Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On November 16, 2021, Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting") for purposes of: (i) approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 22, 2021, by and between the Company and SouthState Corporation. (the "Agreement and Plan of Merger") and the transactions contemplated thereby ("Merger Proposal"); (ii) approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the merger-related compensation that the Company's named executive officers may receive in connection with the merger from the Company ("Compensation Proposal"); and (iii) approval of a proposal to authorize management, if necessary, to adjourn or postpone the Special Meeting to a later date to allow additional time to solicit votes needed to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Adjournment Proposal"). As of the close of business on October 15, 2021, the record date for the Special Meeting, 20,304,958 shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company (the "Common Stock") were outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Special Meeting, 15,092,432, or approximately 74.33%, of the outstanding Common Stock entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy. This constituted a quorum for all matters to be presented at the Special Meeting.

The final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Special Meeting are set forth below:





Proposal 1 - Merger Proposal

At the Special Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. The final voting results were as follows:





Votes For    Votes Against   Abstentions
15,067,998       5,838         18,596

Proposal 2 - Compensation Proposal

At the Special Meeting, the Company's shareholders did not approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the merger-related compensation that the Company's named executive officers may receive in connection with the merger. The final voting results were as follows:





Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
5,697,194     8,399,671       995,567

Proposal 3 - Adjournment Proposal

At the Special Meeting, the Company's shareholders approved the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies in favor of the Merger Proposal:





Votes For    Votes Against   Abstentions
11,348,440     3,009,866       734,126

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