WHATLEY STEPHEN W. enters SOUTHERN STATES BANCSHARES, INC. with 448.89K shares plus derivative instruments

Holding both equity and derivatives at entry signals strong long-term conviction in the company.

Direct Derivatives

WHATLEY STEPHEN W.

Filed: 8/11/2021ACC: 0001209191-21-050901

InsiderWHATLEY STEPHEN W.CIK 1869993

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IssuerSOUTHERN STATES BANCSHARES, INC.CIK 1689731

DirectorOfficer· Chief Executive Officer

Since Aug 2021

448.89K

Baseline shares

100% direct

448.89K

Direct ownership

1 position

102K

Derivative underlying

5 instruments

Security positions

All direct

Non-Derivative Holdings1

Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share

Direct

Shares owned448.89K

Total

448.89K direct448.89K

Security Title	Shares Owned	Ownership Type
Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share	448.89K	Direct
Total	448.89K	448.89K direct

Derivative Holdings5

STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)

Direct

Underlying security

Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share

Underlying shares

16.49K

Shares owned

N/A

Exercise price

16.00

Expiration

—

Exercise window

—

STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)

Direct

Underlying security

Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share

Underlying shares

18.24K

Shares owned

N/A

Exercise price

20.10

Expiration

—

Exercise window

—

STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)

Direct

Underlying security

Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share

Underlying shares

7.28K

Shares owned

N/A

Exercise price

20.03

Expiration

—

Exercise window

—

STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)

Direct

Underlying security

Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share

Underlying shares

50K

Shares owned

N/A

Exercise price

10.00

Expiration

—

Exercise window

—

STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)

Direct

Underlying security

Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share

Underlying shares

10K

Shares owned

N/A

Exercise price

14.50

Expiration

—

Exercise window

—

Total

Underlying

102K

Owned

0.00

Security	Underlying	Exercise Price	Exercise Window	Expiration	Underlying Shares	Shares Owned
STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY) Direct	Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share	16.00	—	—	16.49K	N/A
STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY) Direct	Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share	20.10	—	—	18.24K	N/A
STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY) Direct	Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share	20.03	—	—	7.28K	N/A
STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY) Direct	Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share	10.00	—	—	50K	N/A
STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY) Direct	Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share	14.50	—	—	10K	N/A
Total					102K	0.00