180.1201 (2) Unless required by the articles of incorporation, approval by the shareholders of a transaction described permitted in sub. (1) is not required.
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39. 180.1302 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
180.1302 (1) (a) 3. The issuer corporation is a parent that is merged with its subsidiary under s. 180.1104. This subdivision does not apply if all of the following are true:
a. The articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation do not differ from the articles of incorporation of the parent before the merger, except for amendments specified in s. 180.1002 (1) to (9).
b. Each shareholder of the parent whose shares were outstanding immediately before the effective time of the merger holds the same number of shares with identical designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights, immediately after the merger.
c. The number of voting shares, as defined in s. 180.1103 (5) (a) 2., outstanding immediately after the merger, plus the number of voting shares issuable as a result of the merger, either by the conversion of securities issued pursuant to the merger or the exercise of rights or warrants issued pursuant to the merger, do not exceed by more than 20 percent the total number of voting shares of the parent outstanding immediately before the merger.
d. The number of participating shares, as defined in s. 180.1103 (5) (a) 1., outstanding immediately after the merger, plus the number of participating shares issuable as a result of the merger, either by the conversion of securities issued pursuant to the merger or the exercise of rights or warrants issued pursuant to the merger, do not exceed by more than 20 percent the total number of participating shares of the parent outstanding immediately before the merger.
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40. 180.1302 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
180.1302 (4) Except in a business combination or unless Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, subs. (1) and (2) do not apply to the holders of shares of any class or series if the shares of the class or series are registered on a national securities exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., automated quotations system on the record date fixed to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders meeting at which shareholders are to vote on the proposed corporate action.
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41. 181.0121 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
181.0121 (1) (a) 4. An application for a certificate of conversion under s. 181.1161 (5). The form prescribed under this subdivision shall indicate that if the business entity that is to be converted has a fee simple ownership interest in Wisconsin real estate, the entity is required to file a report with the department of revenue under s. 73.14.
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42. 181.0121 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.0121 (2) Permissive forms. The department may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, but use of these forms is not mandatory. If the department prescribes a form for articles of merger under s. 181.1105, the form shall indicate that if a business entity that is acquired in the merger has a fee simple ownership interest in Wisconsin real estate, the business entity that survives the merger is required to file a report with the department of revenue under s. 73.14.
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Section 42m. 181.0502 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.0502 (3) Registered agent change of address. If the name of a registered agent changes or if the street address of his or her a registered agent's business office, he or she changes, the registered agent may change the name of the registered agent or street address of the registered office of any corporation for which he or, she, or it is the registered agent by notifying. To make a change under this subsection, the registered agent shall notify the corporation in writing of the change and by signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering deliver to the department for filing a signed statement that complies with sub. (2) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.
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43. 181.1105 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
181.1105 (1m) Statement as to property owned by nonsurviving entity. A statement indicating whether a business entity that merged with or into the surviving entity in the merger has a fee simple ownership interest in any Wisconsin real estate.
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44. 181.1106 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1106 (2) Title to property. The title to all real estate and other property owned by each business entity that is a party to the merger is vested in the surviving business entity without reversion or impairment subject to any conditions to which the property was subject before the merger, provided that, if a merging business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the merger, the merging business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the merger and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the merger shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
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45. 181.1161 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
181.1161 (4) (c) The business entity continues to be vested with title to all property owned by the business entity that was converted without reversion or impairment, provided that, if the converting business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the conversion, the converting business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the conversion and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the conversion shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
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46. 181.1161 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
181.1161 (5) (bm) A statement indicating whether the business entity that is to be converted has a fee simple ownership interest in any Wisconsin real estate.
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47. 182.01 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
182.01 (title) Business formation records; other duties of department of financial institutions.
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48. 182.01 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
182.01 (7) Reports to department of revenue; business combinations. The department of financial institutions shall quarterly deliver to the department of revenue, in a form specified by the department of revenue, a report identifying mergers and conversions of business entities for which articles of merger and certificates of conversion have been filed with the department of financial institutions indicating that an entity acquired in the merger or an entity converted in the conversion had a fee simple ownership interest in any Wisconsin real estate.
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Section 48m. 183.0105 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.0105 (4) If the name of a registered agent changes or if the street address of the a registered agent's business office changes, the registered agent may change the name of the registered agent or street address of the registered office of any limited liability company for which that person is the registered agent by notifying
. To make a change under this subsection, the registered agent shall notify the limited liability company in writing of the change and by signing, either manually or in facsimile, and delivering deliver to the department for filing a signed statement that complies with sub. (3) and recites that the limited liability company has been notified of the change.
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49. 183.0109 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
183.0109 (1) (a) 5. An application for a certificate of conversion under s. 183.1207 (5). The form prescribed under this subdivision shall indicate that if the business entity that is to be converted has a fee simple ownership interest in Wisconsin real estate, the entity is required to file a report with the department of revenue under s. 73.14.
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50. 183.0109 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.0109 (2) The department may prescribe, and furnish on request, forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter, but use of these forms is not mandatory. If the department prescribes a form for articles of merger under s. 183.1204, the form shall indicate that if a business entity that is acquired in the merger has a fee simple ownership interest in Wisconsin real estate, the business entity that survives the merger is required to file a report with the department of revenue under s. 73.14.
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51. 183.1202 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.1202 (1) Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement and except as provided in s. 180.11045 (2), a limited liability company that is a party to a proposed merger shall approve the plan of merger by an affirmative vote of members as described in s. 183.0404 (1) (a). Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement or waived by the members, a limited liability company may obtain the approving vote of its members only after providing the members with not less than 10 nor more than 50 days' written notice of its intent to merge accompanied by the plan of merger.
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52. 183.1204 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
183.1204 (1) (cm) A statement indicating whether a business entity that merged with or into the surviving entity in the merger has a fee simple ownership interest in any Wisconsin real estate.
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53. 183.1205 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.1205 (2) The title to all property owned by each business entity that is a party to the merger is vested in the surviving business entity without reversion or impairment, provided that, if a merging business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the merger, the merging business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the merger and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the merger shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
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54. 183.1207 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
183.1207 (4) (c) The business entity continues to be vested with title to all property owned by the business entity that was converted without reversion or impairment, provided that, if the converting business entity has an interest in real estate in Wisconsin on the date of the conversion, the converting business entity shall transfer that interest to the business entity surviving the conversion and shall execute any real estate transfer return required under s. 77.22. The business entity surviving the conversion shall promptly record the instrument of conveyance under s. 59.43 in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the real estate is located.
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55. 183.1207 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
183.1207 (5) (bm) A statement indicating whether the business entity that is to be converted has a fee simple ownership interest in any Wisconsin real estate.
