(1) A bank may, with the consent of a majority in number and interest of its stockholders, amend its articles of incorporation or reorganize to permit it to engage in a trust business. The stock of the old corporation, if unimpaired, may be converted into stock in the new corporation.
(2) Any bank or trust company may consolidate and the consolidated corporation shall issue stock for an equivalent amount in value of the stock of the constituent corporations.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 286.3-140

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Articles of incorporation: means the organizing documents of a corporation filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with KRS Chapter 271B or 275. See Kentucky Statutes 286.3-010
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Kentucky Statutes 286.3-010
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means either a for-profit corporation or limited liability company. See Kentucky Statutes 286.3-010
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Person: means a natural person, or any type or form of corporation, company, partnership, proprietorship, association, or other legal entity. See Kentucky Statutes 286.1-010
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Stock: means the corporation's shares. See Kentucky Statutes 286.3-010
  • Trust company: includes every corporation authorized by this subtitle to do a trust business. See Kentucky Statutes 286.3-010

(3) Upon written approval of the commissioner, a bank or trust company may transfer one (1) or more fiduciary accounts under its administration to an affiliate of the trust company or bank, as defined in KRS § 286.3-230(6), located in the Commonwealth, if the transferring bank or trust company shall also:
(a) Not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the transfer of the fiduciary accounts, send written notice to the person or entity that was the recipient of the last report of the status of the account. The notice shall include notification of the recipient’s rights to object to the transfer in the probate division of District Court and shall be deemed effective when mailed by the bank or trust company; and
(b) Within ten (10) days after the date of a transfer of the fiduciary accounts, file an affidavit recording the transfer in the District Court, probate division, of the county in which its main office is located.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 626, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 338, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 324, sec. 16, effective July 13, 1984. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 612a, 883c-2.
Formerly codified as KRS § 287.140.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). In accordance with 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 247, secs. 38 and 39, this statute has been renumbered as a section of the Kentucky Financial Services Code, KRS Chapter 286, and KRS references within this statute have been adjusted to conform with the 2006 renumbering of that code.