CoverageForm 410-K10-Q8-K13D13G13F

SSB Southstate Corp - 8-K

Filed Apr 15, 2026. See issuer overview · financials · original on SEC.gov ↗
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0001104659-26-043739
5.07

Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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ITEM 5.07

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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

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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:

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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

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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:

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Voting For

76,476,826

Voting Against

3,844,185

Abstain from Voting

93,479

Non-Votes

8,698,131

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89,112,621

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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:

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Voting For

88,261,917

Voting Against

785,208

Abstain from Voting

65,496

Non-Votes

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89,112,621

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