Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 22, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2012-03-20

Reporting Person: HORTMAN EDWIN W JR (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-20	Common	A	17300	$13.15	Acquired	149927.3195	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock grant pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long-Term Incentive Plan, vesting on March 20, 2016 based upon the achievement of annual performance; provided, however, that vesting shall be limited by any restrictions applicable to participants in the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

F2: This total includes 282.5631 shares acquired by the reporting person as a participant in an employee stock purchase dividend reinvestment plan.