Current Report Filing (8-k)
May 21 2020 - 4:52PM
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): May 21, 2020
SOUTH STATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Commission file number: 001-12669
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South Carolina
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57-0799315
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(State of incorporation)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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520 Gervais Street
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Columbia, South Carolina
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29201
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(800) 277-2175
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: Common Stock
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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$2.50 par value
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SSB
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Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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On May 21, 2020, South State Corporation (“South
State”) held a special meeting of shareholders (the “special meeting”) to consider certain proposals related
to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2020 (the “merger agreement”), by and between CenterState
Bank Corporation (“CenterState”) and South State, which provides, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth therein, that CenterState will merge with and into South State (the “merger”), with South State as the surviving
corporation.
As of April 14, 2020, the record date
for the special meeting, there were 33,464,420 shares of common
stock, par value $2.50 per share, of South State (“Common Stock”) outstanding, each of which was entitled
to one vote for each proposal at the special meeting. At the special meeting, a total of 26,383,056 shares of Common Stock,
representing approximately 78.84% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote, were present in person
or by proxy, constituting a quorum to conduct business.
At the special meeting, the following proposals
were considered:
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1.
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a proposal to approve the merger agreement (the “South State merger proposal”);
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a proposal to approve an amendment to South State’s articles
of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of South State common stock from 80,000,000 shares to 160,000,000
shares (such amendment, the “South State articles amendment” and such proposal, the “South State authorized share
count proposal”);
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3.
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a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the merger-related named executive officer compensation that will
or may be paid to South State’s named executive officers in connection with the merger (the “South State compensation
proposal”); and
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4.
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a proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately
prior to such adjournment or postponement, there are not sufficient votes to approve the South State merger proposal or the South
State authorized share count proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the joint proxy statement/prospectus is
timely provided to holders of South State common stock (the “South State adjournment proposal”).
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Each of the four proposals was approved by
the requisite vote of South State’s shareholders. The final voting results for each proposal are described below. For more
information on each of these proposals, see the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus filed by South State with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2020.
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1.
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South State merger proposal:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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26,117,680
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189,172
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76,204
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N/A
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2.
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South State authorized share count proposal:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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26,057,306
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243,774
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81,976
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N/A
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3.
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South State compensation proposal:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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17,281,550
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8,984,835
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116,671
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N/A
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4.
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South State adjournment proposal:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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22,985,983
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3,268,782
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128,291
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N/A
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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104
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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SOUTH STATE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ John C. Pollok
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John C. Pollok
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: May 21, 2020
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