In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Agreement of merger” includes a certificate of ownership executed pursuant to Section 1110 of the Corporations Code.
(b) “Merger” means any of the mergers described in Section 4881.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1064, Sec. 509.1. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative July 1, 1997.)