The bank’s finance chief liquidated shares at $108.93, trimming holdings to 40,568 shares amid a recent stock surge.
SouthState Bank Corporation CFO William E. V. Matthews sold 4,000 shares of common stock on August 19, 2026, at a weighted average price of $108.93. The transaction followed an 11% rally in the stock, which closed at $107.14 on the day of the sale.
Prior to the sale, the stock traded at $110.09 at the close on August 18. Matthews retains a direct equity position of 40,568 shares, representing 0.04% of the company’s $10.7 billion market capitalization. The filing indicates no indirect holdings or derivative securities tied to the transaction.
The bank, based in Winter Haven, employs 6,431 people and operates as a regional financial services provider.