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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2024

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Southern States Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Alabama			001-40727			26-2518085
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer  Identification No.)
615 Quintard Ave.
Anniston, AL						36201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)						(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (256) 241-1092

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Title of each class			Trading Symbols(s)			Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $5.00 par value			SSBK			The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☒    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e 4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item. 8.01 Other Events.

Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to amend Exhibit 23.1 (the “Original Exhibit 23.1”) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2024 (the “2023 Form 10-K”). The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, consented to the use of their report dated March 14, 2024 that is included in the 2023 Form 10-K. In the Original Exhibit 23.1, reference to our registration statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-269180 and 333-267772) were inadvertently omitted. The revised consent attached hereto as Exhibit 23.1 (the “Revised Exhibit 23.1”) supersedes and replaces the Original Exhibit 23.1. The Revised Exhibit 23.1 does not change any previously reported financial results of operations or any other disclosure contained in the 2023 Form 10-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit No.						Description
23.1						Consent of Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 2, 2024			SOUTHERN STATES BANCSHARES, INC.
			By:			/s/ Lynn Joyce
			Name:			Lynn Joyce
			Title:			Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer