New Jersey § 17:9a-355

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 17:9a-355, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 17:9a-355.

As used in this act, (1) “Corporation” means a corporation organized under any law of this State heretofore,

presently or hereafter in force, for a purpose or purposes for which a corporation

may be organized under “An act revising the General Corporation Law and establishing

a new Title to be known as Title 14A, Corporations, General, of the New Jersey Statutes”

approved November 21, 1968 (P.L.1968, c. 350). 1 (2) “Bank” includes (a) Every bank heretofore organized pursuant to “An act concerning banks and banking

(Revision of 1899),” approved March 24, 1899; (b) Every trust company heretofore organized pursuant to “An act concerning trust

companies (Revision of 1899),” approved March 24, 1899; (c) Every bank or trust company heretofore organized pursuant to chapter 4 of Title

17 of the Revised Statutes 2 ; (d) Every bank and trust company heretofore authorized by any general or special law

of this State to transact business as a bank or a trust company, or as both; (e) Every bank heretofore or hereafter organized pursuant to articles 2 3 or 22 4 of “An act concerning banking and banking institutions (Revision of 1948)” approved

April 29, 1948 (P.L.1948, c. 67). (3) “ Acquiring corporation ” means a corporation whose board of directors has approved, and authorized the execution

of, a plan of acquisition providing for the acquisition by such corporation of ownership

of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of one or more banks; (4) “Participating bank” means a bank whose board of directors has approved, and authorized

the execution of, a plan providing for the acquisition by an acquiring corporation

of ownership of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of such bank; (5) “Department” means the Department of Banking and Insurance of New Jersey; (6) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of New Jersey. 1

N.J.S.A. § 14A:1-1 et seq. 2

N.J.S.A. § 17:4-1 et seq. 3

N.J.S.A. § 17:9A-3 et seq. 4

N.J.S.A. § 17:9A-149 et seq.

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