Officer Renee R. Brooks filed a Form 144 notice of proposed sale with the SEC on October 26, 2026, disclosing plans to sell 1,988 shares of SouthState Bank Corp common stock acquired through a stock option exercise.

Key Highlights

  • Seller: Renee R. Brooks, identified as an officer of SouthState Bank Corp.
  • Shares proposed for sale: 1,988 shares of common stock.
  • Aggregate market value: $210,165.07, according to the filing.
  • Acquisition method: The 1,988 shares were acquired on October 26, 2026, via a stock option exercise from the issuer, with cash payment.
  • Broker named: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, 1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004.
  • Shares outstanding: 96,757,601 shares of common stock reported outstanding at the time of the filing.
  • No prior sales reported: The filing indicates nothing to report for securities sold during the past three months.

Brooks Files Rule 144 Notice for SouthState Bank Corp Common Stock

SouthState Bank Corp (NYSE:SSB), headquartered at 1101 First Street South, Suite 202, Winter Haven, Florida 33880, is the issuer identified in the filing. The notice was filed under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, which governs proposed sales of restricted or control securities. The filing covers a proposed sale of 1,988 shares of the company's common stock by officer Renee R. Brooks on or around October 26, 2026.

According to the filing, the 1,988 shares were acquired on October 26, 2026, through a stock option exercise from the issuer, with the consideration described as cash. The aggregate market value of the shares proposed for sale is listed as $210,165.07. The filing names Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services as the executing broker. The company's total shares of common stock outstanding are reported as 96,757,601.

The filing includes a representation by the signatory, Renee R. Brooks, that she "does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed." The filing further states there are no securities of the issuer sold by Brooks during the past three months to report.

What Was Disclosed

Officer Renee R. Brooks of SouthState Bank Corp filed a Form 144 on October 26, 2026, providing notice of a proposed sale of 1,988 shares of common stock, acquired the same day through a stock option exercise, with an aggregate market value of $210,165.07.