Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2018

Feb 21, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2018-02-16

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-02-16	Common Stock	M	25701	$14.76	Acquired	253987.082	Direct
2018-02-20	Common Stock	A	12974	—	Acquired	266961.082	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-02-16	Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.76	M	25701	Disposed	2018-02-19	Common Stock (25701)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock grant pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp 2014 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, vesting on February 20, 2021, with 1/2 of the issued number of shares vesting subject to achievement of three-year performance condition.

F2: On February 19, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $14.76. The option vested over a three-year period beginning on the award anniversary date. The number of shares issuable upon exercise has been adjusted to reflect vested stock dividends that were issued October 10, 2009, January 10, 2010, April 10, 2010 and July 10, 2010.