Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
8 Del. C. § 260
Powers of corporation surviving or resulting from merger or consolidation or upon conversion or domestication; issuance of stock, bonds or other indebtedness
# (a)
When 2 or more corporations are merged or consolidated, or an other entity is converted to, or a non-United States entity becomes domesticated as, a corporation of this State, the corporation surviving or resulting from the merger or consolidation or upon conversion or domestication may issue bonds or other obligations, negotiable or otherwise, and with or without coupons or interest certificates thereto attached, to an amount sufficient with its capital stock to provide for all the payments it will be required to make, or obligations it will be required to assume, in order to effect the merger, consolidation, conversion or domestication.
# (b)
For the purpose of securing the payment of any bonds and obligations issued under subsection (a) of this section, the surviving, resulting, converted or domesticated corporation may mortgage its corporate franchise, rights, privileges and property, real, personal or mixed.
# (c)
The surviving, resulting, converting or domesticated corporation may take any of the following actions in order to effect the merger or consolidation in the manner and on the terms specified in the agreement or in order to effect the conversion or domestication in the manner and on the terms, pursuant to a plan of conversion or plan of domestication, approved by the other entity or the non-United States entity, as applicable:
# (1)
Issue shares of its capital stock and other securities upon conversion of or in exchange for the shares, rights, or securities of or interests in any constituent corporation, converting other entity or domesticating non-United States entity.
# (2)
Cancel any shares, rights, securities, or interests.
Amendment history
56 Del. Laws, c. 50; 64 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 45; 84 Del. Laws, c. 98, § 8
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In this title (40 sections)
- 8-229 · Waiver of notice
- 8-230 · Exception to requirements of notice
- 8-231 · Voting procedures and inspectors of elections
- 8-232 · Delivery of notice; notice by electronic transmission [For…
- 8-233 · Notice to stockholders sharing an address
- 8-241 · Amendment of certificate of incorporation before receipt of…
- 8-242 · Amendment of certificate of incorporation after receipt of…
- 8-243 · Retirement of stock
- 8-244 · Reduction of capital
- 8-245 · Restated certificate of incorporation
- 8-246 · [Reserved.]
- 8-251 · Merger or consolidation of domestic corporations [For…
- 8-252 · Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations;…
- 8-253 · Merger of parent corporation and subsidiary corporation or…
- 8-254 · Merger or consolidation of domestic corporations and…
- 8-255 · Merger or consolidation of domestic nonstock corporations
- 8-256 · Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign nonstock…
- 8-257 · Merger or consolidation of domestic stock and nonstock…
- 8-258 · Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign stock and…
- 8-259 · Status, rights, liabilities, of constituent and surviving or…
- 8-260 · Powers of corporation surviving or resulting from merger or…
- 8-261 · Remedies; appointment of stockholder representatives; effect of…
- 8-262 · Appraisal rights [For application of this section, see 81 Del.…
- 8-263 · Merger or consolidation of domestic corporations and…
- 8-264 · Merger or consolidation of domestic corporations and limited…
- 8-265 · Conversion of other entities to a domestic corporation [For…
- 8-266 · Conversion of a domestic corporation to other entities [For…
- 8-267 · Merger of parent entity and subsidiary corporation or…
- 8-268 · Amendments to certificate of incorporation of the surviving…
- 8-271 · Sale, lease or exchange of assets; consideration; procedure
- 8-272 · Mortgage or pledge of assets
- 8-273 · Dissolution of joint venture corporation having 2 stockholders
- 8-274 · Dissolution before issuance of shares or beginning of business;…
- 8-275 · Dissolution generally; procedure
- 8-276 · Dissolution of nonstock corporation; procedure
- 8-277 · Payment of franchise taxes before dissolution, merger, transfer…
- 8-278 · Continuation of corporation after dissolution for purposes of…
- 8-279 · Trustees or receivers for dissolved corporations; appointment;…
- 8-280 · Notice to claimants; filing of claims
- 8-281 · Payment and distribution to claimants and stockholders