Renee R. Brooks, Chief Operating Officer of SouthState Bank Corp, filed a Form 4 on October 26, 2026, disclosing the exercise of incentive stock options and a related share withholding transaction on the same date.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Renee R. Brooks, identified in the filing as Chief Operating Officer of SouthState Bank Corp
  • Option exercise: 2,183 shares of Common Stock acquired on October 26, 2026, at a price of $91.35 per share via transaction code M (exercise of incentive stock option)
  • Share withholding: 1,988 shares of Common Stock disposed of on October 26, 2026, at $105.72 per share via transaction code F, described as withholding to cover the exercise of incentive stock options
  • Resulting ownership: 38,049 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned directly following the reported transactions
  • Filing agent: The form was signed by William E. Matthews, V, CFO, pursuant to power of attorney, dated October 26, 2026

Brooks' October 26 Option Exercise and Withholding at SouthState Bank Corp

According to the filing, Renee R. Brooks, the Chief Operating Officer of SouthState Bank Corp (NYSE:SSB), reported two transactions in Common Stock on October 26, 2026. The first was an acquisition of 2,183 shares coded as an exercise of incentive stock options, at a price of $91.35 per share. Prior to this transaction, the filing indicates her holdings stood at 40,037 shares directly owned.

The second transaction, coded F, reflects the disposal of 1,988 shares at $105.72 per share. The filing explains this as "withholding of securities to cover the exercise of incentive stock options." Following both transactions, the filing reports Brooks held 38,049 shares of Common Stock on a direct basis.

No derivative securities were reported in Table II of the filing. The form was filed by one reporting person and was signed by William E. Matthews, V, CFO, pursuant to a power of attorney, also dated October 26, 2026. No amendment date was provided, indicating this is an original filing.

What Was Disclosed

The filing discloses a same-day incentive stock option exercise of 2,183 shares at $91.35 and a share withholding of 1,988 shares at $105.72 by SouthState Bank Corp's COO, resulting in direct beneficial ownership of 38,049 shares.