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BLW 202 CHAPTER 40 10TH ED T/F SELF TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

In a merger, the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation are deemed not to include any changes that are stated in the articles of merger.
 

 2. 

After a merger, the disappearing corporation retains all of its preexisting obligations.
 

 3. 

After a merger, a disappearing corporation's preexisting rights disappear.
 

 4. 

In a consolidation, the consolidating corporations become subsidiaries of the new corporation.
 

 5. 

After a consolidation, the new corporation inherits all of the consolidating corporations' obligations.
 

 6. 

After a consolidation, there are two or more surviving corporations.
 

 7. 

In a consolidation, the consolidating corporation's shareholders do not need to approve the consolidation.
 

 8. 

A short-form merger can be used whenever a parent owns more than 10 percent of the stock of its subsidiary.
 

 9. 

Shareholder appraisal rights are normally available in sales of substantially all corporate assets not in the ordinary course of business.
 

 10. 

Appraisal rights are available only when a state statute specifically provides for them.
 

 11. 

The fair value of shares under appraisal rights is always the value on the day the shareholder files the notice of dissent.
 

 12. 

Shareholder approval is required when a corporation sells all of its assets to another company.
 

 13. 

Shareholder approval is required when a corporation buys all of the assets of another company.
 

 14. 

When a sale of assets amounts to what in effect is a consolidation, the acquiring corporation does not inherit the selling corporation's liabilities.
 

 15. 

The board of directors of a targeted corporation must approve a tender offer before its shareholders can accept it.
 

 16. 

A promise by a company, during a takeover attempt, to give its shareholders the right to buy additional shares at low prices is a white knight defense.
 

 17. 

Shareholders can initiate the dissolution of a corporation by a majority vote.
 

 18. 

Failure to comply with administrative requirements can result in the dissolution of a corporation by court order.
 

 19. 

Liquidation is the process of converting corporate assets into cash, and distributing it to the corporation's creditors and shareholders.
 

 20. 

Liquidation of a corporation cannot be performed without court supervision.
 



 
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