content: Form 144
  
  1 (a) Name of issuer:
  SOUTH STATE CORPORATION
  
  1 (b) IRS Ident. No.
  57-0799315
  
  1 (c) SEC File No.
  001-12669
  
  1(d) Address of issuer
  520 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201
  
  1 (e)Telephone No.
  803-231-3539
  
  2(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  Robert R Horger
  
  2(b) Relationship to Issuer
  Director
  
  2(c) Address Street
  1459 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29116
  
  3(a) Title of Class of securities to be sold
  Common Stock
  
  3(b) Name and address of each broker through
  whom the sec are to be offered/each market maker who is acquiring the securities
  Computershare, 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021
  
  3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold
  4,127
  17,125
  
  3(d)Aggregate Market Value
  $1,808,696.98
  
  3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding
  29,263,780
  
  3(f) Approximate Date of Sale
  07/28/2017
  
  3(g) Name of each securities exchange
  NASDAQ
  
  Table I  Securities to be Sold
  
  Title of the Class:
  Common Stock
  
  Date you acquired:
  Various dates from 2011 to 2017
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Vested Equity Awards
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired:
  South State Corporation
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired:
  4,127
  17,125
  
  Date of Payment:
  Various dates from 2011 to 2017
  
  Nature of Payment:
  Equity Compensation
  
  Table II  Securities sold during past 3 months:
  
  Name and Address of Seller:
  Robert R Horger
  1459 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29116
  
  Title of Securities Sold:
  Common Stock
  
  Date of Sale:
  6/8/2017
  
  Gross Proceeds:
  152,337.60
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text: Form 144
  
  1 (a) Name of issuer:
  SOUTH STATE CORPORATION
  
  1 (b) IRS Ident. No.
  57-0799315
  
  1 (c) SEC File No.
  001-12669
  
  1(d) Address of issuer
  520 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201
  
  1 (e)Telephone No.
  803-231-3539
  
  2(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  Robert R Horger
  
  2(b) Relationship to Issuer
  Director
  
  2(c) Address Street
  1459 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29116
  
  3(a) Title of Class of securities to be sold
  Common Stock
  
  3(b) Name and address of each broker through
  whom the sec are to be offered/each market maker who is acquiring the securities
  Computershare, 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021
  
  3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold
  4,127
  17,125
  
  3(d)Aggregate Market Value
  $1,808,696.98
  
  3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding
  29,263,780
  
  3(f) Approximate Date of Sale
  07/28/2017
  
  3(g) Name of each securities exchange
  NASDAQ
  
  Table I  Securities to be Sold
  
  Title of the Class:
  Common Stock
  
  Date you acquired:
  Various dates from 2011 to 2017
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Vested Equity Awards
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired:
  South State Corporation
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired:
  4,127
  17,125
  
  Date of Payment:
  Various dates from 2011 to 2017
  
  Nature of Payment:
  Equity Compensation
  
  Table II  Securities sold during past 3 months:
  
  Name and Address of Seller:
  Robert R Horger
  1459 Amelia Street, Orangeburg, SC 29116
  
  Title of Securities Sold:
  Common Stock
  
  Date of Sale:
  6/8/2017
  
  Gross Proceeds:
  152,337.60