--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001558370-24-005613" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "SSB" cik: "0000764038" company_name: "SouthState Bank Corp" filed_at: "2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-03T10:29:53.146329+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # SouthState annual meeting re-elects all directors, approves say-on-pay and equity plan ## Summary - All 11 incumbent director nominees elected; William Knox Pou, Jr. received 54.6M for and 7.8M withheld. - Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 53.9M for (86.2% of votes cast). - Shareholders approved Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan: 59.5M for, 2.9M against. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as FY2024 auditor passed with 69.2M for, 0.3M against, no broker non-votes. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001558370-24-005613 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: SSB - cik: 0000764038 - company_name: SouthState Bank Corp - filed_at: 2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837024005613/0001558370-24-005613-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837024005613/ssb-20240424x8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-005613 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-005613.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-24-005613.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes SouthState Bank Corp shareholders approved Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2024-04-24 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-24 source text: 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 as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The results of the vote were as follows: Voting For 69,237,331 Voting Against 265,843 Abstain from Voting 126,403 Non-Votes — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837024005613/0001558370-24-005613-index.htm - Shareholder Votes SouthState Bank Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-04-24 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-24 source text: Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 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 Withheld/Abstained Broker Non-Votes Ronald M. Cofield, Sr. 62,257,867 237,581 7,134,129 Shantella E. Cooper 60,126,558 2,368,890 7,134,129 John C. Corbett 62,232,662 262,786 7,134,129 Jean E. Davis 60,133,126 2,362,322 7,134,129 Martin B. Davis 62,234,938 260,510 7,134,129 Douglas J. Hertz 61,994,678 500,770 7,134,129 G. Ruffner Page, Jr. 62,242,462 252,986 7,134,129 William Knox Pou, Jr. 54,649,116 7,846,332 7,134,129 James W. Roquemore 62,257,836 237,612 7,134,129 David G. Salyers 62,198,181 297,267 7,134,129 Joshua A. Snively 60,313,889 2,181,559 7,134,129 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837024005613/0001558370-24-005613-index.htm - Shareholder Votes SouthState Bank Corp shareholders approved Compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2024-04-24 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-24 source text: 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 53,860,190 Voting Against 8,461,810 Abstain from Voting 173,448 Non-Votes 7,134,129 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837024005613/0001558370-24-005613-index.htm - Shareholder Votes SouthState Bank Corp shareholders approved Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2024-04-24 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-24 source text: Proposal 3 : Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The shareholders voted to approve the Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The results of the vote were as follows: ​ Voting For 59,486,109 Voting Against 2,887,808 Abstain from Voting 121,531 Non-Votes 7,134,129 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837024005613/0001558370-24-005613-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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