§1097.__Statement of merger

1.__Filing of statement.__After a merger, the surviving partnership or limited partnership may file a statement that one or more partnerships or limited partnerships have merged into the surviving entity.

2.__Statement of merger.__A statement of merger must contain:

A.__The name, the jurisdiction of organization and the date of organization of each partnership or limited partnership that is a party to the merger;

B.__The name of the surviving entity into which the other partnerships or limited partnerships were merged;

C.__The street address of the surviving entity's chief executive office and of an office in this State, if any;

D.__Whether the surviving entity is a partnership or a limited partnership; and

E.__If the surviving partnership or limited partnership is not organized under the laws of this State, a statement that the surviving partnership or limited partnership:

(1)__Agrees that it may be served with process in this State in a proceeding for enforcement of an obligation of a party to the merger that was organized under the laws of this State, as well as for enforcement of an obligation of the surviving partnership or limited partnership arising from the merger; and

(2)__Appoints the Secretary of State as its agent for service of process in any such proceeding and the surviving partnership or limited partnership shall specify the address to which a copy of the process must be mailed by the Secretary of State.