SEC Company Response from SouthState Corp (SSB) (CIK 0000764038) (SSB) — Sep 16, 2016
SouthState Corp (SSB) (CIK 0000764038)
Date: Sept. 16, 2016 · CIK: 0000764038 · Accession: 0001104659-16-145130
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File numbers found in text: 333-213225
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm [Letterhead of South State Corporation] September 16, 2016 VIA EDGAR United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549-7010 Attention: Joshua Dilk Re: South State Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-4 File No. 333-213225 Request for Acceleration Dear Mr. Dilk: Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-213225) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by South State Corporation (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 19, 2016, as amended on September 15, 2016. The Company hereby requests the Registration Statement be made effective at 12:00 p.m. New York City time on September 19, 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter, in accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with this request, the Company hereby acknowledges the following: · should the Commission or its staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the Registration Statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; · the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the Registration Statement effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and · the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. If the Staff has any questions or comments concerning this letter, or if you require any additional information, please feel free to contact Matthew M. Guest of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz at (212) 403-1341 or MMGuest@wlrk.com. Very truly yours, SOUTH STATE CORPORATION By: /s/ John C. Pollok Name: John C. Pollok Title: Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer cc: Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Matthew M. Guest South State Corporation Robert R. Hill, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer and Director