No merger or consolidation of this Plan with, or transfer of assets or liabilities of this Plan to, any other plan shall occur unless each Participant in the Plan would (if the Plan then terminated) receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation, or transfer which is equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been entitled to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation or transfer (if this Plan had then terminated). In addition, any merger, consolidation, or transfer of assets must be consistent with the laws of the Commonwealth.