Holding Company Name and Ticker Symbol to Change for SCBT on June 30, 2014

June 23, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Effective June 30, First Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCBT) will change its name to South State Corporation. The ticker symbol, which is currently SCBT, will change to SSB.

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Additionally, the subsidiary bank’s name will change from SCBT to South State Bank on June 30.

First Financial Holdings, Inc.
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Source: First Financial Holdings, Inc.