Section 23-51-150 - Merger authority(a) With the prior written approval of the Bank Commissioner, a state trust company may merge or consolidate with a state bank to the same extent as a state bank under the Arkansas Banking Code of 1997 or with another person to the same extent as a business corporation under the Arkansas Business Corporation Act of 1987, § 4-27-101 et seq., subject to this chapter.(b) Implementation of a plan of merger by a trust company and a state bank, approval of the board, and shareholders of the parties must be made or obtained as provided by the Arkansas Banking Code of 1997 as if the state trust company were a state bank, except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under this chapter.(c) Implementation of the plan of merger with a person other than a state bank, approval of the board and shareholders of the parties must be made or obtained as provided by the Arkansas Business Corporation Act of 1987, § 4-27-101 et seq., as if the state trust company were a domestic corporation and all other parties to the merger were foreign corporations and other entities, except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under this chapter.Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 2595, eff. 7/24/2019.Acts 1997, No. 940, § 50.