The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 3021)
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§ 3021. Merger; requirements
One or more cooperatives, each of which is designated a “merging cooperative,” may
merge into another cooperative, designated the “surviving cooperative,” by complying
with the following requirements:
(1) The proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative
and proposed articles of merger to give effect to shall be submitted to a meeting
of the members of each merging cooperative and of the surviving cooperative, the notice
of which shall have attached to it a copy of the proposed articles of merger.
(2) If the proposed merger and the proposed articles of merger, with amendments, are approved
by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those members of each cooperative
voting at each meeting, articles of merger in the form approved shall be executed
and acknowledged on behalf of each cooperative by its president or vice president
and its seal shall be affixed to it and attested by its secretary. The articles of
merger shall recite that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state:
(A) the name of each merging cooperative and the address of its principal office;
(B) the name of the surviving cooperative and the address of its principal office;
(C) a statement that each merging cooperative and the surviving cooperative agree
to the merger; (D) the names and addresses of the directors of the surviving cooperative;
and (E) the terms and conditions of the merger and the mode of carrying the same into
effect, including the manner in which members of the merging cooperatives may become
members of the surviving cooperative. The articles may contain provisions not inconsistent
with law or this chapter deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business
of the surviving cooperative. The president or vice president of each cooperative
executing articles of merger shall make and attach to an affidavit stating that the
provisions of this section in respect to the articles were duly complied with by the
cooperative. (Amended 1999, No. 143 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 420, eff. July 1, 2024.)