Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 70 § 70.535 — Articles and plan of merger
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 70 ·
Oregon Code § 70.535·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Articles and plan of merger.
(1) After each business entity that is a party to a merger has approved a plan
of merger, the surviving business entity shall deliver to the Office of
Secretary of State for filing:
(a) Articles of
merger that set forth the name and type of each business entity that intends to
merge and the name and type of the business entity that will survive the
merger;
(b) A plan of
merger or, in lieu of a plan of merger, a written declaration that:
(A) Identifies an
address for an office of the surviving entity where the plan of merger is on
file; and
(B) States that
the surviving entity will provide any owner of any constituent entity with a
copy of the plan of merger upon request and at no cost; and
(c) A written
declaration that states that any party that was a limited partnership approved
the plan of merger in accordance with ORS 70.525 and any party that was another
business entity approved the plan of merger in accordance with the statutes
that govern the other business entity.
(2) The merger
takes effect on the latest of:
(a) The time and
date on which the articles of merger are filed;
(b) The time and
date on which all documents required to be filed by the statute that governs
any party to the merger that is a business entity other than a limited
partnership are filed; or
(c) Any later
effective date specified in the articles of merger. [1999 c.362 §63; 2001 c.104
§22; 2015 c.28 §11]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 70.535
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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