New Jersey Statutes Title 17. Corporations and Institutions for Finance and Insurance 17 § 9A-359

(1) If the commissioner approves the plan of acquisition, it shall, within 120 days after the date of such approval, be submitted to the stockholders of each of the participating banks at separate meetings called for that purpose upon at least 20 days' notice given in the manner specified in section 81 of “An act concerning banking and banking institutions (Revision of 1948), approved April 29, 1948 (P.L.1948, c. 67).”  1 A copy of the plan of acquisition shall be mailed to each stockholder of each participating bank with the notice of the stockholders' meetings.

(2) If the plan is approved by the stockholders of one or more of the participating banks holding at least 2/3 of the capital stock entitled to vote, that fact shall be certified as to each such bank by its president or a vice-president and the certifications shall be attached to the plan. The plan shall then be filed in the department, and thereupon it shall become effective according to its terms as to the acquiring corporation and each participating bank whose stockholders have approved the plan of acquisition as provided in this section.