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DelawareLLCActDefaultProvisions
DelawareLLCActDefaultProvisions
§18-101.Definitions.3
§18-202.Amendmenttocertificateofformation.3
§18-204.Execution.3
§18-209.Mergerandconsolidation.3
§18-212.Domesticationofnon-UnitedStatesentities.4
§18-213.Transferorcontinuanceofdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanies.5
§18-214.Conversionofcertainentitiestoalimitedliabilitycompany.5
§18-215.Seriesofmembers,managers,limitedliabilitycompanyinterestsorassets.6
§18-216.Approvalofconversionofalimitedliabilitycompany.8
§18-301.Admissionofmembers.8
§18-302.Classesandvoting.9
§18-304.Eventsofbankruptcy.9
§18-402.Managementoflimitedliabilitycompany.10
§18-404.Classesandvoting.10
§18-407.Delegationofrightsandpowerstomanage.11
§18-502.Liabilityforcontribution.11
§18-503.Allocationofprofitsandlosses.12
§18-504.Allocationofdistributions.12
§18-603.Resignationofmember.12
§18-604.Distributionuponresignation.13
§18-605.Distributioninkind.13
§18-606.Righttodistribution.13
§18-607.Limitationsondistribution.13
§18-702.Assignmentoflimitedliabilitycompanyinterest.14
§18-801.Dissolution.15
§18-803.Windingup.15
§18-804.Distributionofassets.16
§18-1101.Constructionandapplicationofchapterandlimitedliabilitycompanyagreement.16
§18-101.Definitions.
Asusedinthischapterunlessthecontextotherwiserequires:
§18-202.Amendmenttocertificateofformation.
(d)Unlessotherwiseprovidedinthischapterorunlessalatereffectivedateortime(whichshallbeadateortimecertain)isprovidedforinthecertificateofamendment,acertificateofamendmentshallbeeffectiveatthetimeofitsfilingwiththeSecretaryofState.(68Del.Laws,c.434,§1.)
§18-204.Execution.
(b)Unlessotherwiseprovidedinalimitedliabilitycompanyagreement,anypersonmaysignanycertificateoramendmentthereoforenterintoalimitedliabilitycompanyagreementoramendmentthereofbyanagent,includinganattorney-in-fact.Anauthorization,includingapowerofattorney,tosignanycertificateoramendmentthereofortoenterintoalimitedliabilitycompanyagreementoramendmentthereofneednotbeinwriting,neednotbeswornto,verifiedoracknowledged,andneednotbefiledintheofficeoftheSecretaryofState,butifinwriting,mustberetainedbythelimitedliabilitycompany.
§18-209.Mergerandconsolidation.
(b)Pursuanttoanagreementofmergerorconsolidation,1ormoredomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesmaymergeorconsolidatewithorinto1ormoredomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesor1ormoreotherbusinessentitiesformedororganizedunderthelawsoftheStateofDelawareoranyotherstateortheUnitedStatesoranyforeigncountryorotherforeignjurisdiction,oranycombinationthereof,withsuchdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentityastheagreementshallprovidebeingthesurvivingorresultingdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentity.Unlessotherwiseprovidedinthelimitedliabilitycompanyagreement,amergerorconsolidationshallbeapprovedbyeachdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanywhichistomergeorconsolidatebythemembersor,ifthereismorethanoneclassorgroupofmembers,thenbyeachclassorgroupofmembers,ineithercase,bymemberswhoownmorethan50percentofthethencurrentpercentageorotherinterestintheprofitsofthedomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyownedbyallofthemembersorbythemembersineachclassorgroup,asappropriate.Inconnectionwithamergerorconsolidationhereunder,rightsorsecuritiesof,orinterestsin,adomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentitywhichisaconstituentpartytothemergerorconsolidationmaybeexchangedfororconvertedintocash,property,rightsorsecuritiesof,orinterestsin,thesurvivingorresultingdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentityor,inadditiontoorinlieuthereof,maybeexchangedfororconvertedintocash,property,rightsorsecuritiesof,orinterestsin,adomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentitywhichisnotthesurvivingorresultinglimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentityinthemergerorconsolidationormaybecancelled.Notwithstandingpriorapproval,anagreementofmergerorconsolidationmaybeterminatedoramendedpursuanttoaprovisionforsuchterminationoramendmentcontainedintheagreementofmergerorconsolidation.
(d)Unlessafutureeffectivedateortimeisprovidedinacertificateofmergerorconsolidation,inwhicheventamergerorconsolidationshallbeeffectiveatanysuchfutureeffectivedateortime,amergerorconsolidationshallbeeffectiveuponthefilingintheofficeoftheSecretaryofStateofacertificateofmergerorconsolidation.
