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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60773</law_id><section_number>13.1-1273</section_number><catch_line>Plan of entity conversion</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Virginia Business Trust Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="12">Domestication and Conversion</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In the case of a <span class="dictionary">domestic business trust</span> that is a <span class="dictionary">converting entity</span>: <a id="paragraph-222172" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The business trust shall approve a plan of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span> setting forth:
				a. A statement of the business trust&#x2019;s intention to convert to a domestic limited liability company;
				b. The terms and conditions of the conversion, including the manner and basis of converting the beneficial interests of the business trust into membership interests of the limited liability company, preserving the ownership proportion and relative rights, preferences, and limitations of each beneficial interest;
				c. As an <span class="dictionary">attachment</span> to the plan, the full text of the articles of organization of the <span class="dictionary">converting entity</span> as they will be in effect upon consummation of the conversion; and
				d. Any other provision relating to the conversion that may be desired. <a id="paragraph-222173" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The plan of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span> may also include a provision that the plan may be amended before the effective time and date of the certificate of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span>. An amendment made after the submission of the plan to the <span class="dictionary">trustees</span> shall not alter or change any of the terms or conditions of the plan if the change would adversely affect the beneficial interests of the <span class="dictionary">converting entity</span>, unless the amendment has been approved by the <span class="dictionary">trustees</span> in the manner set in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Action on plan of entity conversion" href="/13.1-1274/">13.1-1274</a>. <a id="paragraph-222174" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> In the case of a <span class="dictionary">domestic partnership</span> or limited partnership that is a <span class="dictionary">converting entity</span>: <a id="paragraph-222175" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The partnership or limited partnership shall approve a plan of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span> setting forth:
				a. A statement of the partnership&#x2019;s or limited partnership&#x2019;s intention to convert to a <span class="dictionary">domestic business trust</span>;
				b. The terms and conditions of the conversion, including the manner and basis of converting the partnership interests of the limited partnership or partnership into beneficial interests of the business trust, preserving the ownership proportion and relative rights, preferences, and limitations of each partnership interest;
				c. As an <span class="dictionary">attachment</span> to the plan, the full text of the <span class="dictionary">articles of trust</span> of the <span class="dictionary">resulting entity</span> as they will be in effect upon consummation of the conversion; and
				d. Any other provision relating to the conversion that may be desired. <a id="paragraph-222176" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The plan of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span> may also include a provision that the plan may be amended before the effective time and date of the certificate of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span>. An amendment made after the submission of the plan:
				a. To the partners of a partnership shall not alter or change any of the terms or conditions of the plan if the change would adversely affect the partnership interests of the partnership, unless the amendment has been approved by the partners in the manner set forth in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Action on plan of entity conversion" href="/13.1-1274/">13.1-1274</a>; and
				b. To the partners of a limited partnership shall not alter or change any of the terms or conditions of the plan if the change would adversely affect the partnership interests of the limited partnership, unless the amendment has been approved by the partners in the manner set forth in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Action on plan of entity conversion" href="/13.1-1274/">13.1-1274</a>. <a id="paragraph-222177" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> In the case of an <span class="dictionary">other entity</span> that is a <span class="dictionary">converting entity</span>: <a id="paragraph-222178" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The <span class="dictionary">other entity</span> shall approve a plan of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span> setting forth:
				a. A statement of the <span class="dictionary">other entity</span>&#x2019;s intention to convert to a <span class="dictionary">domestic business trust</span>;
				b. The terms and conditions of the conversion, including the manner and basis of converting the interests of the <span class="dictionary">other entity</span> into beneficial interests of the business trust, preserving the ownership proportion and relative rights, preferences, and limitations of each interest of the <span class="dictionary">other entity</span>;
				c. As an <span class="dictionary">attachment</span> to the plan, the full text of the <span class="dictionary">articles of trust</span> of the <span class="dictionary">resulting entity</span> as they will be in effect upon consummation of the conversion; and
				d. Any other provision relating to the conversion that may be desired. <a id="paragraph-222179" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The plan of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span> may also include a provision that the plan may be amended before the effective time and date of the certificate of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span>. An amendment made after the submission of the plan to the <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who are authorized to approve the plan of <span class="dictionary">entity conversion</span> on behalf of the <span class="dictionary">other entity</span> shall not alter or change any of the terms or conditions of the plan if the change would adversely affect the interests of the <span class="dictionary">other entity</span>, unless the amendment has been approved by the <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who are authorized to approve the plan in the manner set forth in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Action on plan of entity conversion" href="/13.1-1274/">13.1-1274</a>. <a id="paragraph-222180" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-1273/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2002, c. 621; 2016, c. 288.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
