S.C. Code Ann. § 34-25-250: Application.

Any out-of-state bank that will be the resulting bank pursuant to an interstate merger transaction involving a South Carolina state bank shall notify the board of the proposed merger not later than the date on which it files an application for an interstate merger transaction with the responsible federal bank supervisory agency, and shall submit a copy of that application to the board and pay the filing fee, if any, required by the board. Any South Carolina state bank which is a party to such interstate merger transaction shall comply with the South Carolina Business Corporation Act of 1988, and with other applicable state and federal laws. Any out-of-state bank which shall be the resulting bank in such an interstate merger transaction shall provide satisfactory evidence to the board of compliance with applicable requirements of Section 33-15-101.