Resolutions Approving Plan of Exchange; Contents; Direction for Submission to Vote of Shareholders

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Sec. 3. (a) A bank, trust company, corporate fiduciary, or stock savings bank and a holding company that desire to effect an exchange of securities must, by resolutions adopted by the board of directors of each corporation, approve a plan of exchange which sets forth:

(1) the names of the holding company and the bank, trust company, corporate fiduciary, or stock savings bank;

(2) the terms and conditions of the exchange;

(3) the mode of carrying the exchange into effect;

(4) the manner of redemption of all shares of common stock of the holding company that may be outstanding immediately before the exchange;

(5) a restatement of such provisions of the articles of incorporation of the holding company as may be considered necessary or desirable to give effect to the exchange; and

(6) such other provisions with respect to the exchange as may be considered necessary or desirable.

(b) The resolution of the board of directors of the bank, trust company, corporate fiduciary, or stock savings bank and, if the plan of exchange provides for the amendment of the articles of incorporation of the holding company, the resolution of the board of directors of the holding company, must be submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the corporation, at a meeting of the shareholders. The meeting may be an annual or a special meeting of the shareholders. If the meeting of any corporation at which the plan is to be submitted is an annual meeting, notice of the submission of the plan must be included in the notice of the annual meeting. If the meeting is a special meeting, the meeting must be called by the resolution designating the meeting, and notice of the meeting must be given as provided by law. A copy of the proposed plan of exchange must be included with the notice of the annual or special meeting of shareholders given to each shareholder.

As added by P.L.238-1983, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.122-1994, SEC.62; P.L.262-1995, SEC.15.


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