With the prior approval of the board in accordance with § 34-28-340(a) and (b) and upon receipt of approval from all other applicable state and federal regulatory authorities having approval authority over the transaction:

(1) A company may become a South Carolina savings and loan holding company;

(2) A South Carolina savings and loan holding company may acquire a South Carolina association or another South Carolina savings and loan holding company;

(3) A South Carolina savings and loan holding company may acquire a Southern Region association or a Southern Region savings and loan holding company;

(4) A South Carolina savings and loan holding company may acquire an association and savings and loan holding company having association offices which are located outside of the Southern Region as is authorized under § 34-28-350(1);

(5) A Southern Region savings and loan holding company may acquire a Southern Region savings and loan holding company having a South Carolina association subsidiary;

(6) A South Carolina state association may acquire a Southern Region association;

(7) A Southern Region association may acquire a South Carolina state association;

(8) A Southern Region savings and loan holding company may acquire a South Carolina association or a South Carolina savings and loan holding company.