(a) The Department shall prepare certificates of consolidation, merger, or share exchange, as the case may be, that specify:
(1) The name of each party to the articles;
(2) The name of the successor and the location of its principal office in this State or, if it has none, its principal place of business; and
(3) The time the articles are accepted for record by the Department.
(b) In addition to any other provision of law with respect to recording, the Department shall send one certificate each to the clerk of the circuit court for each county where the articles show that a merging corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or business trust other than the successor or a consolidating corporation owns an interest in land.
(c) On receipt of a certificate, a clerk promptly shall record it with the land records.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Corporations in General -- Extraordinary Actions
Subtitle 1 - Consolidation, Merger, and Transfer of Assets
Section 3-103 - Consideration for Stock or Assets
Section 3-106 - Procedure for Merger of Subsidiary Corporation if Charter of Parent Not Amended
Section 3-106.1 - Procedure for Merger Preceded by Tender or Exchange Offer by Acquiring Entity
Section 3-106.2 - Formation of Holding Company by Merger
Section 3-107 - Filing of Articles
Section 3-108 - Abandonment of Proposed Consolidation, Merger, or Share Exchange
Section 3-109 - Contents of Articles of Consolidation, Merger, or Share Exchange
Section 3-110 - Execution of Articles
Section 3-111 - Action by Department
Section 3-112 - Property Certificate for Assessment Records
Section 3-113 - Time Consolidation, Merger, or Share Exchange Effective
Section 3-114 - Effect of Consolidation or Merger
Section 3-114.1 - Effect of Share Exchange
Section 3-115 - Effect of Transfer of Assets
Section 3-116 - Waiver of Exemptions
Section 3-117 - Consolidations and Mergers of Foreign Corporations