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 M Oswald Fogle 2(b) Relationship to Issuer Director 2(c) Address Street 1073 Zion Church Road Orangburg, SC 29115 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 LPL Financial 4707 Executive Drive San Diego, CA 92121-3091 Edward Jones 12555 Manchester Road Saint Louis, MO 63131 3(c) Number of share or other units to be sold 10,000 3(d)Aggregate Market Value $900,000.00 3(e) Number of shares or other units outstanding 29,213,000 3(f) Approximate Date of Sale 1/30/2017 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 from 1999 to 2015 Nature of Acquisition Transaction Purchases Name of Person from Whom Acquired: South State Corporation Amount of Securities Acquired: 10,000 Date of Payment: Various dates from 1999 to 2015 Nature of Payment: Cash Table II Securities sold during past 3 months: N/A