Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2017

Dec 13, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2017-12-12

Reporting Person: CHENEY ANDREW B (Corporate Banking Executive)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-12-12	Common Stock	M	10279	$5.55	Acquired	113157	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-12-12	Common Stock	$5.55	M	10279	Acquired	2019-02-17	Common (10279)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On February 17, 2009, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.71. The option vests in five equal installments of 20% per year on the anniversary date of issuance over a five year period, resulting in vesting of the option in the amount of 10,279 shares, which number was adjusted to reflect the stock dividends that were issued March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010.