Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 7, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2016-03-03

Reporting Person: EDWARDS JON S (EVP & Chief Credit Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-03-03	ABCB Incentive Stock Option	$28.13	M	823	Disposed	2016-05-16	Common (823)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	53490.7832	Direct
Common Stock	12	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This total includes 11.3111 shares acquired by the reporting person as a participant in an employee stock purchase dividend reinvestment plan.

F2: On May 16, 2006 the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 4,000 shares of common stock at an exercisable price of $20.76. The option vests in five equal installments based on the achievement of certain annual performance benchmarks. The performance criteria for 2010 were met, resulting in the vesting of 823 shares.