Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, § 60 (2026)

Approval of consolidation or merger; objection; termination or amendment

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Section 60. (a) Unless otherwise provided in a written operating agreement, a consolidation or merger shall be approved by each domestic limited liability company which is to consolidate or merge by the members or, if there is more than one class or group of members, then by each class or group of members, in either case, by members who own more than fifty percent of the unreturned contributions to the domestic limited liability company, determined in accordance with section twenty-nine, owned by all of the members or by the members in each class or group, as appropriate.

(b) The exclusive remedy of a member of a domestic limited liability company, which has voted to consolidate or to merge with another entity under the provisions of sections fifty-nine to sixty-three, inclusive, who objects to such consolidation or merger, shall be the right to resign as a member and to receive any distribution with respect to his limited liability company interest, as provided in sections thirty-one to thirty-seven, inclusive. Such members and the resulting or surviving entity shall have the rights and duties, and shall follow the procedure set forth in said sections.

(c) Notwithstanding prior approval, an agreement of consolidation or merger may be terminated or amended pursuant to a provision for such termination or amendment contained in the agreement of consolidation or merger.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2018 · leading case: Allison v. Eriksson, 98 N.E.3d 143 (Mass. 2018).
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Allison v. Eriksson, 98 N.E.3d 143 (Mass. 2018). · cites it 9× “The defendant, Elof Eriksson, contends that the exclusive remedy for dissenting members to such mergers is the distribution of their interest in the LLC, pursuant to G. L. c. 156C, § 60 ( b ). The plaintiff, W.”
Allison v. Eriksson, 33 Mass. L. Rptr. 647 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2016). “Schall reasoned that because under G.L.c. 156C, §60 a merger can be approved by members owning more than 50% of the unreturned capital contributions of a limited liability company, Eriksson could cause the merger to occur without Allison’s involvement and this merger would…”
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