Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2018

May 17, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2018-05-15

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-05-15	Common Stock	F	451	$55.35	Disposed	226174.082	Direct
2018-05-16	Common Stock	A	900	—	Acquired	227074.082	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This transaction represents the withholding of 451 shares of common stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations incured by the reporting person upon the vesting on May 15, 2018 of 1,146 shares of common stock originally awarded on May 17, 2017.

F2: Restricted stock grant pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp 2014 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, vesting on the earlier of (i) May 16, 2019 and (ii) the date of the 2019 annual shareholder's meeting.