S.C. Code Ann. § 34-25-310: Notice of transaction.

Each out-of-state state bank that has established and maintains a branch in this State pursuant to this article, shall give at least thirty days' prior written notice (or, in the case of an emergency transaction, such shorter notice as is consistent with applicable state or federal law) to the board of any merger, consolidation, or other transaction that would cause a change of control with respect to such bank or any bank holding company that controls such bank, with the result that an application would be required to be filed pursuant to the federal Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, or the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, or any successor statutes thereto.