For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Converted entity” means the other business entity or foreign other business entity or foreign limited liability company that results from a conversion of a domestic limited liability company under this title.

(b) “Converted limited liability company” means a domestic limited liability company that results from a conversion of an other business entity or a foreign other business entity or a foreign limited liability company pursuant to Section 17710.08.

(c) “Converting limited liability company” means a domestic limited liability company that converts to an other business entity or a foreign other business entity or a foreign limited liability company pursuant to this title.

(d) “Converting entity” means an other business entity or a foreign other business entity or a foreign limited liability company that converts to a domestic limited liability company pursuant to Section 17710.08.

(e) “Constituent corporation” means a corporation that is merged with or into one or more limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, or other business entities and that includes a surviving corporation.

(f) “Constituent limited liability company” means a limited liability company that is merged with or into one or more other limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, or other business entities and that includes a surviving limited liability company.

(g) “Constituent other business entity” means an other business entity that is merged with or into one or more limited liability companies or foreign limited liability companies and that includes a surviving other business entity.

(h) “Disappearing limited liability company” means a constituent limited liability company or foreign limited liability company that is not the surviving limited liability company.

(i) “Disappearing other business entity” means a constituent other business entity that is not the surviving other business entity.

(j) “Foreign other business entity” means an other business entity formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state.

(k) “Other business entity” means a corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, business trust, real estate investment trust, or unincorporated association, other than a nonprofit association, but excludes a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company.

(l) “Surviving limited liability company” means a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company into which one or more other limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, other business entities, or foreign business entities are merged.

(m) “Surviving other business entity” means an other business entity into which one or more limited liability companies or foreign limited liability companies are merged.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 419, Sec. 20. (SB 323) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 32 of Ch. 419.)