# EDGAR Filing Document

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**0001104659-26-075548.hdr.sgml**: 20260618

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-075548

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 11-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 42

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260618

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260618

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SouthState Bank Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000764038
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 393424417
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** FL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 11-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-12669
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261101265

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1101 FIRST STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202
- **CITY:** WINTER HAVEN
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33880
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8632934710

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1101 FIRST STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202
- **CITY:** WINTER HAVEN
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33880

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SouthState Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210903

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SOUTH STATE Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140630

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20130729

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20529

FORM 11**-**K

**(Mark One)**

[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

OR

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to

Commission File Number: 001-12669

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

**SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan**

1101 1<sup>st</sup> Street S

Winter Haven, Florida 33880

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

SOUTHSTATE BANK CORPORATION

1101 1<sup>st</sup> Street S

Winter Haven, Florida 33880

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**SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan**

**Financial Statements with Supplemental Schedule**

**December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for the Year Ended December 31, 2025**

*And Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*

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| [Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#Rep_of_Indep_Reg_Pub_Acctg_Firm) | 1 |
| [Financial Statements:](#SouthStateBank401kRetirementSavingsPlan_) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2025 and 2024](#StatementsofNetAssetsAvailableforBenefit) | 2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2025](#StatementofChangesinNetAssetsAvailablefo) | 3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Notes to Financial Statements](#NotestoFinancialStatements_842213) | 4-10 |
| [Supplemental Information:](#SupplementaryInformation_133846) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2025](#ScheduleHLine4iScheduleofAssetsHeldatEnd) | 12 |

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

To the Plan Participants and the Plan Administrator of

SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

**Opinion on the Financial Statements**

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

**Basis for Opinion**

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

**Supplemental Schedule Required by ERISA**

The accompanying supplemental schedule H, Line 4i – schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2025, and reportable transactions for the year then ended (referred to as the "supplemental schedule"), has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan's financial statements. The information in the supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2023.

Birmingham, Alabama

June 18, 2026

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**SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan**

**Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits**

**December 31, 2025 and 2024**

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **2025** | 2024 |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |
| Total investments, at fair value | $**794449092** | $615799783 |
| Receivables: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Employer contributions | **232381** | 194886 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Notes receivable from participants | **15095114** | 12584741 |
| Total receivables | **15327495** | 12779627 |
| Total assets | $**809776587** | $628579410 |
| Net assets available for benefits | $**809776587** | $628579410 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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**SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan**

**Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits**

**Year Ended December 31, 2025**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
|  | **2025** |
| **Additions to net assets attributed to:** |  |
| Investment income: |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net appreciation in fair value of investments | $**62774104** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Interest and dividends | **36197114** |
| Total investment income | **98971218** |
| Interest income on notes receivable from participants | **2158633** |
| Contributions: |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Participants' | **44392734** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Rollovers | **76740425** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Employer | **21793969** |
| Total contributions | **142927128** |
| Total additions | **244056979** |
| **Deductions from net assets attributed to:** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits paid to participants | **62436312** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Administrative expenses | **423490** |
| Total deductions | **62859802** |
| Net increase | **181197177** |
| **Net assets available for benefits:** |  |
| Balance, beginning of year | **628579410** |
| Balance, end of year | $**809776587** |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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**SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan**

**Notes to Financial Statements**

**Note 1 – Description of Plan**

The following description of the SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan ("Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

*General:*

The Plan is a contributory defined contribution plan covering all employees with the exception of employees classified as temporary or "on-call" of SouthState Bank, N.A. (the "Company"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SouthState Bank Corporation, and all affiliates of the Company who are age 18 or older. The Company's employees can enter the Plan immediately upon meeting eligibility requirements. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). The Plan is administered by the Retirement Committee, members of which are appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Retirement Committee contracted Fidelity Management Trust Company ("Fidelity" or the "Trustee") as the trustee and record keeper of the Plan and the Plan's assets.

On January 1, 2025, SouthState Corporation closed on the previously announced merger of Independent Bank Group, Inc., a Texas corporation ("IBTX"), with and into SouthState Corporation, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 17, 2024, by and between SouthState Corporation and IBTX. As a result of this transaction, the defined contribution plan sponsored by IBTX was terminated effective December 31, 2024 and has been liquidated. Many of the participants of the terminated plan chose to rollover their account balances and become participants of the Plan starting on January 1, 2025.

