SSB SouthState Corporation

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2023 (December 6, 2023)

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SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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(863) 293-4710

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Emerging growth company       ☐

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

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On December 8, 2023, SouthState Corporation (“SouthState”), acting pursuant to authorization from its Board of Directors, notified The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) of its intention to voluntarily withdraw the principal listing and trading of its common stock, par value $2.50 per share (the “Common Stock”), from Nasdaq and transfer such listing to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). SouthState expects that the listing and trading of its Common Stock on Nasdaq will end at market close on December 18, 2023, and that the listing and trading of its Common Stock on NYSE will begin at market open on December 19, 2023. The Common Stock has been approved for listing on the NYSE, where it will trade under the stock symbol “SSB”.

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SouthState issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 in connection with the transfer of the principal listing of its Common Stock to NYSE.

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The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.  

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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Dated: December 8, 2023

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Exhibit 99.1

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Winter Haven, Florida (December 8, 2023) – SouthState Corporation (NASDAQ: SSB) (the “Company”) announced today that the Company will transfer the listing and trading of its common stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company expects to commence trading as a NYSE-listed company upon market open on December 19, 2023. The Company’s common stock will continue trading under its current ticker symbol “SSB” after the transfer.

“We are excited to announce our partnership with NYSE, the world’s largest stock exchange, whose long tradition of listing industry-leading companies aligns well with our strategy to provide ‘best in class’ service to our customers and shareholders,” said John Corbett, CEO, SouthState Bank.

“For 90 years, SouthState has served customers across the Southeast and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the New York Stock Exchange,” said John Tuttle, Vice Chair, NYSE Group. “SouthState will join its peers as a member of our NYSE community, the listing home of many of our nation’s leading banks.”

SouthState Corporation (NASDAQ: SSB) is a financial services company headquartered in Winter Haven, Florida. SouthState Bank, N.A., the company’s nationally chartered bank subsidiary, provides consumer, commercial, mortgage and wealth management solutions to more than one million customers throughout Florida, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. The bank also serves clients coast to coast through its correspondent banking division. Additional information is available at SouthStateBank.com.

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