---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-043739"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSB"
cik: "0000764038"
company_name: "SouthState Bank Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:14:42.369446+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SouthState Bank shareholders elect all 14 directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor

## Summary
- Annual meeting on Apr 15, 2026; 89.1M shares voted (90.6% of eligible).
- All 14 incumbent director nominees elected with between 77M and 79.8M votes for.
- Non-binding say-on-pay passed with 76.5M for (95.1% of votes cast), 3.8M against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as FY 2026 auditor approved with 88.3M for (99.1% of votes cast).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-043739
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSB
- cik: 0000764038
- company_name: SouthState Bank Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926043739/0001104659-26-043739-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926043739/ssb-20260415x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-043739.txt

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