Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2015

Feb 17, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2015-02-13

Reporting Person: Zember Dennis J JR (EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-02-13	Common	M	12337	$16.42	Acquired	150431.1404	Direct
2015-02-13	Common	M	5140	$17.51	Acquired	155571.1404	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-02-13	ABCB Incentive Stock Option Plan	$16.42	M	12337	Disposed	2015-02-15	Common (12337)	Direct
2015-02-13	ABCB Incentive Stock Option Plan	$17.51	M	5140	Disposed	2015-06-28	Common (5140)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common	2076	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This option was previously reported as covering 10,000 shares at an exercise price of $20.26 per share, but was adjusted to reflect a stock split that occurred on March 31, 2005 and the stock dividends that were issued on October 10, 2009, January 10, 2010, April 9, 2010, and July 9, 2010.

F2: On June 28, 2005, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $18.00. The option vests in five equal installments based on the achievement of certain annual performance benchmarks. The performance criteria for 2005 and 2006 were met, resulting in vesting of the option as to 5,000 shares, which number was adjusted to reflect the stock dividends that were issued on October 10, 2009, January 10, 2010, April 9, 2010, and July 9, 2010.