Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2016

May 20, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2016-05-18

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-05-18	Common Stock	A	1613	—	Acquired	223338.7963	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock grant pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp 2014 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, vesting on the earlier of (i) May 18, 2017 and (ii) the date of the 2017 annual shareholder's meeting.

F2: This total includes 30.8896 sharesd acquired by the reporting person as a participant in an employee stock purchase dividend reinvestment plan.