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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:91.06%;border:0;margin:30pt 4.47% 30pt 4.47%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">ITEM&#160;5.02&#8195;Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">On April 28, 2021, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of SouthState Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved a new Annual Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Incentive Plan&#8221;). Under the Incentive Plan, each year, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) expects to select eligible senior executive officers who will participate in the Incentive Plan and will establish a dollar amount or a percentage of Base Salary for each such Participant representing the amount of the Incentive Payment the participant will receive if the threshold, target or maximum levels of the Performance Measures are achieved. The Committee also expects to establish one or more Performance Measures and a formula to determine the amount of the award that will be earned at different levels of achievement of the Performance Measures.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Incentive Plan is administered by the Committee, which has full authority, among other things, to designate participants; construe and interpret the plan; waive, prospectively or retroactively, any conditions of or rights of the Company under any award; increase or decrease the payout due under any award; adjust any Performance Measure to prevent dilution or enlargement of an award as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances or to exclude the effects of extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring items; and make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary under the Incentive Plan. Under the Incentive Plan, except as may otherwise be approved by the Committee or as specifically set forth in a written employment agreement between a participant and the Company, no incentive payment will be awarded under the Incentive Plan if the participant is not employed in good standing on the date payment is made for a particular performance period.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The foregoing description of the Incentive Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Incentive Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.02 as Exhibit 10.1.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">ITEM&#160;5.07&#8195;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on April 28, 2021. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to management&#8217;s solicitations. A total of 71,032,735 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock were entitled to vote as of February 26, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 63,291,177 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on three proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.</b> The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2022 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified. Each nominee was an incumbent director, no other person was nominated, and each nominee was elected. The number of votes cast was approximately as follows:</p><a id="_c2e84d48_dfb7_4731_8e13_146c9c48b254"></a><a id="_82b506d8_e5ea_40e1_a273_942dc1cea4ca"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></th><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></th><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></th><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></th></tr><tr><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Nominees for Director</b></p></th><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Votes For</b></p></th><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Abstentions</b></p></th><th style="font-weight:normal;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#000000;">Broker Non-Votes</b></p></th></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">John C. Corbett</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,616,171</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,126,629</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Jean E. Davis</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">53,621,707</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">2,121,093</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Martin B. Davis</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,038,912</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">703,888</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Robert H. Demere, Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,110,231</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">632,569</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Cynthia A. Hartley</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">53,546,506</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">2,196,294</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Robert R. Hill, Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,225,241</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,517,559</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">John H. Holcomb III</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">53,190,009</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">2,552,791</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Robert R. Horger</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">53,865,013</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,877,787</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Charles W. McPherson</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,849,080</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">893,720</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">G. Ruffner Page, Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,194,410</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">548,390</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Ernest S. Pinner</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,406,150</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,336,650</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">John C. Pollok</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,207,619</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">1,535,181</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">William Knox Pou, Jr.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,826,929</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">915,871</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">David G. Salyers</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,863,386</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">879,414</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Joshua A. Snively</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">54,881,887</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">860,913</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:32.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Kevin P. Walker</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:21.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">55,029,643</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:23.02%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">713,157</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:22.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr></table></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">2</p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal 2: Compensation of Named Executive Officers.</b> The shareholders voted to approve the non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The results of the vote were as follows:</p><a id="_4798a95f_78aa_42cb_8278_74a89a298fcc"></a><a id="_965e8201_b862_498d_88b6_eb6933d35d2e"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:45.33%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">45,433,467</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">10,070,258</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain from Voting</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">239,075</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">7,548,377</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.43%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.56%;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">63,291,177</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposal 3: Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</b> The shareholders voted to ratify, as an advisory, non-binding vote, the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Certified Public Accountants, as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The results of the vote were as follows:</p><a id="_a288c264_2f8e_4a36_bd93_11629e163766"></a><a id="_500bda92_eb7d_4ad0_a1c9_989e89b6d512"></a><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:45.66%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.35%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.35%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting