PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                              Ch. 654

(c) A business trust shall approve the merger under the provisions of § 8-501.1 of
this article.

(D) A PARTNERSHIP SHALL APPROVE THE MERGER UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF § 9-902 OF THIS ARTICLE.

[(d)](E) A limited partnership shall approve the merger under the provisions of §
10-208 of this article.

[(e)] (F) A limited liability company shall approve the merger by the unanimous
consent of the members.

[(f)] (G) A foreign limited liability company party to the merger shall have the
merger advised, authorized, and approved in the manner and by the vote required by the
laws of the place where it is organized.

4A-703.

Articles of merger shall:

(1)     Contain the provisions required by § 3-109 of this article and other
provisions permitted by that section;

(2)     Be executed:

(i) In the case of a limited liability company, in the manner required
by § 4A-206 of this title;

(ii) In the case of a corporation or business trust, in the manner
required by Title 1 of this article; [and]

(iii) In the case of a limited partnership, in the manner required by
Title 10 of this article; and

(IV) IN THE CASE OF A PARTNERSHIP, IN THE MANNER REQUIRED
BY TITLE 9 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND

(3)     Be filed for record with the Department.

4A-704.

(a) Unless the articles of merger preclude the right to abandon the merger, a
proposed merger may be abandoned before the effective date of the articles by:

(1)     Unanimous consent of the members of a limited liability company party
to the article;

(2)     A MAJORITY OF THE PARTNERS OF A PARTNERSHIP;

[(2)] (3) A majority vote of the general partners and a majority in interest
of the limited partners, as defined in § 10-208 of this article, of any limited partnership
party to the articles;

[(3)](4) A majority vote of the entire board of directors of a corporation
party to the articles; and

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