SouthState (SSB) Director Douglas J. Hertz Receives 474-Share Award

What Happened
Director Douglas J. Hertz was issued 474 shares of SouthState Bank Corp. common stock on 2026-02-02. The shares were valued at $102.97 each, for a total grant value of $48,808. The transaction is coded as an award/acquisition (A) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-02; filing date: 2026-02-03 (reported promptly).
• Price per share: $102.97; total value: $48,808.
• Shares issued: 474 shares.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — shares were issued to the reporting director in lieu of a quarterly cash retainer.
• Filing timeliness: submitted the day after the transaction (not marked late).

Context
This was a compensation-related issuance (stock awarded instead of cash), a routine executive/director payment that reflects company pay practices rather than a direct buy or sell signal. Such awards are common and don’t necessarily indicate insider sentiment about the stock price.