During the third quarter of 2025, SouthState Corporation was redomiciled to the state of Florida by merging SouthState Corporation, a South Carolina corporation, with and into SouthState Bank Corporation, a Florida corporation that was wholly-owned by SouthState Corporation prior to such merger, and adopting its name.

*Contributions:*

Each year, participants may contribute up to 85% of pretax annual base compensation, as defined in the Plan. The Plan also allows participants to make after-tax Roth contributions, subject to certain limitations imposed by the Plan. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified retirement plans (rollovers). Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan.

The Plan defines Compensation as a participant's Form W-2 Compensation received during a Compensation Determination Period. A Compensation Determination Period is defined in the Plan as the Plan Year; and any elective deferrals as defined under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") §402(g) and any amount contributed or deferred by the Employer at the election of the Employee which is not includible in gross income by reason of Code §125, Code §132(f)(4) or Code §457, will be included in Compensation. In addition, any amount received under the following circumstances will not be considered Compensation: amounts set forth in Regulation §1.414(s)-1(c)(3) (i.e., reimbursements or other expense allowances, including fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving expenses, deferred compensation and welfare benefits, even if includible in gross income).

The Plan permits eligible participants to contribute up to a maximum annual amount of $23,500 for 2025. Participants age 50 and older are permitted to make catch-up contributions of $7,500 for 2025.

The Plan requires that newly eligible employees be automatically enrolled in the Plan with a withholding of 4% of Compensation as defined by the Plan unless a Salary Deferral Election form is filed.

The Plan provides for discretionary non-elective profit sharing contributions on an annual basis. Employees will be entitled to such contributions if they are employed on the last day of the year and have completed 1,000 hours of service during the Plan year. Employment terminated during the year due to normal retirement, death or disability shall not result in loss of the non-elective Company contribution. There were no non-elective contributions for 2025.

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**Note 1 – Description of Plan (continued)**

Employees participating in the Plan receive 100% matching of their 401(k) plan contribution, up to 4% of their Compensation. Employer contributions on the first 4% of their Compensation are made per pay period. In addition, employees are eligible for an additional 2% discretionary matching contribution. For the year ended December 31, 2025, there was no discretionary matching contribution. Employer contributions for the discretionary match may be made annually from current or accumulated net profits. Both employer and employee contributions are subject to certain limitations based on the Code.

*Participant accounts*:

Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution, allocations of the Company's matching contribution, Company's non-elective profit sharing, if any, and allocations of Plan earnings. Each participant's account is also charged with an allocation of administrative expenses and Plan losses, if any. Allocations are based on account balances, as defined by the Plan. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's vested account.

*Vesting:*

All participant contributions and the Company's matching contributions are immediately vested. Participants vest in non-elective profit sharing contributions at 10% for first and second year, 20% per year for the next four years until fully vested at six years, or upon the earlier of their death, disability or retirement at age 65 or older. An employee must complete at least 1,000 hours of service during a vesting computation period to receive credit for a year of service. The Plan measures a year of service on the basis of the 12-consecutive month period of the Plan year.

*Investment Options:*

Participants may direct how their pre-tax and after-tax (Roth) deferred contributions, rollover funds, employer matching contributions and employer non-elective profit-sharing contributions will be invested within various investment options selected by the Retirement Committee. All participant directed funds, except investments in SouthState Bank Unitized Stock Fund may be redirected daily. For the SouthState Bank Unitized Stock Fund, the maximum deferral allocation and balance threshold is restricted to 10% per the Plan (see Note 7 – Investments for additional information on the SouthState Bank Unitized Stock Fund).

Participants must wait 30 calendar days before exchanging back into SouthState Bank Unitized Stock Fund. The 30-day clock restarts after every exchange out of the account. This does not apply to the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Purchases of shares with participant payroll or employer contributions or loan payments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Purchases of shares with reinvested capital.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Redemption of shares to pay any otherwise permissible withdrawals from the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Redemption of shares at the direction of the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. Redemption of shares to pay fees.

