Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

Note 22 – Subsequent Events

On October 25, 2017, the Company held a special meeting of shareholders in Columbia, South Carolina.  At the special meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to South State’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase South State’s authorized shares of common stock from 40 million shares to 80 million shares (the “Amendment”).  The Amendment had been previously approved by the South State board of directors on July 20, 2017, subject to shareholder approval.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for accounting and disclosure purposes through the date the financial statements are issued.