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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ameris Bancorp [ ABCB ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2023 |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 02/23/2023 | A(1) | 8,873 | A | $0 | 70,371 | D | |||
Common Stock | 02/23/2023 | F(2) | 4,003 | D | $48.29 | 66,368 | D | |||
Common Stock | 02/23/2023 | A | 4,970(3) | A | $0 | 71,338 | D | |||
Common Stock(4) | 02/24/2023 | F | 946(5) | D | $48.02 | 70,392 | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 March 11, 2020 pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp 2014 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. |
2. This transaction represents the withholding of 4,003 shares of common stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations incurred by the reporting person upon the stock grant of 8,873 shares on February 23,2023. |
3. Stock grant pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, vesting: (i) 1,657 shares on February 24, 2024; (ii) 1,657 shares on February 24, 2025; and (iii)1,656 shares on February 24, 2026 |
4. This amendment is being filed to correct the transaction code associated with this transaction in the reporting person's Form 4 as originally filed and to reflect the disposition rather than acquisition of the subject shares. |
5. This transaction represents the withholding of 946 shares of common stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations incurred by the reporting person upon the vesting on February 24, 2023 of 2,096 shares of common stock originally awarded on February 24, 2022. |
Remarks: |
James A. LaHaise by Elna Klein-Kolarich, Attorney-in-Fact | 04/10/2023 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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