Ameris Bancorp — Director's Dealing 2018

Feb 13, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK: 0000351569
Period of Report: 2018-02-13

Reporting Person: LEWIS CINDI H (EVP & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-02-13	Common Stock	M	6167	$14.76	Acquired	73671.459	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-02-13	Common Stock	$14.76	M	6167	Acquired	2018-02-19	Common (6167)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	676	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This total includes 23.009 shares acquired by the reporting person as a participant in an employee stock purchase dividend reinvestment plan.

F2: On February 19, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $14.76. The option cliff vests over a three year period beginning on the award anniversary date, at 100% at three years, resulting in vesting of the option in the amount of 6,167 shares, which number was adjusted to reflect the stock dividends that were issued October 10, 2009, January 10, 2010, April 10, 2010 and July 10, 2010.