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    SouthState Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    4/23/25 3:02:36 PM ET
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    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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    FORM 8-K

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    CURRENT REPORT

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    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2025

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    SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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    South Carolina

    (State or Other Jurisdiction of

    Incorporation)

    001-12669

    (Commission File Number)

    57-0799315

    (IRS Employer

    Identification No.)

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    1101 First Street South, Suite 202

    Winter Haven, FL

    (Address of principal executive offices)

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    33880

    (Zip Code)

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    (863) 293-4710

    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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    Not Applicable

    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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    ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

    ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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    Title of each class

    Trading Symbol(s)

    Name of each exchange on which registered

    Common stock, par value $2.50 per share

    SSB

    The New York Stock Exchange

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    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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    Emerging growth company       ☐

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    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

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    Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

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    Immediately following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of SouthState Corporation (the “Company”) held on April 23, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”) discussed in Item 5.07 herein, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) met for its quarterly board meeting. At the meeting, the Board reduced its size from 15 members to 14 members, effective immediately following the Annual Meeting, and approved the appointment of new committee chairs and committee membership for the Board’s four (4) standing committees, as approved and recommended by the Board’s Governance and Nominating Committee, each of which is composed of the following members:

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    Audit Committee

    Ronald M. Cofield, Sr, Chair

    Shantella E. Cooper

    Janet P. Froetscher

    James W. Roquemore

    David G. Salyers

    G. Stacy Smith

    Joshua A. Snively

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    Compensation Committee

    Shantella E. Cooper, Chair

    Janet P. Froetscher

    Douglas J. Hertz

    G. Ruffner Page

    David G. Salyers

    Joshua A. Snively

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    Governance and Nominating Committee

    Douglas J. Hertz, Chair

    Merriann Metz

    G. Ruffner Page

    William K. Pou, Jr.

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    Risk Committee

    Martin B. Davis, Chair

    Merriann Metz

    William K. Pou, Jr.

    James W. Roquemore

    G. Stacy Smith

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    ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to management’s solicitations. A total of 101,364,628 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of February 24, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 91,523,897 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on four proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

     

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    Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2026 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified. Each nominee was an incumbent director, no other person was nominated, and each nominee was elected. The number of votes cast was approximately as follows:

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    Nominees for Director

    Votes For

    Votes Withheld/Abstained

    Broker Non-Votes

    David R. Brooks

    83,071,381

    510,122

    7,942,394

    Ronald M. Cofield, Sr.

    82,769,857

    811,646

    7,942,394

    Shantella E. Cooper

    81,929,875

    1,651,628

    7,942,394

    John C. Corbett

    82,740,910

    840,593

    7,942,394

    Martin B. Davis

    82,760,894

    820,609

    7,942,394

    Janet P. Froetscher

    83,077,348

    504,155

    7,942,394

    Douglas J. Hertz

    82,419,643

    1,161,860

    7,942,394

    Merriann Metz

    83,099,231

    482,272

    7,942,394

    G. Ruffner Page, Jr.

    82,770,967

    810,536

    7,942,394

    William Knox Pou, Jr.

    80,622,648

    2,958,855

    7,942,394

    James W. Roquemore

    82,758,365

    823,138

    7,942,394

    David G. Salyers

    82,764,886

    816,617

    7,942,394

    G. Stacy Smith

    83,051,900

    529,603

    7,942,394

    Joshua A. Snively

    82,404,787

    1,176,716

    7,942,394

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    Proposal 2: Compensation of Named Executive Officers. The shareholders voted to approve the non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The results of the vote were as follows:

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    Voting For

    79,929,686

    Voting Against

    3,507,227

    Abstain from Voting

    144,590

    Non-Votes

    7,942,394

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    91,523,897

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    Proposal 3: Change in Domicile of SouthState Corporation from South Carolina to Florida. The shareholders voted to approve the Company’s change in domicile from South Carolina to Florida, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The results of the vote were as follows:

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    Voting For

    83,060,821

    Voting Against

    393,270

    Abstain from Voting

    127,412

    Non-Votes

    7,942,394

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    91,523,897

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    Proposal 4: Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders voted to ratify, as an advisory, non-binding vote, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The results of the vote were as follows:

    Voting For

    90,438,705

    Voting Against

    983,224

    Abstain from Voting

    101,968

    Non-Votes

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    91,523,897

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    SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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    SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION

    (Registrant)

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    By:

    /s/ William E. Matthews V

    Name:

    William E. Matthews V

    Title:

    Senior Executive Vice President and

    Chief Financial Officer

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    Dated: April 23, 2025

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