Sec. 4005.009. MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, AND ASSET SALES. (a) The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the issuance or sale of securities by one corporation to another corporation or to the security holders of the corporation pursuant to a vote by one or more classes of those security holders, as required by the certificate of formation, certificate of incorporation, or applicable corporation statute, in connection with:
(1) a merger;
(2) a consolidation; or
(3) a sale of corporate assets.
(b) The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to an issuance or sale described by Subsection (a) only if the security holders do not pay, give, or promise any consideration, and are not obligated to pay or give any consideration, for the securities issued or sold other than the corporation's securities held by the security holders at the time of the issuance or sale.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 4171), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2022.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. Exempt Transactions
Section 4005.001. Scope of Exemption
Section 4005.002. Court Supervised Sales
Section 4005.003. Pledged Securities
Section 4005.004. Isolated Transactions
Section 4005.005. Insurance Company Sales
Section 4005.006. Stock Dividends
Section 4005.007. Existing Security Holders
Section 4005.008. Financial Distress
Section 4005.009. Merger, Consolidation, and Asset Sales
Section 4005.010. Exchange of Shares
Section 4005.011. Institutional Investors
Section 4005.012. Private Limited Offerings
Section 4005.013. Compensation Plans and Contracts
Section 4005.014. Mortgages and Liens
Section 4005.016. Financial Institutions
Section 4005.017. Government Issuance or Guarantee
Section 4005.018. Cooperatives
Section 4005.019. Secondary Market Sales
Section 4005.020. Unsolicited Orders
Section 4005.021. Oil, Gas, or Mining Interests
Section 4005.022. Issuer Sales of Exempt Securities