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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-24-007314
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		9
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240508
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240508

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SouthState Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000764038
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				570799315
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			SC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-279205
		FILM NUMBER:		24925570

	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:	SOUTH STATE Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20140630

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SCBT FINANCIAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040227
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  10.6.125.0--><!--Created on: 5/8/2024 05:41:07 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;min-height:6pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2024</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:6pt 10.1pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Registration No. 333- </b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:1pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid 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style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4.2</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465914074397/a14-23092_1ex3d1.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed October 24, 2014</font></a> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8-K</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.91%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">001-12669</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3.1</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">10/28/2014</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.91%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4.3</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465917064063/a17-24438_1ex3d1.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Articles of Amendment, dated October 25, 2017, to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company</font></a> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8-K</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.91%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">001-12669</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3.1</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">10/26/2017</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p 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style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.81%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4.4</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;font-size:9pt;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465920070646/tm2021778d1_ex3-1.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Articles of Amendment dated June 7, 2020, to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company</font></a></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837020014086/tmb-20201130xex4d5.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Articles of Amendment dated November 19, 2020, to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company</font></a> </p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">S-8</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.91%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">001-12669</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4.5</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4.5</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;font-size:9pt;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837021012216/ssb-20210901xex3d1.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Articles of Amendment dated September 1, 2021, to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company</font></a></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:3.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">8-K</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.91%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">001-12669</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.1%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">3.1</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.85%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.6%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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style="vertical-align:top;width:7.44%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">4.5</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.28%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:9pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:30.89%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9pt;margin:0pt;"><a style="font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000155837023013327/ssb-20230630xex3d1.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated April 26, 2023</font></a> </p></td><td 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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  10.6.125.0--><!--Created on: 5/8/2024 05:41:06 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:5.88%;padding-right:5.88%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:right;margin:0pt 0pt 0.25pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&#160;5.1</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><img src="ssb-20240508xex5d1001.jpg" alt="Graphic" style="display:inline-block;height:50.25pt;left:0%;padding-bottom:0.75pt;position:relative;top:0pt;width:231pt;"></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0.25pt 0pt;"><font style="font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:center;margin:0.55pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;">May 8, 2024</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:center;margin:0.55pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;margin:0.55pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;">SouthState Corporation</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;margin:0.55pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;">1101 First Street South</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;margin:0.55pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;">Winter Haven, Florida 33880</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:center;margin:0.25pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;width:36pt;"><font style="color:#131313;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Re:</font></font><font style="color:#131313;font-size:10pt;">Registration Statement on Form</font><font style="color:#131313;font-size:10pt;letter-spacing:-0.6pt;"> </font><font style="color:#131313;font-size:10pt;">S-8</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:justify;margin:0.55pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;font-size:10pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;line-height:1.31;text-align:justify;margin:7.09pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">I am the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of </font><font style="color:#333333;">SouthState Corporation</font><font style="color:#131313;">, a South Carolina corporation (the &#8220;</font><u style="color:#131313;text-decoration-color:#131313;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Corporation</u><font style="color:#131313;">&#8221;). A Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;</font><u style="color:#131313;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Re</u><font style="color:#131313;">g</font><u style="color:#131313;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">istration Statement</u><font style="color:#131313;">&#8221;) is being filed on or about the date of this letter with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;</font><u style="color:#131313;text-decoration-color:#131313;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Commission</u><font style="color:#131313;">&#8221;) by the Corporation related to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933</font><font style="color:#333333;">, </font><font style="color:#131313;">as amended (the &#8220;</font><u style="color:#131313;text-decoration-color:#131313;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Securities Act</u><font style="color:#131313;">&#8221;) covering the offering of an additional 1,750,000 shares of the Corporation&#8217;s common stock, par value $2.50 per share (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;), that may be offered pursuant to the SouthState Corporation Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), which are securities of the same class and relate to the same employee benefit plan as those shares registered on the Corporation&#8217;s registration statement on Form S-8 previously filed with the Commission on October 30, 2020 (Registration No. 333-249759) (the &#8220;Initial S-8&#8221;). The total number of Shares available for future issuance under the Plan is 1,750,000, </font><i style="color:#131313;font-style:italic;">plus</i><font style="color:#131313;"> 701,634 shares of common stock which were previously reserved for issuance under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan and were registered on the Initial S-8. This opinion is delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 60l(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;line-height:1.31;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">In rendering this opinion, I have examined such records</font><font style="color:#333333;">, </font><font style="color:#131313;">documents and proceedings as I have deemed relevant as a basis for the opinion expressed herein. In rendering this opinion</font><font style="color:#505050;">, </font><font style="color:#131313;">I have assumed</font><font style="color:#333333;">, </font><font style="color:#131313;">without independent verification</font><font style="color:#333333;">, </font><font style="color:#131313;">that: (i) all signatures are genuine; (ii) all documents submitted to me as originals are authentic</font><font style="color:#333333;">; </font><font style="color:#131313;">and (iii)&#160;all documents submitted to me as copies conform to the originals of such documents. </font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;line-height:1.31;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">Based on and subject to the foregoing, and the qualifications and limitations set forth herein, and having regard for such legal considerations as I have deemed relevant</font><font style="color:#333333;">, </font><font style="color:#131313;">it is my opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;line-height:1.31;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">This opinion is subject to the limitations, if any, of Title 11 U.S.C., as amended, and of the applicable insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&#8217; rights generally and by principles of equity. </font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:justify;margin:0.05pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">The foregoing opinion is based on and limited to the laws of the State of South Carolina and the federal laws of the United States of America, and I express no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction. </font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;text-align:justify;margin:0.05pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">This opinion is delivered as of the date hereof, and I undertake no obligation to advise you of any changes in applicable law or any other matters that may come to my attention after the date hereof.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:9.5pt;line-height:1.31;text-align:justify;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent</font><font style="color:#333333;">, </font><font style="color:#131313;">I do not admit that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder</font><font style="color:#333333;">.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><div align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:2pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;"><font style="color:#131313;">Sincerely</font><font style="color:#333333;">,</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><img src="ssb-20240508xex5d1002.jpg" alt="Graphic" style="display:inline-block;height:35.4pt;left:0%;padding-bottom:0.6pt;position:relative;top:0pt;width:60pt;"></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;margin:2pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;">V. 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style="font-weight:bold;">Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.05%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:9.35%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Fee Calculation Rule</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.05%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:9.83%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Amount to be Registered</b><sup style="font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;">(1)</sup></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.05%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:11.69%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share</b><sup style="font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;">(2)</sup></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.05%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.05%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:8.29%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Fee Rate</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.05%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12.52%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Amount of Registration Fee</b><sup style="font-size:6pt;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:top;">(3)</sup></p></td></tr><tr style="height:24.6pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:7.27%;background:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">Equity</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.62%;background:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">Common Stock, par value $2.50 par value per share</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.35%;background:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.83%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:right;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">1,750,000</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:11.69%;background:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">$79.09</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:12%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:right;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">$138,407,500.00</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:8.29%;background:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">0.0001476</p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;background:#cceeff;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:12.52%;background:#cceeff;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:right;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">$20,428.95</p></td></tr><tr style="height:24.6pt;"><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:7.27%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:14.62%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Total</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.35%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.83%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:right;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">1,750,000</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:11.69%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;width:12%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:right;margin:6pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">$138,407,500.00</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;width:2.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New 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