RESULTING BUSINESS SUCCESSOR TRUST OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY, AND SHALL
STATE THE ADDRESS OF THAT PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS; AND

(15) THAT A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION
WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE SURVIVING OR RESULTING BUSINESS SUCCESSOR
TRUST OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY, ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT COST, TO ANY
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY BUSINESS TRUST OR ANY PERSON HOLDING AN
INTEREST IN ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY WHICH IS TO MERGE OR CONSOLIDATE.

12-606.

UNLESS A FUTURE EFFECTIVE DATE OR TIME IS PROVIDED FN ARTICLES OF
MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, IN WHICH EVENT A MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION
SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AT ANY SUCH FUTURE EFFECTIVE DATE OR TIME, A MERGER
OR CONSOLIDATION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ON THE FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF ARTICLES OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION.

12-607.

(A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THE
GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF A BUSINESS TRUST, A GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF A
BUSINESS TRUST CONTAINING A SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THIS SECTION MAY
PROVIDE THAT AN AGREEMENT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION APPROVED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE MAY:

(1) EFFECT ANY AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF
THE BUSINESS TRUST; OR

(2) EFFECT THE ADOPTION OF A NEW GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF THE
BUSINESS TRUST IF IT IS THE SURVIVING OR RESULTING BUSINESS SUCCESSOR
TRUST IN THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION.

(B) (1) ANY AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF A BUSINESS
TRUST OR ADOPTION OF A NEW GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF THE BUSINESS TRUST
MADE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AT THE EFFECTIVE TIME OR DATE
OF THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION.

(2) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
LIMIT THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OR OF ANY OF THE
MATTERS REFERRED TO HEREIN BY ANY OTHER MEANS PROVIDED FOR IN THE
GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF A BUSINESS TRUST OR OTHER AGREEMENT OR AS
OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING THAT THE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT
OF ANY CONSTITUENT BUSINESS TRUST TO THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION SHALL
BE THE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT OF THE SURVIVING OR RESULTING SUCCESSOR
TRUST.

12-608.

(A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE CERTIFICATES OF MERGER THAT
SPECIFY:

(1) THE NAME OF EACH PARTY TO THE ARTICLES;