SouthState shareholders elect all director nominees and approve say-on-pay at annual meeting

Proposal 4: Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders voted to ratify, as an advisory, non-binding vote, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Certified Public Accountants, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The results of the vote were as follows: ​ Voting For 66,348,959 Voting Against 447,089 Abstain from Voting 18,297 Non-Votes — ​ 66,814,345

Proposal 3: Compensation of Named Executive Officer s. The shareholders voted to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, holding a non-binding, advisory vote every year on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The results of the vote were as follows: ​ ​ Voting For One Year 56,610,971 ​ Two Years 102,134 ​ Three Years 2,399,024 Abstain from Voting ​ 143,438 Non-Votes ​ — ​ ​ 59,255,567

Proposal 2: Compensation of Named Executive Officer s. 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: ​ ​ Voting For 58,348,772 Voting Against 780,601 Abstain from Voting 126,194 Non-Votes 7,558,778 ​ 66,814,345

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2024 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 ​ Votes Against ​ Votes Withheld/Abstentions ​ Broker Non-Votes Ronald M. Cofield, Sr. ​ 58,804,203 ​ — ​ 451,364 ​ 7,558,778 Shantella E. Cooper ​ 57,551,096 ​ — ​ 1,704,471 ​ 7,558,778 John C. Corbett ​ 58,744,630 ​ — ​ 510,937 ​ 7,558,778 Jean E. Davis ​ 57,535,344 ​ — ​ 1,720,223 ​ 7,558,778 Martin B. Davis ​ 58,779,214 ​ — ​ 476,353 ​ 7,558,778 Douglas J. Hertz ​ 58,551,270 ​ — ​ 704,297 ​ 7,558,778 G. Ruffner Page, Jr. ​ 58,789,142 ​ — ​ 466,425 ​ 7,558,778 William Knox Pou, Jr. ​ 53,489,518 ​ — ​ 5,766,049 ​ 7,558,778 James W. Roquemore ​ 58,785,853 ​ — ​ 469,714 ​ 7,558,778 Davi