78,304 Amendment or termination of agreement of interest exchange.

17-78,305 Certificate of interest exchange; effective date.

17-78,306 Effect of interest exchange.

17-78,401 Conversion authorized.

17-78,402 Agreement of conversion.

17-78,403 Approval of conversion.

17-78,404 Amendment or termination of agreement of conversion.

17-78,405 Certificate of conversion; effective date.

17-78,406 Effect of conversion.

17-78,501 Domestication authorized.

17-78,502 Agreement of domestication.

17-78,503 Approval of domestication.

17-78,504 Amendment or termination of agreement of domestication.

17-78,505 Certificate of domestication; effective date.

17-78,506 Effect of domestication.

17-78,601 Filing requirements; execution.

17-78,602 Forms.

17-78,603 Correcting filed document.

17-78,604 Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

17-78,605 Consistency of application.

17-78,606 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

17-78,607 Savings clause.