Form 144 1 (a) Name of issuer: SOUTH STATE CORPORATION 1 (b) IRS Ident. No. 57-0799315 1 (c) SEC File No. 001-12669 1(d) Address of issuer 520 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201 1 (e)Telephone No. 803-231-3539 2(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold Joseph E. Burns 2(b) Relationship to Issuer Chief Credit Officer 2(c) Address Street 119 Cricket Hill Road Columbia, SC 29223 3(a) Title of Class of securities to be sold Common Stock 3(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the sec are to be offered/each market maker who is acquiring the securities Computershare, Inc. 250 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021 3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold 10,000 3(d)Aggregate Market Value $719,691.30 3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding 36,527,104 3(f) Approximate Date of Sale 11/9/2018 3(g) Name of each securities exchange NASDAQ Table I Securities to be Sold Title of the Class: Common Stock Date you acquired: Various dates Nature of Acquisition Transaction Vested Equity Grants Name of Person from Whom Acquired: South State Corporation Amount of Securities Acquired: 10,000 Date of Payment: Various dates Nature of Payment: Equity Compensation Table II Securities sold during past 3 months: n/a