S.C. Code § 34-28-330
Without any prior approval of the Board, a Southern Region savings and loan holding company having a South Carolina association subsidiary may acquire a Southern Region savings and loan holding company that does not have a South Carolina association subsidiary, may acquire a Southern Region association that does not have any branch offices in South Carolina, or to the extent authorized by Section 34-28-350(1), may acquire an association or savings and loan holding company having association offices which are located outside the Southern Region. The Southern Region savings and loan holding company shall notify the Board at least thirty days prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction. The notification requirements of this section are satisfied by furnishing the Board with a copy of the completed application seeking approval for the proposed transaction which is filed with the federal savings and loan regulatory authority.
S.C. Code § 34-28-330