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
  Alton C. Phillips
  
  2(b) Relationship to Issuer
  Director
  
  2(c) Address Street
  520 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201
  
  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
  Wells Fargo Advisors, 200 Meeting St. Suite 302, Charleston, SC 29401
  
  3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold
  6,500
  
  3(d)Aggregate Market Value
  $520,000.00
  
  3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding
  24,218,820
  
  3(f) Approximate Date of Sale
  11/16/2016
  
  3(g) Name of each securities exchange
  NASDAQ
  
  Table I  Securities to be Sold
  
  Title of the Class:
  Common Stock
  Common Stock
  Common Stock
  Common Stock
  
  Date you acquired:
  1/26/2009
  2/13/2009
  8/23/2010
  5/24/2011
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Open Market Purchase
  Open Market Purchase
  Open Market Purchase
  Open Market Purchase
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired:
  South State Corporation
  South State Corporation
  South State Corporation
  South State Corporation
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired:
  1,000
  1,000
  4,000
  500
  
  Date of Payment:
  1/26/2009
  2/13/2009
  8/23/2010
  5/24/2011
  
  Nature of Payment:
  Cash
  Cash
  Cash
  Cash
  
  Table II  Securities sold during past 3 months:
  
  Name and Address of Seller:
  Alton C. Phillips
  520 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
  
  Title of Securities Sold:
  Common Stock
  
  Date of Sale:
  11/10/2016
  
  Amount of Securities Sold:
  2,000
  
  Gross Proceeds:
  $159,686.72
  
  Remarks:
  Intention to sell the securities listed in Table II
  was reported on a previous Form 144.
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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
  Alton C. Phillips
  
  2(b) Relationship to Issuer
  Director
  
  2(c) Address Street
  520 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201
  
  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
  Wells Fargo Advisors, 200 Meeting St. Suite 302, Charleston, SC 29401
  
  3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold
  6,500
  
  3(d)Aggregate Market Value
  $520,000.00
  
  3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding
  24,218,820
  
  3(f) Approximate Date of Sale
  11/16/2016
  
  3(g) Name of each securities exchange
  NASDAQ
  
  Table I  Securities to be Sold
  
  Title of the Class:
  Common Stock
  Common Stock
  Common Stock
  Common Stock
  
  Date you acquired:
  1/26/2009
  2/13/2009
  8/23/2010
  5/24/2011
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Open Market Purchase
  Open Market Purchase
  Open Market Purchase
  Open Market Purchase
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired:
  South State Corporation
  South State Corporation
  South State Corporation
  South State Corporation
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired:
  1,000
  1,000
  4,000
  500
  
  Date of Payment:
  1/26/2009
  2/13/2009
  8/23/2010
  5/24/2011
  
  Nature of Payment:
  Cash
  Cash
  Cash
  Cash
  
  Table II  Securities sold during past 3 months:
  
  Name and Address of Seller:
  Alton C. Phillips
  520 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
  
  Title of Securities Sold:
  Common Stock
  
  Date of Sale:
  11/10/2016
  
  Amount of Securities Sold:
  2,000
  
  Gross Proceeds:
  $159,686.72
  
  Remarks:
  Intention to sell the securities listed in Table II
  was reported on a previous Form 144.