Conversions and mergers; conversion of limited liability

company to corporation, partnership or limited partnership. A. A limited liability company may be converted to a corporation, partnership or limited partnership pursuant to this section. B. The terms and conditions of a conversion of a limited liability company to a corporation, partnership or limited partnership shall be approved by the number or percentage of the members or managers specifically required for conversion in the operating agreement or, in absence of such a provision in the operating agreement, by all the members. C. An agreement of conversion shall set forth the terms and conditions of the conversion of the members' interests in the limited liability company into interests in the corporation, partnership or limited partnership or the cash or other consideration to be paid or delivered as a result of the conversion of the members' interests, or a combination of these. D. After a conversion is approved under Subsection B of this section, the limited liability company shall file with the commission [secretary of state], if the converted entity is a partnership, a statement containing the items set forth below, if the converted entity is a corporation, articles of incorporation and a statement containing the items set forth below and, if the converted entity is a limited partnership, a certificate of limited partnership and a statement containing the items set forth below: (1) a statement that the corporation, partnership or limited partnership was converted from a limited liability company; (2) the former name of the limited liability company; (3) a statement of the number of votes cast by the members or managers entitled to vote for and against the conversion and, if the vote is other than a unanimous vote of the members, the number or percentage of members or managers required to approve the conversion under Subsection B of this section; and (4) a statement that the articles of organization of the limited liability company are to be canceled as of the date the conversion takes effect. E. The filing of articles of incorporation for a corporation, a statement for a partnership or a certificate of limited partnership for a limited partnership resulting from a conversion pursuant to this section, cancels the articles of organization of the limited liability company as of the date the conversion takes effect. F. A conversion takes effect when articles of incorporation, a certificate of limited partnership or statement required if the converted entity is a partnership, are filed with the commission [secretary of state] or at any later date specified in the filed document.