SouthState shareholders approve directors, Florida domicile change; board shrinks to 14
At its April 23, 2025 annual meeting, SouthState shareholders re-elected all 14 director nominees, approved the change of the company's domicile from South Carolina to Florida, approved a non-binding advisory vote on executive pay, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2025. Immediately after the meeting, the board reduced its size from 15 to 14 members and named new chairs and members for its four standing committees, which shareholders may watch for governance changes.
Key points
- Shareholders voted 83,060,821 for and 393,270 against the change of domicile to Florida.
- Executive pay advisory vote: 79,929,686 for and 3,507,227 against.
- Board reduced from 15 to 14 members, effective immediately after the Annual Meeting.
- Ronald M. Cofield, Sr. named Audit Committee chair; Martin B. Davis named Risk Committee chair; Douglas J. Hertz named Governance and Nominating chair; Shantella E. Cooper named Compensation chair.
The filing
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