*Forfeitures:*

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $6,414 and $8,855, respectively. Forfeitures may be used to reduce employer contributions or to pay administrative expenses incurred by the Plan. Any additional balances in the forfeiture account will then be applied to restore previous forfeitures of participant accounts pursuant to the Plan document. The portion of the forfeiture account available after the above items are satisfied is then available to be used to offset any employer contribution. During 2025, $5,000 of forfeitures were used to offset the 2025 employer contributions.

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**Note 1 – Description of Plan (continued)**

*Notes Receivable from Participants:*

Participants may borrow from their plan assets after one year of participation. A participant must borrow at least $1,000 with the maximum amount being the lesser of (1) $50,000 or (2) one-half of the participant's vested account balance. Loans are payable in full upon default or termination of employment. Outstanding loans at December 31, 2025 carry interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 9.50%. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions. The Plan allows two loans outstanding per participant at a time. A participant also must wait until at least 30 days after the pay-off of a previous loan to obtain a new loan. The Plan does not restrict loans from any portion of the participants' funds invested in the SouthState Bank Unitized Stock Fund.

*Payment of benefits and withdrawals:*

On termination of service due to death, disability, retirement, or other reasons, a participant may leave the funds in the Plan or receive a lump-sum amount equal to the value of his or her account.

A participant may also receive a hardship withdrawal upon meeting certain immediate financial need requirements as defined by the Plan. Funds derived from matching and profit sharing contributions are not available for hardship withdrawals.

The Plan allows Fidelity, at its sole discretion, to distribute a participant's vested aggregate account balance without consent of the participant if the account balance is less than $5,000. Such distribution may be made in a lump sum at any time after a participant terminates employment, subject to certain provisions of the Plan.

#### Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
*Basis of Accounting:*

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared using the accrual method of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

*Estimates:*

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

*Investment Valuation and Income Recognition:*

The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 8 for discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of the Plan's investments consists of the realized gains or losses on investments sold and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments held at year end.

*Payment of Benefits and Withdrawals:*

Benefits and withdrawals are recorded when paid. Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants may be recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet paid as of that date.

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**Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)**

*Notes Receivable from Participants:*

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based on the terms of the Plan document. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2025 or 2024.

*Contributions:*

Contributions from Plan participants and the matching contributions from the Company are recorded in the year in which the employee contributions are withheld.

*Risks and Uncertainties:*

**The Plan invests in various investment securities which are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market volatility and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.**

#### Note 3 – Related Party Transactions
Certain Plan investments are shares of SouthState Bank Corporation common stock. The Plan held common shares of SouthState Bank Corporation of 157,132 shares valued at $14,787,764 and 137,141 shares valued at $13,642,815 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Dividends received from SouthState Bank Corporation common stock totaled $351,146 for the year ended December 31, 2025.

#### Note 4 – Plan Termination
The Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their accounts.

#### Note 5 – Tax Status
The underlying pre-approved plan has received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dated June 30, 2020 stating that the written form of the underlying pre-approved document is qualified under Section 401 of the Code. Any employer adopting this form of the plan will be considered to have a plan qualified under Section 401 of the Code, and, therefore, the related trust is tax-exempt. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualified status. The plan administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.

Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, Plan management is required to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

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#### Note 6 – Exempt Party-In-Interest Transactions
The Plan's administrative expenses are paid by either the Plan or the Company, as provided by the Plan document. Investment related expenses are included in net appreciation (depreciation) of fair value of investments. Certain administrative functions are performed by employees of the Company. No such employee receives compensation from the Plan.

**Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity. Fidelity is the trustee as defined by the Plan and, therefore, these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid by the Plan for investment management services are included as a reduction of the return earned on each fund.**

#### Note 7 – Investments
Plan assets are held in a trust established pursuant to an agreement between the Company and the Trustee.

The Retirement Committee and Trustee direct the investment activities of the trust and have full discretionary authority for the purchase and sale of investments, subject to the participants' permitted investment elections and certain other specified limitations.

