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This page provides access to Ameris Bancorp (NYSE: ABCB) filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, along with AI‑generated summaries that help explain the key points in each document. Ameris Bancorp, the parent of Ameris Bank, uses these filings to report material information about its commercial banking operations, financial condition and corporate actions.
Investors can review current reports on Form 8‑K, which Ameris Bancorp files to furnish quarterly earnings press releases and investor presentations, and to disclose events such as the authorization of share repurchase programs. These filings typically include details on net income, net interest income, net interest margin, loan and deposit balances, efficiency ratio, tangible book value measures, credit quality indicators and capital actions.
Through this filings page, users can also locate annual reports on Form 10‑K and quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q when available, which provide more comprehensive discussions of Ameris Bancorp’s business segments, including its Banking Division, Retail Mortgage Division, Warehouse Lending Division and Premium Finance Division. These reports describe the company’s traditional banking and lending products, treasury and cash management services, insurance premium financing, and mortgage and refinancing activities.
The platform highlights insider transaction reports on Form 4 and other ownership filings, allowing users to track changes in holdings by Ameris Bancorp directors and officers. AI‑powered tools summarize long‑form filings, point out significant changes from prior periods and clarify technical disclosures related to capital, funding, credit quality and regulatory matters, helping readers interpret complex SEC documents more efficiently.
The Vanguard Group filed an Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13G/A reporting 0 shares beneficially owned of Ameris Bancorp common stock. The filing explains an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 that disaggregated certain subsidiaries' holdings so The Vanguard Group no longer reports beneficial ownership of those securities.
The filing lists zero sole and shared voting and dispositive power and states the filer’s aggregate ownership is 0% of the class. The form is signed by the Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/26/2026.
Ameris Bancorp director Leo J. Hill reported a very small open-market sale of Ameris Bancorp common stock indirectly owned through his spouse. The transaction on March 9, 2026 covered 0.0256 shares at a price of $75.15 per share.
After this sale, the spouse-held indirect position stood at 466.9744 shares. The filing also shows Hill holding 15,255.5318 shares directly and 18,058 shares indirectly through a family trust, giving him a substantially larger overall stake than the amount sold in this transaction.
Ameris Bancorp director Leo J. Hill reported a small open-market sale of company stock. He sold 0.3201 shares of Ameris Bancorp common stock at a price of $75.15 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 15,255.5318 common shares.
In addition to his direct holdings, he reports indirect ownership of 467 shares through his spouse and 18,058 shares through a family trust. A footnote states that his direct total includes 14.8191 shares acquired as a participant in a dividend reinvestment plan.
Ameris Bancorp CEO H Palmer Proctor Jr reported a tax-related share withholding. On February 24, 2026, 3,198 shares of common stock were withheld at $79.35 per share to cover taxes on the vesting of 7,179 shares originally awarded on February 23, 2023. After this disposition, he directly owned 417,933.7303 shares, which include additional shares accumulated through an employee stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan, and also held indirect positions through a 401(k), children, and spouse accounts.
Ameris Bancorp Chief Credit Officer Douglas D. Strange reported a tax-withholding share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On the vesting of 1,750 common shares awarded in February 2023, 780 shares were withheld at $79.35 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving him with 30,350 directly held shares.
Ameris Bancorp Chief Governance Officer Michael T. Pierson reported a tax-withholding disposition of 615 shares of common stock on February 24, 2026, at $79.35 per share. These shares were withheld to cover taxes on the vesting of 1,380 shares from a 2023 stock award.
After this transaction, Pierson directly holds 83,329.576 shares of Ameris Bancorp common stock, including 422.733642 shares acquired through an employee stock purchase plan and a dividend reinvestment plan. He also indirectly holds 5,225.3403 shares through a 401(k) account, including 13.9078 shares recently acquired there.
Ameris Bancorp CFO Nicole S. Stokes reported a tax‑related share disposition. On February 24, 2026, 738 shares of common stock were withheld to cover tax obligations triggered by the vesting of 1,656 previously granted shares. After this withholding transaction, she directly owns 85,472 Ameris Bancorp shares.
Ameris Bancorp Chief Legal Officer Jody L. Spencer reported a tax-withholding share disposition tied to restricted stock vesting. On the vesting of 1,380 shares of common stock, 615 shares were withheld at $79.35 per share to cover taxes, leaving 55,646.2254 shares of common stock owned directly.
Ameris Bancorp Chief Risk Officer William D. McKendry reported an administrative share transaction related to equity vesting. On February 24, 2026, 615 shares of common stock were withheld at $79.35 per share to cover tax obligations triggered by the vesting of 1,380 previously granted shares. Following this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 46,786.2254 Ameris Bancorp common shares.
Ameris Bancorp executive reports share withholding for taxes. Chief Strategy Officer James A. LaHaise had 738 shares of Ameris Bancorp common stock withheld at $79.38 per share to cover tax obligations tied to the vesting of 1,656 restricted shares. After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 109,414 shares of common stock.