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0001509975
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000764038
SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION
001-12669
1101 First Street South,
Suite 202,
Winter Haven, FL, 33880
FL
33880
863-293-4710
DANIEL E BOCKHORST
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3000
243000.00
76252786
03/20/2024
NYSE
Common
02/18/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
616
02/18/2022
Not Applicable
Common
06/08/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
2384
06/08/2022
Not Applicable
Y
03/20/2024
/s/ Daniel E. Bockhorst