53-361. Notice and investigation of merger, share exchange, or asset transfer; decision, hearing, and appeal.
(a) The Commissioner shall notify the parties to the proposed merger, share exchange, or asset transfer when the application is complete and all required fees have been paid. Promptly following this notification, the parties shall provide notice to clients who may be affected by the proposed merger, share exchange, or asset transfer in the form and manner specified by the Commissioner.
(b) At the expense of the parties to the proposed merger, share exchange, or asset transfer, the Commissioner may investigate the proposed transaction, including the character of the proposed directors, officers, and principal shareholders of each resulting trust institution and of any other person proposed to succeed to the accounts of the applying institutions. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, information bearing on the character or information about the personal finances of an existing or proposed organizer, officer, director, or shareholder is confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
(c) Based on the application and investigation, the Commissioner shall enter an order approving or denying approval of the proposed merger, share exchange, or asset transfer not later than the sixtieth day following the date the Commissioner notifies the parties that the application is complete, unless extraordinary circumstances require a longer period of review.
(d) Any written commitment made by a person proposing to engage in the merger, share exchange, or asset transfer as a condition for approval of the application is enforceable against that person.
(e) Any order entered by the Commissioner under the provisions of this section shall be subject to review by the Commission for entry of a final agency decision. (2001-263, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 53 - Regulation of Financial Services
Article 24 - Trust Companies and Interstate Trust Business.
§ 53-302 - Title and purposes.
§ 53-303 - Companies authorized to engage in trust business.
§ 53-304 - Activities not requiring a charter, license, or approval.
§ 53-305 - Trust business of State trust institution.
§ 53-306 - Trust business of out-of-state trust institution.
§ 53-307 - Trust business of foreign trust institution.
§ 53-308 - Name of trust institution.
§ 53-309 - Trust deposits of authorized trust institutions.
§ 53-310 - Offices of State trust companies.
§ 53-311 - State trust company principal office.
§ 53-312 - Trust offices; representative trust offices.
§ 53-313 - Out-of-state trust offices and representative trust offices.
§ 53-314 - Trust business through a branch or trust office.
§ 53-315 - Establishing an interstate trust office.
§ 53-316 - Acquiring an interstate trust office.
§ 53-317 - Requirement of notice.
§ 53-319 - Additional trust offices; representative trust offices.
§ 53-320 - Examinations; periodic reports; cooperative agreements; assessment of fees.
§ 53-322 - Notice of transactions that cause a change in control.
§ 53-323 - Foreign trust institution application for trust office or representative trust office.
§ 53-324 - Conditions for approval.
§ 53-325 - Additional trust offices and representative trust offices.
§ 53-326 - Examinations; periodic reports; cooperative agreements; assessment of fees.
§ 53-328 - Notice of transactions that cause a change in control.
§ 53-329 - International agreements.
§ 53-330 - Title and purposes.
§ 53-331 - Organization and powers of State trust company.
§ 53-332 - Articles of incorporation of State trust company.
§ 53-334 - Notice and investigation of charter application.
§ 53-335 - Decision on charter application and hearing.
§ 53-336 - Issuance of charter.
§ 53-337 - Required initial capital.
§ 53-338 - Subordinated notes or debentures.
§ 53-339 - Application of laws relating to general business corporations.
§ 53-340 - Investment in State trust company facilities.
§ 53-342 - Securities and other investments.
§ 53-343 - Prohibited distributions, acquisitions, liens, or pledges.
§ 53-345 - Engaging in commerce prohibited.
§ 53-346 - Lending and lease financing; conversion to State bank.
§ 53-347 - Acquisition of control.
§ 53-348 - Application regarding acquisition of control.
§ 53-349 - Decision on acquisition of control.
§ 53-351 - Report of changes in chief executive officer or directors.
§ 53-352 - Board of directors.
§ 53-353 - Required board meetings.
§ 53-355 - Certain criminal offenses.
§ 53-356 - Responsibility of directors.
§ 53-358 - Bonding requirements; reports of apparent crime.
§ 53-359 - Merger, share exchange, or asset transfer authority.
§ 53-360 - Merger, share exchange, or asset transfer application.
§ 53-362 - Appraisal rights of shareholders in mergers, share exchanges, or asset transfers.
§ 53-363 - Private trust companies.
§ 53-364 - Requirements to apply for and maintain status as a private trust company.
§ 53-365 - Conversion to public trust company.
§ 53-367 - Commissioner shall have supervision over authorized trust institutions and shall examine.
§ 53-368 - Assessment of State trust companies.
§ 53-369 - Administrative orders; penalties for violation; increase of equity capital.
§ 53-370 - Notice and opportunity for hearing.
§ 53-371 - Removal of directors, officers, and employees.
§ 53-372 - Required vote of shareholders.
§ 53-373 - Corporate procedure.
§ 53-374 - Authority to liquidate; publication.
§ 53-375 - Examination and reports.
§ 53-376 - Unclaimed property.
§ 53-377 - When Commissioner may take charge.
§ 53-379 - Notice of seizure; bar to attachment of liens.
§ 53-380 - Notice to trust institutions, corporations, and others holding assets; existing liens.
§ 53-381 - Permission to resume business.
§ 53-382 - Remedy for seizure; answer to notice; injunction; appeal; and motions.
§ 53-384 - Bond of the Commissioner; surety; condition; minimum penalty.
§ 53-386 - Notice and time for filing claims.
§ 53-387 - Power to reject claims; notice; affidavit of service; action on claims.
§ 53-388 - List of claims presented, copies, and proviso.
§ 53-389 - Declaration of dividends; order of preference in distribution.
§ 53-390 - Deposit of funds collected.
§ 53-391 - Employment of counsel, accountants, and other experts; compensation.
§ 53-392 - Unclaimed dividends held in trust.
§ 53-393 - Action by the Commissioner following full settlement.
§ 53-395 - Compensation of the Commissioner's office.
§ 53-396 - Exclusive method of liquidation.
§ 53-397 - Disposition of books and records.
§ 53-398 - Destruction of books and records.
§ 53-399 - Petition for new trustee.
§ 53-400 - Report to the Secretary of State.
§ 53-401 - Provisions for conservator; duties and powers.
§ 53-403 - Termination of conservatorship.
§ 53-404 - Rights and liabilities of conservator.
§ 53-405 - Naming of conservator not liquidation.
§ 53-406 - Sale of assets by board of jeopardized State trust company.
§ 53-407 - Authority to act as disbursing agent.
§ 53-408 - Payment to creditors.
§ 53-409 - Issuance of preferred shares by jeopardized trust company.
§ 53-410 - Commissioner to act under authority of the Commission.
§ 53-412 - Commissioner hearings; appeals.
§ 53-414 - Cancellation of charter.
§ 53-420 - Affiliate transfers authorized; procedure.
§ 53-421 - Objection to affiliate transfer.
§ 53-422 - Effect of affiliate transfer.