Wisconsin Articles of Merger

• Category: Wisconsin Secretary of State - General
• State: Wisconsin
• Control #: WI-SKU-1067
• Format: PDF

Description

Articles of Merger Wisconsin Articles of Merger are documents used to combine two or more business entities into a single entity. This document is required by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions when one business is merging with or into another business. It must be filed with the Department and include the following information: the names of all parties to the merger; the names and addresses of all officers, directors, and shareholders of the merging entities; the plan for merging the entities; and a statement that the merger was approved and adopted by the board of directors of each merging entity. There are two types of Wisconsin Articles of Merger: a Statutory Merger and a Non-Statutory Merger. A Statutory Merger requires the approval of the shareholders of each merging entity and is the most commonly used form of merger. A Non-Statutory Merger does not require the approval of the shareholders and can be used when one business is merging into another.

Wisconsin Articles of Merger are documents used to combine two or more business entities into a single entity. This document is required by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions when one business is merging with or into another business. It must be filed with the Department and include the following information: the names of all parties to the merger; the names and addresses of all officers, directors, and shareholders of the merging entities; the plan for merging the entities; and a statement that the merger was approved and adopted by the board of directors of each merging entity. There are two types of Wisconsin Articles of Merger: a Statutory Merger and a Non-Statutory Merger. A Statutory Merger requires the approval of the shareholders of each merging entity and is the most commonly used form of merger. A Non-Statutory Merger does not require the approval of the shareholders and can be used when one business is merging into another.