[Form 4] Ameris Bancorp Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ameris Bancorp Chief Risk Officer William D. McKendry reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock. On February 19, 2026, he received a stock grant of 12,424 shares pursuant to a performance stock unit award under the 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan at no per-share cost.

On the same date, 5,534 shares were disposed of at $82.93 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to this grant, a non-open-market, tax-withholding disposition. After these transactions, his directly held balance was 48,499.2254 shares, which includes 30.22537 shares acquired through a dividend reinvestment plan.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider McKendry William D

Role Chief Risk Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	12,424	$0.00	--
Tax Withholding	Common Stock	5,534	$82.93	$459K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 54,003 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. Stock grant pursuant to performance stock unit award originally granted February 23, 2023 pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. This transaction represents the withholding of 5,534 shares of common stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations incurred by the reporting person upon the stock grant of 12,424 shares on February 19, 2026. This total includes an additional 30.22537 shares acquired by the reporting person as a participant in an dividend reinvestment plan.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McKendry William D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3490 PIEDMONT RD NE

STE 1550

(Street)

ATLANTA GA 30305

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ameris Bancorp [ ABCB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Risk Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/19/2026		A(1)		12,424	A	$0	54,003	D
Common Stock	02/19/2026		F(2)		5,534	D	$82.93	48,499.2254(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Stock grant pursuant to performance stock unit award originally granted February 23, 2023 pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan.

2. This transaction represents the withholding of 5,534 shares of common stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations incurred by the reporting person upon the stock grant of 12,424 shares on February 19, 2026.

3. This total includes an additional 30.22537 shares acquired by the reporting person as a participant in an dividend reinvestment plan.

Remarks:

	William D. McKendry by Elna Klein-Kolarich as Attorney-in-Fact	02/23/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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