Two (2) or more corporations may merge into a single corporation which shall be one of the constituent corporations or may consolidate into a new single corporation which shall be the consolidated corporation.
The board of directors or trustees of each corporation, party to the merger or consolidation, shall approve a plan of merger or consolidation setting forth the following:
(a) The names of the corporations proposing to merge or consolidate, hereinafter referred to as the constituent corporations;
(b) The terms of the merger or consolidation and the mode of carrying the same into effect;
(c) A statement of the changes, if any, in the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation in case of merger; and, in case of consolidation, all the statements required to be set forth in the articles of incorporation for corporations organized under this Code; and
(d) Such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger or consolidation as are deemed necessary or desirable.