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            <secFileNumber>001-12669</secFileNumber>
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                <ns2:street1>1101 First Street South</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:street2>Suite 202</ns2:street2>
                <ns2:city>Winter Haven</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>FL</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>33880</ns2:zipCode>
            </issuerAddress>
            <issuerContactPhone>863-293-4710</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>DANIEL BOCKHORST</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
            </relationshipsToIssuer>
        </issuerInfo>
        <securitiesInformation>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
                </address>
            </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
            <noOfUnitsSold>3000</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>330000.00</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>76292522</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>11/11/2024</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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        <securitiesToBeSold>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>06/08/2022</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
            <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
            <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>3000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
            <paymentDate>06/08/2022</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>Not Applicable</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
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                <name>DANIEL BOCKHORST</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1101 First Street South</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>Suite 202</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>Winter Haven</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>FL</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>33880</ns2:zipCode>
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            </sellerDetails>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>11/11/2024</saleDate>
            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>3000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>330000.00</grossProceeds>
        </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
            <sellerDetails>
                <name>DANIEL BOCKHORST</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1101 First Street South</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>Suite 202</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>Winter Haven</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>FL</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>33880</ns2:zipCode>
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            </sellerDetails>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>09/18/2024</saleDate>
            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>2500</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>250000.00</grossProceeds>
        </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>Sales that were executed on November 11, 2024 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on November 12, 2024 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings November 11, 2024 in observance of the federal holiday. </remarks>
        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>11/12/2024</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates/>
            <signature>/s/ Daniel E. Bockhorst</signature>
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144
0001509975
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000764038
SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION
001-12669
1101 First Street South
Suite 202
Winter Haven
FL
33880
863-293-4710
DANIEL BOCKHORST
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3000
330000.00
76292522
11/11/2024
NYSE
Common
06/08/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
3000
06/08/2022
Not Applicable
N
DANIEL BOCKHORST
1101 First Street South
Suite 202
Winter Haven
FL
33880
Common
11/11/2024
3000
330000.00
DANIEL BOCKHORST
1101 First Street South
Suite 202
Winter Haven
FL
33880
Common
09/18/2024
2500
250000.00
Sales that were executed on November 11, 2024 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on November 12, 2024 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings November 11, 2024 in observance of the federal holiday.
11/12/2024
/s/ Daniel E. Bockhorst