 ANNISTON, Ala., Aug. 19, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Southern States Bancshares, Inc. NASDAQ: SSBK Southern States, the holding company for Southern States Bank, an Alabama state-chartered commercial bank the Bank, announced today that the underwriters for Southern States initial public offering exercised in full their option to purchase 300,000 additional shares of common stock from Southern States at the initial public offering price of 19.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The closing of the over-allotment option occurred today, and as a result, Southern States received a total of approximately 21.1 million in the initial public offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. 