**The Trustee maintains a SouthState Bank Corporation Unitized Stock Fund, for the exclusive use of the Plan, to account for the Plan's interest in SouthState Bank Corporation common stock, plus any undistributed cash to be invested into SouthState Bank Corporation common stock. The Trustee acquires and sells the common stock through a broker-dealer.**

#### Note 8 – Fair Value Measurements
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820 ("FASB ASC Topic 820"), *Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures*, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB ASC Topic 820 clarifies that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions.

FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2 Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Plan's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets recorded at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

*SouthState Bank Corporation Unitized Stock Fund* is valued on a recurring basis at quoted market prices where available. The common stock is a quoted price in an active market and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. As disclosed in Note 7, this fund also has a small percentage of cash invested in a money market fund, which is included with mutual funds and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

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**Note 8 – Fair Value Measurements (continued)**

*Mutual Funds* are public investment vehicles valued using the Net Asset Value ("NAV"), which is a quoted price in an active market and classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.

*Common collective trust fund* holds guaranteed investment contracts ("GIC"), separate account GICs, and synthetic GICs. The fair value of the Plan's interest in the common collective trust ("CCT") is based on the unit value of the fund as determined by the investment manager sponsoring such fund by dividing the CCT's net asset at fair value by its units outstanding at the valuation date. The CCT does not have a readily determinable fair value and therefore has been valued at NAV as a practical expedient and is not classified within a level of the valuation hierarchy.

The table below presents the recorded amount of the Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **December 31, 2025:** | **Fair Value** | **Quoted Prices InActive Marketsfor IdenticalAssets (Level 1)** | **SignificantOtherObservableInputs (Level 2)** | **SignificantUnobservableInputs (Level 3)** |
| Mutual funds | $**779642724** | $**779642724** | $**—** | $**—** |
| Common stock - SouthState Bank Corporation | **14787764** | **14787764** | **—** | **—** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total investments in fair value hierarchy | **794430488** | **794430488** | **—** | **—** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Investments measured at NAV<sup>(a)</sup> | **18604** | **—** | **—** | **—** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total Investments at fair value | $**794449092** | $**794430488** | $**—** | $**—** |
| **December 31, 2024:** |  |  |  |  |
| Mutual funds | $571905460 | $571905460 | $**—** | $**—** |
| Common stock - SouthState Bank Corporation | 13642815 | 13642815 | **—** | **—** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total investments in fair value hierarchy | 585548275 | 585548275 | **—** | **—** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Investments measured at NAV<sup>(a)</sup> | 30251508 |  | **—** | **—** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Total Investments at fair value | $615799783 | $585548275 | $**—** | $**—** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, certain investments that were measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

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#### Note 9 – Net Asset Value Per Share
The following table for December 31, 2025 and 2024 sets forth a summary of the Plan's investments with a reported estimated fair value using net asset value per share:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Fair Value at**<br>**December 31,**<br>**2025** | **Fair Value at**<br>**December 31,**<br>**2024** | **Unfunded**<br>**Commitments** | **Redemption**<br>**Frequency** | **Redemption**<br>**Notice**<br>**Period** |
| Common collective trust fund: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federated Capital Preservation Fund<sup>(a)</sup> | $**18604** | $30251508 | $**—** | Daily |  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The common collective trust fund simulates the performance of a guaranteed investment contract through an issuer's guarantee of a specific interest rate and a portfolio of financial instruments that are owned by the issuer. This provided a stable value option for Plan participants. The common collective trust fund is no longer an investment option in the Plan. There have been no new contributions to this fund since November 2024 and the fund was liquidated in 2025.

