1. A duly executed and acknowledged copy of the articles of merger or consolidation shall be forwarded to the secretary of state for filing and recording as provided in section 491.5 . 2. The procedure set forth in sections 491.6 through 491.9 shall be applicable to the filing of articles of consolidation or merger. 3. If as the result of a consolidation a new Iowa corporation is formed then the fees provided for in section 491.11 shall be applicable. If as the result of a merger an existing Iowa corporation becomes the survivor the articles of merger shall be deemed an amendment to its articles of incorporation and section 491.20 shall be applicable. [C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.107 ] 94 Acts, ch 1055, §8 ; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127 ; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §314 Referred to in §9.11