ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. SouthState Bank Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on April 15, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to management’s solicitations. A total of 98,267,342 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of February 14, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 89,112,621 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, at which the shareholders were asked to vote on three proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal. Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2027 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 David R. Brooks 79,610,359 804,131 8,698,131 Ronald M. Cofield, Sr. 79,443,816 970,674 8,698,131 Shantella E. Cooper 79,449,481 965,009 8,698,131 John C. Corbett 78,773,685 1,640,805 8,698,131 Martin B. Davis 79,473,362 941,128 8,698,131 Janet P. Froetscher 79,800,407 614,083 8,698,131 Merriann Metz 78,089,016 2,325,474 8,698,131 G. Ruffner Page, Jr. 77,050,363 3,364,127 8,698,131 William Knox Pou, Jr. 77,820,550 2,593,940 8,698,131 James W. Roquemore 79,502,585 911,905 8,698,131 David G. Salyers 79,490,749 923,741 8,698,131 Ben E. Sasse 79,563,944 850,546 8,698,131 G. Stacy Smith 79,497,751 916,739 8,698,131 Joshua A. Snively 79,497,550 916,940 8,698,131 Proposal No. 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 76,476,826 Voting Against 3,844,185 Abstain from Voting 93,479 Non-Votes 8,698,131 89,112,621 2 Proposal No. 3 : 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, 2026. The results of the vote were as follows: Voting For 88,261,917 Voting Against 785,208 Abstain from Voting 65,496 Non-Votes — 89,112,621 3
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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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