A. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of entity conversion of a domestic business trust to become a domestic limited liability company, after the plan has been approved as required by this article, and at any time before the certificate of entity conversion has become effective, the conversion may be abandoned by the business trust without action by the trustees in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan of entity conversion or, if no procedures are set forth in the plan, by a vote of the trustees of the business trust that is equal to or greater than the vote cast for entity conversion pursuant to subsection A of § 13.1-1274.

B. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of entity conversion of a domestic partnership to become a domestic business trust, after the plan has been approved as required by this article, and at any time before the certificate of entity conversion has become effective, the conversion may be abandoned by the partnership without action by the partners in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan or, if no procedures are set forth in the plan, by a vote of the partners of the domestic partnership that is equal to or greater than the vote cast for the plan of entity conversion pursuant to subsection B of § 13.1-1274.

C. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of entity conversion of a domestic limited partnership to become a domestic business trust, after the plan has been approved as required by this article, and at any time before the certificate of entity conversion has become effective, the conversion may be abandoned by the limited partnership without action by the partners in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan or, if no procedures are set forth in the plan, by a vote of the partners of the domestic limited partnership that is equal to or greater than the vote cast for the plan of entity conversion pursuant to subsection C of § 13.1-1274.

D. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of entity conversion of an other entity to become a domestic business trust, after the plan has been approved as required by this article, and at any time before the certificate of entity conversion has become effective, the conversion may be abandoned by the other entity without action by the persons who had authority to approve the entity conversion in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan or, if no procedures are set forth in the plan, by a vote of the persons who had authority to approve the entity conversion on behalf of the other entity that is equal to or greater than the vote cast for the plan of entity conversion pursuant to subsection D of § 13.1-1274.

E. If an entity conversion is abandoned under subsection A, B, C, or D after articles of entity conversion have been filed with the Commission but before the certificate of entity conversion has become effective, a statement that the entity conversion has been abandoned in accordance with this section shall be delivered to the Commission for filing before the effective time and date of the certificate of entity conversion. Upon filing, the statement shall take effect and the entity conversion shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective.

2002, c. 621; 2016, c. 288.