(g)Whenanymergerorconsolidationshallhavebecomeeffectiveunderthissection,forallpurposesofthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,alloftherights,privilegesandpowersofeachofthedomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesandotherbusinessentitiesthathavemergedorconsolidated,andallproperty,real,personalandmixed,andalldebtsduetoanyofsaiddomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesandotherbusinessentities,aswellasallotherthingsandcausesofactionbelongingtoeachofsuchdomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesandotherbusinessentities,shallbevestedinthesurvivingorresultingdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentity,andshallthereafterbethepropertyofthesurvivingorresultingdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentityastheywereofeachofthedomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesandotherbusinessentitiesthathavemergedorconsolidated,andthetitletoanyrealpropertyvestedbydeedorotherwise,underthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,inanyofsuchdomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesandotherbusinessentities,shallnotrevertorbeinanywayimpairedbyreasonofthischapter;butallrightsofcreditorsandallliensuponanypropertyofanyofsaiddomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesandotherbusinessentitiesshallbepreservedunimpaired,andalldebts,liabilitiesanddutiesofeachofthesaiddomesticlimitedliabilitycompaniesandotherbusinessentitiesthathavemergedorconsolidatedshallthenceforthattachtothesurvivingorresultingdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanyorotherbusinessentity,andmaybeenforcedagainstittothesameextentasifsaiddebts,liabilitiesanddutieshadbeenincurredorcontractedbyit.Unlessotherwiseagreed,amergerorconsolidationofadomesticlimitedliabilitycompany,includingadomesticlimitedliabilitycompanywhichisnotthesurvivingorresultingentityinthemergerorconsolidation,shallnotrequiresuchdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanytowindupitsaffairsunder§18-803ofthistitleorpayitsliabilitiesanddistributeitsassetsunder§18-804ofthistitle,andthemergerorconsolidationshallnotconstituteadissolutionofsuchlimitedliabilitycompany.
§18-212.Domesticationofnon-UnitedStatesentities.
(i)Whenanon-UnitedStatesentityhasbecomedomesticatedasalimitedliabilitycompanypursuanttothissection,forallpurposesofthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,thelimitedliabilitycompanyshallbedeemedtobethesameentityasthedomesticatingnon-UnitedStatesentityandthedomesticationshallconstituteacontinuationoftheexistenceofthedomesticatingnon-UnitedStatesentityintheformofadomesticlimitedliabilitycompany.Unlessotherwiseagreed,forallpurposesofthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,thedomesticatingnon-UnitedStatesentityshallnotberequiredtowindupitsaffairsorpayitsliabilitiesanddistributeitsassets,andthedomesticationshallnotbedeemedtoconstituteadissolutionofsuchnon-UnitedStatesentity.If,followingdomestication,anon-UnitedStatesentitythathasbecomedomesticatedasalimitedliabilitycompanycontinuesitsexistenceintheforeigncountryorotherforeignjurisdictioninwhichitwasexistingimmediatelypriortodomestication,thelimitedliabilitycompanyandsuchnon-UnitedStatesentityshall,forallpurposesofthelawsoftheStateofDelaware,constituteasingleentityformed,incorporated,createdorotherwisehavingcomeintobeing,asapplicable,andexistingunderthelawsoftheStateofDelawareandthelawsofsuchforeigncountryorotherforeignjurisdiction.
§18-213.Transferorcontinuanceofdomesticlimitedliabilitycompanies.
(d)ThetransferordomesticationorcontinuanceofalimitedliabilitycompanyoutoftheStateofDelawareinaccordancewiththissectionandtheresultingcessationofitsexistenceasalimitedliabilitycompanyoftheStateofDelawarepursuanttoacertificateoftransfershallnotbedeemedtoaffectanyobligationsorliabilitiesofthelimitedliabilitycompanyincurredpriortosuchtransferordomesticationorcontinuanceorthepersonalliabilityofanypersonincurredpriortosuchtransferordomesticationorcontinuance,norshallitbedeemedtoaffectthechoiceoflawapplicabletothelimitedliabilitycompanywithrespecttomattersarisingpriortosuchtransferordomesticationorcontinuance.Unlessotherwiseagreed,thetransferordomesticationorcontinuanceofalimitedliabilitycompanyoutoftheStateofDelawareinaccordancewiththissectionshallnotrequiresuchlimitedliabilitycompanytowindupitsaffairsunder§18-803ofthistitleorpayitsliabilitiesanddistributeitsassetsunder§18-804ofthistitleandshallnotbedeemedtoconstituteadissolutionofsuchlimitedliabilitycompany.
§18-214.Conversionofcertainen