Section 5-7A-40 Authorized; Exchange of Stock.

Any state bank may, with the consent of the holders of a majority in amount of its stock obtained at a meeting of the shareholders called therefor, be converted or merged into or consolidate with a national bank, in such manner as may, at the time of such conversion, merger or consolidation, be prescribed by the laws of the United States, and the stock of such state bank may be exchanged for stock in such national bank upon such terms as the consenting shareholders may, at the meeting at which the conversion, merger or consolidation is authorized, determine or upon such terms as the holders of a majority of the stock of such state bank may, at any other meeting called for such purpose, determine. All proceedings relating to such a conversion, merger or consolidation shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 2A of Title 10, except that if any provision thereof shall conflict with or be more restrictive than the requirements set forth at 12 U.S.C. §214a then the procedures set forth in such §214a shall govern.