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Ameris Bancorp filings document the regulatory record of a bank holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is Ameris Bank. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual financial results, Regulation FD investor presentations, share repurchase authorizations, and executive-transition matters tied to the company's management and compensation arrangements.
Definitive proxy materials cover annual shareholder meeting procedures, director elections, voting matters, governance practices, and executive compensation. The filing record also identifies the company's common-stock disclosure framework, Georgia corporate status, and bank-specific operating and risk-oversight subjects through exhibits related to earnings, capital management, leadership, and shareholder governance.
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.
Ameris Bancorp executive reports routine tax share withholding. Chief Information Officer Ross L. Creasy had 615 shares of Ameris Bancorp common stock withheld at $79.35 per share to cover taxes due when 1,380 previously awarded shares vested on February 24, 2026. After this tax-withholding disposition, he holds 57,717.9686 common shares directly, including 35.08952 shares acquired through a dividend reinvestment plan.