An application for approval of such acquisition shall be submitted jointly by the acquiring bank holding company and the domestic institution or bank holding company to be acquired. The application need not be in any particular format, but must set forth all the information required under these regulations. The application shall include a copy of the agreement setting forth the plan of merger or acquisition, including certified copies of the resolutions of the respective boards of directors of parties to the agreement approving same. The application shall also include a statement authorizing any federal or state regulatory agency to make available to the director any and all information which such agency may have relating to the applicants or any of their subsidiaries.