Colo. Rev. Stat. § 7-90-205.5

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 7-90-205.5 - Abandonment or amendment of plan of merger, plan of conversion, or plan of exchange
(1) After a plan of merger, a plan of conversion, or a plan of exchange is authorized, and at any time before the merger, conversion, or exchange takes effect:
(a) The transaction may be abandoned, subject to any contractual rights, in accordance with the procedure stated in the plan of merger, plan of conversion, or plan of exchange. If a merger, conversion, or exchange is abandoned after a plan of merger has been filed by the secretary of state pursuant to section 7-90-203.7, a plan of conversion has been filed by the secretary of state pursuant to section 7-90-201.7, or a plan of exchange has been filed by the secretary of state pursuant to section 7-90-203.8 stating a delayed effective date, the transaction may be prevented from becoming effective by delivering to the secretary of state, for filing pursuant to part 3 of this article 90, before the date the transaction becomes effective pursuant to section 7-90-304, a statement of change that states that, by appropriate action, the transaction has been abandoned.
(b) The plan of merger, plan of conversion, or plan of exchange may be amended in accordance with the procedure stated in the plan, but the plan may not be amended to change:
(I) The amount or kind of owner's interests or other securities, eligible interests, obligations, rights to acquire owner's interests, other securities or eligible interests, cash, or other property to be received under the plan by the owners of eligible interests in any party to the merger, conversion, or exchange;
(II) The primary constituent documents of an entity that is party to the merger, conversion, or exchange, except for changes permitted by the organic statutes of the entity; or
(III) Any of the other terms or conditions of the plan if the change would adversely affect the owners in any material respect.

C.R.S. § 7-90-205.5

Amended by 2022 Ch. 80, § 6, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-086), ch. 1919, p.1919, § 17, effective 7/1/2020.

Section 72 of chapter 166 (SB 19-086), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act adding this section applies to conduct occurring on or after July 1, 2020.

2022 Ch. 80, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).