For</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">62,376,837</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.35%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Voting Against</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">798,149</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.35%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Abstain from Voting</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">116,191</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.35%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Non-Votes</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">-</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:60.35%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap;width:39.64%;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt;">63,291,177</p></td></tr></table><a id="_8d67dbfe_cbc1_4939_85da_83fc48954be8"></a><a id="_a20119b8_f10f_4188_a3db_7476b3f55d7f"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Item&#160;9.01&#8195;Financial Statements and Exhibits</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">(d) Exhibits:</p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:10.92%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit No.</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.01%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Description</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:10.92%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.01%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:10.92%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">10.1</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ssb-20210428xex10d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">South State Corporation Annual Incentive Plan</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:10.92%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:10.92%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Exhibit 104</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.01%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div><div style="clear:both;margin-bottom:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:24pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">3</p></div></div>
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CORBETT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:49.59%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:middle;width:4.58%;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;vertical-align:bottom;width:45.81%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0.75pt 0.75pt 0pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">JOHN C. 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 28, 2021
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SOUTH STATE CORP
ORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
001-12669
(Commission File Number)
57-0799315
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1101 First Street South, Suite 202
Winter Haven
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FL
(Address of principal executive offices)
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33880
(Zip Code)
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863
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293-4710
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class: Common Stock
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
$2.50 par value
SSB
Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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ITEM 5.02 Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 28, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of SouthState Corporation (the "Company") approved a new Annual Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). Under the Incentive Plan, each year, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Committee") expects to select eligible senior executive officers who will participate in the Incentive Plan and will establish a dollar amount or a percentage of Base Salary for each such Participant representing the amount of the Incentive Payment the participant will receive if the threshold, target or maximum levels of the Performance Measures are achieved. The Committee also expects to establish one or more Performance Measures and a formula to determine the amount of the award that will be earned at different levels of achievement of the Performance Measures.
The Incentive Plan is administered by the Committee, which has full authority, among other things, to designate participants; construe and interpret the plan; waive, prospectively or retroactively, any conditions of or rights of the Company under any award; increase or decrease the payout due under any award; adjust any Performance Measure to prevent dilution or enlargement of an award as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances or to exclude the effects of extraordinary, unusual, or non-recurring items; and make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary under the Incentive Plan. Under the Incentive Plan, except as may otherwise be approved by the Committee or as specifically set forth in a written employment agreement between a participant and the Company, no incentive payment will be awarded under the Incentive Plan if the participant is not employed in good standing on the date payment is made for a particular performance period.
The foregoing description of the Incentive Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Incentive Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.02 as Exhibit 10.1.
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company was held on April 28, 2021. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to management's solicitations. A total of 71,032,735 shares of the Company's common stock were entitled to vote as of February 26, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 63,291,177 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on three proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.
The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2022 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified. Each nominee was an incumbent director, no other person was nominated, and each nominee was elected. The number of votes cast was approximately as follows:
Nominees for Director
Votes For
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
John C. Corbett
54,616,171
1,126,629
7,548,377
Jean E. Davis
53,621,707
2,121,093
7,548,377
Martin B. Davis
55,038,912
703,888
7,548,377
Robert H. Demere, Jr.
55,110,231
632,569
7,548,377
Cynthia A. Hartley
53,546,506
2,196,294
7,548,377
Robert R. Hill, Jr.
54,225,241
1,517,559
7,548,377
John H. Holcomb III
53,190,009
2,552,791
7,548,377
Robert R. Horger
53,865,013
1,877,787
7,548,377
Charles W. McPherson
54,849,080
893,720
7,548,377
G. Ruffner Page, Jr.
55,194,410
548,390
7,548,377
Ernest S. Pinner
54,406,150
1,336,650
7,548,377
John C. Pollok
54,207,619
1,535,181
7,548,377
William Knox Pou, Jr.
54,826,929
915,871
7,548,377
David G. Salyers
54,863,386
879,414
7,548,377
Joshua A. Snively
54,881,887
860,913
7,548,377
Kevin P. Walker
55,029,643
713,157
7,548,377
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Proposal 2: Compensation of Named Executive Officers.
The shareholders voted to approve the non-binding advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The results of the vote were as follows:
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Voting For
45,433,467
Voting Against
10,070,258
Abstain from Voting
239,075
Non-Votes
7,548,377
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63,291,177
Proposal 3: Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The shareholders voted to ratify, as an advisory, non-binding vote, the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Certified Public Accountants, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The results of the vote were as follows:
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Voting For
62,376,837
Voting Against
798,149
Abstain from Voting
116,191
Non-Votes
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63,291,177
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No.
Description
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10.1
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South State Corporation Annual Incentive Plan
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Exhibit 104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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SOUTH STATE CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ JOHN C. CORBETT
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JOHN C. CORBETT
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Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 28, 2021
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