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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-4-140. Merger or share exchange consolidation of corporations incorporated by Secretary of State.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-4-140. Merger or share exchange consolidation of corporations incorporated by Secretary of State.

Any two or more corporations incorporated by the Secretary of State under provisions other than Chapter 2 of this title, except banks and trust companies, may merge into a single corporation or enter into a share exchange in the manner set forth in Article 11 of Chapter 2 of this title.

## History

Code 1933, § 22-4401, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1102, § 33; Ga. L. 1989, p. 946, § 104; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1231, § 30.