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 Jim C. Cherry 2(b) Relationship to Issuer Director 2(c) Address Street 520 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201 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 Carroll Financial Associates,4201 Congress Street,Suite 210,Charlotte,NC 28209 3(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold 1,800 3(d)Aggregate Market Value $131,012 3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding 35,368,523 3(f) Approximate Date of Sale 5/3/2019 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 equity awards Name of Person from Whom Acquired: Park Sterling Corporation and South State Corporation Amount of Securities Acquired: 1,800 Date of Payment: various dates Nature of Payment: equity compensation Table II Securities sold during past 3 months: n/a