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SSB SouthState Bank Corp
CIK 0000764038 50 ready 8-Ks latest July 23, 2026, 4:25 PM ET RSS · JSON
Activity: NORMAL 2 filings / 30d vs 1 baseline
Ready 8-Ks 50
Latest filing July 23, 2026, 4:25 PM ET
Top materiality 0.90
Event mix other_material ×15 · earnings ×8 · other ×8
Sentiment 12 pos · 3 neg · 35 neu
Latest earnings reported 2026-Q1
Executive change recent →

Recent 8-K filings for SSB

Highest-materiality recent filing

SouthState closes acquisition of Independent Financial for ~24.9M shares; expands into TX and CO

January 2, 2025, 6:59 PM ET M&A materiality 0.90 positive item 1.01item 2.03item 2.01item 5.02item 7.01item 8.01item 9.01 ◈ executive_change ×3◈ M&A Transactions

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Executive changes

Departed

James W. Roquemore

Director
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2026-07-09
Filed
July 13, 2026, 8:58 AM ET
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.
Appointed

G. Stacy Smith

Director
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2025-01-01
Filed
January 2, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) unanimously approved the appointments of David R. Brooks, the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBTX, G. Stacy Smith, the current Lead Independent Director of IBTX, and Janet Froetscher (collectively the “IBTX Directors”) to the Board (as well as the board of directors of SouthState Bank), effective as of the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Appointed

Janet Froetscher

Director
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2025-01-01
Filed
January 2, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) unanimously approved the appointments of David R. Brooks, the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBTX, G. Stacy Smith, the current Lead Independent Director of IBTX, and Janet Froetscher (collectively the “IBTX Directors”) to the Board (as well as the board of directors of SouthState Bank), effective as of the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Appointed

David R. Brooks

Director
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2025-01-01
Filed
January 2, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) unanimously approved the appointments of David R. Brooks, the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBTX, G. Stacy Smith, the current Lead Independent Director of IBTX, and Janet Froetscher (collectively the “IBTX Directors”) to the Board (as well as the board of directors of SouthState Bank), effective as of the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Appointed

Merriann Metz

Director
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2024-07-24
Filed
July 25, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
On July 24, 2024, at a regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SouthState Corporation (the “Company”), the Board unanimously approved increasing the board size from 11 to 12 members and appointed Merriann Metz, age 49, to fill the new Board seat.
Appointed

David Brooks

member of the board of directors
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Filed
May 20, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
SouthState entered into a transition agreement with Mr. David Brooks setting forth the terms of his service as a member of the board of directors of SouthState for a period from the effective time of the Merger until the date of SouthState’s annual meeting of shareholders expected to be held in April 2027
Appointed

Doug Hertz

independent Chair of the Board
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2023-04-26
Filed
March 3, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
the Board appointed Doug Hertz as independent Chair of the Board, effective at the end of Mr. Hill’s term as Executive Chair, for a one-year term until the 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting or until his successor is named.
Departed

Robert R. Hill, Jr.

Executive Chairman
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2023-04-26
Filed
March 3, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
On March 2, 2023, SouthState Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a separation and transition agreement with Robert R. Hill, Jr., the Company’s Executive Chairman, pursuant to which Mr. Hill will be separating from his employment effective as of April 26, 2023
Role change

Greg A. Lapointe

Senior Banking Advisor
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2023-04-01
Filed
October 3, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
Mr. Lapointe will continue to serve as Chief Banking Officer until April 1, 2023, at which time he will transition to the role of Senior Banking Advisor until the Retirement Date in order to facilitate a smooth transition to a new Chief Banking Officer.
Departed

Greg A. Lapointe

Chief Banking Officer
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2023-12-31
Successor
Richard Murray
Filed
October 3, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
On October 3, 2022, SouthState Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Greg A. Lapointe, the Company’s Chief Banking Officer, will retire from the Company, effective December 31, 2023 (the “Retirement Date”).
Role change

Richard Murray

Chief Banking Officer
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2023-04-01
Filed
October 3, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
Richard Murray, current President of the Company, will take over Mr. Lapointe’s responsibilities as Chief Banking Officer as of April 1, 2023.
Departed

Cynthia A. Hartley

Director
SSB · SouthState Bank Corp
Effective
2022-04-27
Successor
James W. Roquemore
Filed
April 27, 2022, 7:59 PM ET
the effective date and time of Ms. Hartley’s retirement is the close of business on April 27, 2022.

Earnings & guidance

2026-Q1 EPS reported $2.28 filing →

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.38 · Most common event other_material

12 positive 3 negative 35 neutral

source · SSB on sec.gov