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
  Joseph E. Burns
  
  2(b) Relationship to Issuer
  Chief Credit Officer
  
  2(c) Address Street
  119 Cricket Hill Road
  Columbia, SC 29223
  
  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, Inc. 250 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021
  
  3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold
  2,210
  
  3(d)Aggregate Market Value
  $195,971.75
  
  3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding
  36,785,071
  
  3(f) Approximate Date of Sale
  3/9/2018
  
  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
  
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Vested Equity Awards
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired:
  South State Corporation
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired:
  2,210
  
  Date of Payment:
  Various dates
  
  
  Nature of Payment:
  Equity Compensation
  
  
  Table II  Securities sold during past 3 months:
  n/a
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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
  Joseph E. Burns
  
  2(b) Relationship to Issuer
  Chief Credit Officer
  
  2(c) Address Street
  119 Cricket Hill Road
  Columbia, SC 29223
  
  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, Inc. 250 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021
  
  3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold
  2,210
  
  3(d)Aggregate Market Value
  $195,971.75
  
  3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding
  36,785,071
  
  3(f) Approximate Date of Sale
  3/9/2018
  
  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
  
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Vested Equity Awards
  
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired:
  South State Corporation
  
  Amount of Securities Acquired:
  2,210
  
  Date of Payment:
  Various dates
  
  Nature of Payment:
  Equity Compensation
  
  Table II  Securities sold during past 3 months:
  n/a