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**Supplemental Schedule**

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**SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan**

#### EIN 59-2979916
**Plan No. 003**

**Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)**

**December 31, 2025**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **(a)**<br>| **(b)**<br>**Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor,**<br>**or Similar Party** | **(c)**<br>**Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,**<br>**Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value** | **(d)**<br>**Cost** | **(e)**<br>**Current**<br>**Value** |
|  | ***Corporate Stocks*** |  |  |  |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;SouthState Bank Corporation | 157,132 common shares | \*\* | $14787764 |
|  | ***Mutual Funds*** |  |  |  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Beacon Funds | American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Class R6, 398,139 shares | \*\* | 9304520 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Century | American Century Small Cap Growth R6, 132,252 shares | \*\* | 3115858 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Funds | American Funds New World Fund Class R6, 64,912 shares | \*\* | 6047875 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Columbia Management | Columbia Dividend Income Fund Z, 1,335,291 shares | \*\* | 49525964 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Dodge & Cox | Dodge & Cox Income X Fund, 1,631,433 shares | \*\* | 20980236 |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;Fidelity | Fidelity Cash Reserves, 2,878 shares | \*\* | 2878 |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;Fidelity | Fidelity US Bond Index Fund, 864,376 shares | \*\* | 9127817 |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;Fidelity | Fidelity 500 Index Fund, 407,197 shares | \*\* | 96798912 |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;Fidelity | Fidelity Mid Cap Index Fund, 297,372 shares | \*\* | 10981969 |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;Fidelity | Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund, 311,661 shares | \*\* | 9639692 |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;Fidelity | Fidelity International Index Fund, 185,426 shares | \*\* | 11273961 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Franklin Templeton Investments | ClearBridge International Growth Fund Class I, 391,206 shares | \*\* | 29000138 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;JP Morgan | JP Morgan Mid Cap Growth Class R6, 547,795 shares | \*\* | 28342935 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;New York Life Investment | NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund, 6,063,164 shares | \*\* | 71181551 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;PIMCO | PIMCO International Bond Fund, 205,790 shares | \*\* | 2043501 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Funds | Principal High Yield Fund, 1,063,085 shares | \*\* | 7133305 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund, 42,044,896 shares | \*\* | 42044896 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Real Estate Index Is, 303,380 shares | \*\* | 5888622 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2020, 527,882 shares | \*\* | 14490371 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2025, 2,117,111 shares | \*\* | 42236367 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2030, 1,328,287 shares | \*\* | 56226420 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2035, 1,882,808 shares | \*\* | 51551309 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2040, 961,157 shares | \*\* | 48009810 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2045, 1,423,820 shares | \*\* | 49463523 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2050, 626,275 shares | \*\* | 37125604 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2055, 374,669 shares | \*\* | 24788134 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2060, 224,189 shares | \*\* | 13671074 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement 2065, 142,140 shares | \*\* | 5689896 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Vanguard | Vanguard Target Retirement Income, 270,932 shares | \*\* | 3757831 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Victory Capital Management | Victory Short-Term Bond R6 Fund, 248,514 shares | \*\* | 2283850 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Victory Capital Management | Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund I, 397,733 shares | \*\* | 17913905 |
|  |  |  |  | 779642724 |
|  | ***Common Collective Trust Funds*** |  |  |  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Federated Capital | Federated Capital Preservation Fund | \*\* | 18604 |
|  | ***Participant Loans:*** |  |  |  |
| \* | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes receivable from participants | 3.25% to 9.50%, Latest Maturity Date: 08/16/2041 | \*\*\* | 15095114 |
|  |  | Total assets held for investment purposes |  | 809544206 |
|  |  | Total assets |  | $809544206 |

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\*Indicates a party-in-interest.

\*\*The cost of participant directed investments is not required to be disclosed.

\*\*\*FASB issued ASU 2010-25 does not consider notes receivable from participants to be investments

whereas the Form 5500 requires that notes receivable from participants be listed as investments.

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** | **Location** |
| [23.1](ssb-20251231xex23d1.htm)  | [Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](ssb-20251231xex23d1.htm) | Filed herewith |
| 101 | The following financial information from SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, (ii) the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, and (iii) related notes to these financial statements. |  |
| 104 | Cover page interactive data file formatted as Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101). |  |

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**Signatures**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Retirement Committee members have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|
|  | **SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan** |
|  | (Name of Plan) |
| Date: June 18, 2026 | /s/ William E. Matthews, V |
|  | William E. Matthews, V |
|  | SouthState Retirement Plan Committee |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-190228 and 333-194928) pertaining to the SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan of SouthState Bank, N.A. of our report dated June 18, 2026, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the SouthState Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2025.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Birmingham, Alabama

June 18, 2026

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