Oregon Articles of Merger are documents used to merge two separate businesses into one. They are filed with the Oregon Secretary of State and are used to create a single entity out of two distinct legal entities. There are two types of Oregon Articles of Merger: statutory merger and short-form merger. A statutory merger is required when both companies are for-profit corporations, and it involves filing Articles of Merger and a Plan of Merger. The Plan of Merger must include the names of the merging entities, the terms of the merger, the name of the surviving corporation, the date of the merger, and the purpose of the merger. A short-form merger is used when one of the entities is a subsidiary of the other. This involves filing Articles of Merger, a Certificate of Merger, and a Statement of Merger. The Certificate of Merger must include the date of the merger, the names of the merging corporations, the name of the surviving corporation, and the purpose of the merger. The Statement of Merger must include the date of the merger, the names of the merging corporations, the name of the surviving corporation, the date of dissolution of the non-surviving corporation, and the purpose of the merger.