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2. Partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions, whether
22as a general partner, limited partner, or both.
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(b) A plan of domestication of a non-United States domesticating entity must
24be approved pursuant to the governing law of the domesticating entity.
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1(2) Subject to s. 179.1161 and the governing law of the domesticating entity,
2after a plan of domestication is approved, and at any time before a domestication
3becomes effective, except as otherwise provided in the plan of domestication, the
4domesticating entity may amend the plan of domestication or abandon the
5domestication as provided in the plan of domestication with the same vote or consent
6as was required to approve the plan of domestication.
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7(3) If, after articles of domestication have been delivered to the department for
8filing and before the domestication becomes effective, the plan of domestication is
9amended in a manner that requires an amendment to the articles of domestication
10or if the domestication is abandoned, a statement of amendment or abandonment,
11signed by the domesticating entity, must be delivered to the department for filing
12before the domestication becomes effective. When a statement of abandonment
13becomes effective, the domestication is abandoned and does not become effective.
14The statement of amendment or abandonment must contain all of the following:
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(a) The name of the domesticating entity and the domesticated entity under the
16plan of domestication.
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(b) The amendment to or abandonment of the articles of domestication.
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(c) A statement that the amendment or abandonment was approved in
19accordance with this section.
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20179.1154 Filings required for domestication; effective date. (1) After
21the domesticating entity has approved a plan of domestication in accordance with its
22governing law, the domesticating entity shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the
23department for filing articles of domestication setting forth all of the following:
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(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the domesticating entity.
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(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the domesticated entity.
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1(c) A statement that a plan of domestication has been approved and adopted
2by the domesticating entity in accordance with its governing law.
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(d) Any amendments to the organizational documents of the domesticating
4entity and any organizational documents of the domesticated entity that are to be in
5a public record under their respective governing laws.
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(e) A statement that the plan of domestication is on file at the principal office
7of the domesticated entity.
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(f) A statement that upon request the domesticated entity will provide a copy
9of the plan of domestication to any interest holder in the domesticated entity.
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(g) A statement whether s. 179.1161 applies to the domestication.
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11(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1), the articles of domestication may
12contain any other provisions relating to the domestication, as determined by the
13domesticating entity in accordance with the plan of domestication.
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14(3) A domestication takes effect at the effective date and time of the articles of
15domestication.
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16179.1155 Effect of domestication.
(1) When a domestication becomes
17effective, all of the following apply:
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(a) The domesticating entity becomes a domestic entity under and becomes
19subject to the governing law of the jurisdiction in which it has domesticated while
20continuing to be a domestic organization under and subject to the governing law of
21the domesticating entity.
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(am) 1. Except as provided in this paragraph, no interest holder shall have
23interest holder liability with respect to the domesticating or domesticated entity.
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2. If, under the governing law of the domesticating entity, one or more of the
25interest holders thereof has interest holder liability with respect to the
1domesticating entity, such interest holder or holders shall continue to have such
2liability and any associated contribution and other rights to the extent provided in
3such governing law with respect to the debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the
4domesticating entity.
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3. If, under the governing law of the domesticated entity, one or more of the
6interest holders thereof will have interest holder liability after the domestication
7with respect to the domesticated entity, such interest holder or holders will have such
8liability and associated contribution and other rights to the extent provided in such
9governing law with respect to the debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the
10domesticated entity that accrue after the domestication.
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4. This paragraph does not affect liability under any taxation laws.
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(b) The title to all property owned by the domesticating entity is vested in the
13domesticated entity without transfer, reversion, or impairment.
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(c) The domesticated entity has all debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the
15domesticating entity.
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(d) A civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding pending by or against the
17domesticating entity may be continued as if the domestication did not occur, or the
18domesticated entity may be substituted in the proceeding for the domesticating
19entity.
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(e) The organizational documents of the domesticating entity are amended to
21the extent, if any, provided in the plan of domestication and, to the extent such
22amendments are to be reflected in a public record, as provided in the articles of
23domestication.
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1(f) The organizational documents of the domesticated entity are as provided in
2the plan of domestication and, to the extent such organizational documents are to be
3reflected in a public record, as provided in the articles of domestication.
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(g) Except as prohibited by other law or as otherwise provided in the articles
5and plan of domestication, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and
6purposes of the domesticating entity vest in the domesticated entity.