SOUTH STATE CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Ronald M. Cofield, Sr.

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ronald M. Cofield, Sr.”): 62,257,867 for, 237,581 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,883,584 for, 16,566 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Shantella E. Cooper

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Shantella E. Cooper”): 60,126,558 for, 2,368,890 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 37,762,287 for, 1,137,863 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: John C. Corbett

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John C. Corbett”): 62,232,662 for, 262,786 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,883,584 for, 16,566 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Martin B. Davis

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Martin B. Davis”): 62,234,938 for, 260,510 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,883,428 for, 16,722 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Douglas J. Hertz

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas J. Hertz”): 61,994,678 for, 500,770 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,883,583 for, 16,567 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: G. Ruffner Page, Jr.

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: G. Ruffner Page, Jr.”): 62,242,462 for, 252,986 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,883,584 for, 16,566 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William Knox Pou, Jr.

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William Knox Pou, Jr.”): 54,649,116 for, 7,846,332 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 34,590,159 for, 4,309,991 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: James W. Roquemore

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James W. Roquemore”): 62,257,836 for, 237,612 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,883,584 for, 16,566 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David G. Salyers

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David G. Salyers”): 62,198,181 for, 297,267 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,883,584 for, 16,566 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Joshua A. Snively

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joshua A. Snively”): 60,313,889 for, 2,181,559 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 37,332,318 for, 1,567,832 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jean E. Davis

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jean E. Davis”): 60,133,126 for, 2,362,322 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following directors were elected to serve until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2025 or until their successors are duly designated and qualified.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 119 asset managers below reported 37,758,030 for, 1,137,707 withheld, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Approval of the Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan”): 59,486,109 for, 2,887,808 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders voted to approve the Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as disclosed in the proxy statement.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 122 asset managers below reported 37,437,434 for, 1,468,965 against, 2,941 abstained, 4 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: Approval, as an advisory, non-binding "say on pay" resolution, of our executive compensation;

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Compensation of Named Executive Officer s”): 53,860,190 for, 8,461,810 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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.”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SOUTH STATE CORP.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (10 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “APPROVAL, AS AN ADVISORY, NON-BINDING SAY ON PAY" RESOLUTION, OF OUR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. "” (7 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “Approval, as an advisory, non-binding "say on pay" resolution, of our executive H;” (2 managers, 133,685 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 117 managers: 33,047,924 for, 5,680,086 against, 16,518 abstained, 4 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 305 managers: 25,996,922 for, 7,097,245 against, 933 abstained, 3,776 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION, AS AN ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE, OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.

SOUTH STATE CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 69,237,331 for, 265,843 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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, 2024.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 120 asset managers below reported 38,850,008 for, 280 against, 15,918 abstained, 4 unknown.

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