If a foreign corporation has merged or consolidated with one or more foreign corporations, it shall file with the secretary of state a certificate setting forth the fact of merger or consolidation, certified by the secretary of state, or other proper official, of the state under the laws of which the foreign corporation was incorporated.
The secretary of state, before filing a certificate evidencing a foreign corporation's merger or consolidation, shall charge and collect from the foreign corporation a filing fee as required by section 111.16 of the Revised Code.