---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-082912"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSB"
cik: "0000764038"
company_name: "SouthState Bank Corp"
filed_at: "2026-07-13T12:58:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-13T13:00:05.791664+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SouthState Bank director James W. Roquemore dies after long illness

## Summary
- James W. Roquemore, a member of the Board of Directors, passed away on July 9, 2026.
- He served on the board from 1994 to 2020 and again from 2022 until his death.
- Roquemore was a long-time resident and business owner in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
- The Board and management expressed appreciation for his service and condolences to his family.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-082912
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSB
- cik: 0000764038
- company_name: SouthState Bank Corp
- filed_at: 2026-07-13T12:58:31+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926082912/0001104659-26-082912-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926082912/ssb-20260709x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-082912
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-082912.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-082912.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James W. Roquemore departed as Director at SouthState Bank Corp.
  - Action: passed away
  - Role: Director
  source text: With deep sadness, SouthState Bank Corporation (the “Company”), announced that James W. Roquemore, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, passed away on July 9, 2026, after a long illness.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926082912/0001104659-26-082912-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.