HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(iii) a lease of real property;

(iv) an assignment of a lessee's interest in
real property;

(v) articles of transfer; [and]

(vi) [a security agreement] ;

(VII) ARTICLES OF MERGER OR OTHER DOCUMENT
WHICH EVIDENCES A MERGER OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS; AND

(VII) (VIII) ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION OR OTHER
DOCUMENT WHICH EVIDENCES A CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS;
AND

(VIII) A SECURITY AGREEMENT.

(H) "SUCCESSOR" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 1-l0l(v)(U) OF
THE CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARTICLE.

(I) "ARTICLES OF MERGER" MEANS A DOCUMENT FILED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT UNDER § 3-107 OF THE CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
ARTICLE WHICH EVIDENCES A MERGER INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE MARYLAND
CORPORATION.

(J) "ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION" MEANS A DOCUMENT FILED WITH
THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 3-107 OF THE CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
ARTICLE WHICH EVIDENCES A CONSOLIDATION OF AT LEAST ONE MARYLAND
CORPORATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION TO FORM A NEW MARYLAND
CORPORATION.

(K) "DOCUMENTS WHICH EVIDENCE THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION
OR FOREIGN CORPORATIONS" MEANS THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR
RECORDED WITH:

(1)  THE DEPARTMENT UNDER § 3-117 OF THE CORPORATIONS
AND ASSOCIATIONS ARTICLE; OR

(2)  THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF A COUNTY
INDICATING EVIDENCING THAT TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY HAS BEEN
CONVEYED THROUGH A MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF 2 OR MORE FOREIGN
CORPORATIONS.

(L) "SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION" INCLUDES ANY CORPORATION THAT
IS A SUBSIDIARY OF EITHER A PARENT CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION OF THE PARENT CORPORATION.

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(d) For articles of transfer, ARTICLES OF MERGER, OR
ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION filed with the Department under § 3-107
of the Corporations and Associations Article, OR OTHER DOCUMENT
FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT WHICH EVIDENCES A MERGER OR
CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, the recordation tax rate