Illinois Code § 11.30

§ 11.30.

Merger of subsidiary corporation. (a) Any corporation, in this Section referred to as the "parent corporation", owning at least 90% of the outstanding shares of each class of shares of any other corporation or corporations, in this Section referred to as the "subsidiary corporation", may merge the subsidiary corporation or corporations into itself or into one of the subsidiary corporations, if each merging subsidiary corporation is solvent, without approval by a vote of the shareholders of the parent corporation or the shareholders of any of the merging subsidiary corporations, upon completion of the requirements of this Section. (b) The board of directors of the parent corporation shall, by resolution, approve a plan of merger setting forth: (1) The name of each merging subsidiary corporation and the name of the parent corporation; and (2) The manner and basis of converting the shares of each merging subsidiary corporation not owned by the parent corporation into shares, obligations or other securities of the surviving corporation or of the parent corporation or into cash or other property or into any combination of the foregoing. (c) A copy of such plan of merger shall be mailed to each shareholder, other than the parent corporation, of a merging subsidiary corporation who was a shareholder of record on the date of the adoption of the plan of merger, together with a notice informing such shareholders of their right to dissent and enclosing a copy of Section 11.70 or otherwise providing adequate notice of the procedure to dissent. (d) After 30 days following the mailing of a copy of the plan of merger and notice to the shareholders of each merging subsidiary corporation, or upon the written consent to the merger or written waiver of the 30 day period by the holders of all the outstanding shares of all shares of all such subsidiary corporations, the articles of merger shall be executed by the parent corporation and filed in duplicate in accordance with Section 1.10 of this Act and shall set forth: (1) The plan of merger. (2) The number of outstanding shares of each class of each merging subsidiary corporation and the number of such shares of each class owned immediately prior to the adoption of the plan of merger by the parent corporation. (3) The date of mailing a copy of the plan of merger and notice of right to dissent to the shareholders of each merging subsidiary corporation. (e) When the provisions of this Section have been complied with, the Secretary of State shall file the articles of merger. (f) Subject to Section 11.35 and provided that all the conditions hereinabove set forth have been met, any domestic corporation may be merged into or may merge into itself any foreign corporation in the foregoing manner. (Source: P.A. 92-33, eff. 7-1-01.)