---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-011876"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSB"
cik: "0000764038"
company_name: "SouthState Bank Corp"
filed_at: "2025-09-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T08:24:04.274720+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SouthState completes redomicile to Florida, merges South Carolina entity into Florida entity

## Summary
- Effective Aug 31, 2025: each share of Old SSB common stock converted 1:1 into New SSB common stock; ticker SSB unchanged.
- New SSB assumed $175.9M trust preferred securities, $350M 7% sub debt due 2035, $130M 4% junior sub notes due 2030, and $175M 8.375% sub debentures due 2034.
- Officers and directors of Old SSB became officers and directors of New SSB effective immediately; governing law moved from South Carolina to Florida.
- Articles and bylaws of New SSB (Florida corporation) survive as governing documents; key differences between SCBCA and FBCA pre-disclosed in proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-011876
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSB
- cik: 0000764038
- company_name: SouthState Bank Corp
- filed_at: 2025-09-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 2.01, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837025011876/0001558370-25-011876-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837025011876/ssb-20250831x8k.htm

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