Rhode Island Articles of Merger or Consolidation Into are documents filed with the Rhode Island Secretary of State to legally merge or consolidate two or more entities into one. The merged entity will become a single, separate legal entity with the same rights, privileges, and obligations as any other legal entity in the state. There are three types of Rhode Island Articles of Merger or Consolidation Into: Merger, Consolidation, and Conversion. In a Merger, two or more entities combine to form a new legal entity. In a Consolidation, two or more entities combine to form a new legal entity, with the resulting entity taking on all assets and liabilities of the combining entities. In a Conversion, the assets and liabilities of one entity are transferred to another entity, which will then become the surviving entity. The Rhode Island Articles of Merger or Consolidation Into must include the name and type of each merging or consolidating entity, the name of the resulting entity, the purpose of the merger or consolidation, the effective date of the merger or consolidation, and the signature of each entity's authorized representative.