1. One or more foreign corporations and one or more domestic corporations whether heretofore or hereafter organized may be merged or consolidated in the following manner, provided such merger or consolidation is permitted by the laws of the state under which each such foreign corporation isorganized: a. Each domesticcorporation shall comply with the provisions of this chapter with respect tothe merger or consolidation, as the case may be, ofdomestic corporations and each foreign corporation shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws of the state under which itis organized. b. Ifthe surviving or new corporation, as the case may be, is to be governed by the laws of any state other than this state, itshall comply with the provisions of the statutes of the state of Iowa with respect to foreign corporations if itis to do business in this state, and in every case it shall file with the secretary of state of this state: (1) An agreement that itmay be served with process inthis state in any proceeding for the enforcement of any obligation of any domestic corporation which is a party to such merger or consolidation and in any proceeding for the enforcement of the rights of a dissenting shareholder of any such domestic corporation against the surviving or new corporation. (2) The appointment of a resident agent as provided for in section 490.501. (3) An agreement that it will promptly pay to the dissenting shareholders of any such domestic corporation the amount, ifany, to which they shall be entitled under the provisions of this subchapter with respect to the rights of dissenting shareholders. 2. Insofar as the state of Iowa is concerned, the effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as in the case of the merger or consolidation of domestic corporations, if the surviving or new corporation is tobe governed by the laws of this state. Ifthe surviving or new corporation isto be governed by the laws of any state other than this state, the effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as inthe case of the merger or consolidation of domestic corporations except insofar as the laws of such other state provide otherwise.
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