(a) The original articles of merger, a number of copies of the articles of merger equal to the number of surviving, new, and acquiring entities, and an application in the form required by the Bank Commissioner must be filed with the commissioner. The commissioner shall investigate the condition of the merging parties. The commissioner may require the submission of additional information as considered necessary to an informed decision.
(b) The commissioner may approve the merger if:
(1) Each resulting state trust company will be solvent and have adequate capitalization for its business and location;
(2) Each resulting state trust company has in all respects complied with the statutes and rules relative to the organization of a state trust company;
(3) All fiduciary obligations and liabilities of each state trust company that is a party to the merger have been properly discharged or otherwise lawfully assumed or retained by a state trust company or other fiduciary;
(4) Each surviving, new, or acquiring person that is not authorized to engage in the trust business will not engage in the trust business and has in all respects complied with the laws of this state; and
(5) All conditions imposed by the commissioner have been satisfied or otherwise resolved.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries
Subtitle 2 - Financial Institutions And Securities
Chapter 51 - Arkansas Trust Institutions Act
§ 23-51-102. Certain definitions
§ 23-51-104. Organization and powers of state trust company
§ 23-51-105. Articles of association of state trust company
§ 23-51-106. Application for state trust company charter
§ 23-51-107. Notice and investigation of charter application
§ 23-51-108. Hearing and decision on charter application
§ 23-51-109. Issuance of charter
§ 23-51-111. Application of laws relating to general business corporations
§ 23-51-112. Commissioner hearings — Appeals
§ 23-51-113. Trust companies chartered under prior law
§ 23-51-114. Amendment of state trust company articles of association
§ 23-51-115. Establishing a series of shares
§ 23-51-116. Change in outstanding capital and surplus
§ 23-51-117. Capital notes or debentures
§ 23-51-118. Private trust company
§ 23-51-119. Requirements for a private trust company
§ 23-51-120. Conversion to public trust company
§ 23-51-121. Investment in state trust company facilities — Definition
§ 23-51-122. Other real estate
§ 23-51-124. Transactions in state trust company shares
§ 23-51-127. Engaging in commerce prohibited
§ 23-51-129. Lease financing transactions
§ 23-51-131. Common investment funds
§ 23-51-134. Acquisition of control
§ 23-51-135. Application regarding acquisition of control
§ 23-51-136. Hearing and decision on acquisition of control
§ 23-51-137. Appeal from adverse decision
§ 23-51-138. Objection to other transfer
§ 23-51-139. Civil enforcement — Criminal penalties
§ 23-51-140. Voting securities held by state trust company
§ 23-51-142. Board of directors
§ 23-51-144. Certain criminal offenses
§ 23-51-145. Transactions with management and affiliates
§ 23-51-146. Fiduciary responsibility
§ 23-51-148. Bonding requirements
§ 23-51-149. Reports of apparent crime
§ 23-51-151. Merger application
§ 23-51-152. Approval of commissioner
§ 23-51-153. Rights of dissenters to mergers
§ 23-51-154. Authority to purchase assets of another trust institution
§ 23-51-156. Required vote of shareholders
§ 23-51-157. Corporate procedure
§ 23-51-158. Authority to liquidate — Publication
§ 23-51-159. Examination and reports
§ 23-51-160. Unclaimed property
§ 23-51-161. Sale or transfer of property
§ 23-51-162. When commissioner may take charge
§ 23-51-163. Directors may act
§ 23-51-164. Application of Arkansas Banking Code of 1997
§ 23-51-165. Companies authorized to act as fiduciaries
§ 23-51-166. Activities not requiring a charter, etc
§ 23-51-167. Trust business of state trust institution
§ 23-51-168. Trust business of out-of-state trust institution
§ 23-51-169. Name of trust institution
§ 23-51-171. Branches and offices of state trust institutions
§ 23-51-172. State trust company principal office
§ 23-51-174. Out-of-state offices
§ 23-51-175. Trust business at a branch or trust office
§ 23-51-176. Establishing an interstate trust office
§ 23-51-177. Acquiring an interstate trust office
§ 23-51-178. Requirement of notice
§ 23-51-179. Conditions for approval
§ 23-51-180. Additional trust offices
§ 23-51-181. Examinations — Periodic reports — Cooperative agreements — Assessment of fees
§ 23-51-183. Notice of subsequent merger, closing, etc
§ 23-51-184. Commissioner shall supervise and examine authorized trust institutions
§ 23-51-185. Examinations — Assessments
§ 23-51-186. Statements of condition and income
§ 23-51-187. Confidential records
§ 23-51-188. Administrative orders — Penalties for violation
§ 23-51-189. Notice and opportunity for hearing
§ 23-51-190. Subpoena power and examination under oath
§ 23-51-191. Removal of directors, officers, and employees
§ 23-51-192. Delegation and fiduciary responsibility
§ 23-51-194. Fee determination
§ 23-51-195. Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
§ 23-51-196. Interests in trust institutions prohibited
§ 23-51-197. Designation of trustee