0001239878-12-000002.txt : 20120322 0001239878-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120322 20120322114600 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001239878-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120320 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120322 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120322 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HORTMAN EDWIN W JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001239878 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13901 FILM NUMBER: 12708605 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 3668 CITY: MOULTRIE STATE: GA ZIP: 31776 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ameris Bancorp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000351569 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 581456434 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 24 2/ND/ AVENUE CITY: MOULTRIE STATE: GA ZIP: 31768 BUSINESS PHONE: 9128901111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1500 CITY: MOULTRIE STATE: GA ZIP: 31776 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ABC BANCORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ABC HOLDING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870119 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2012-03-20 0000351569 Ameris Bancorp ABCB 0001239878 HORTMAN EDWIN W JR P.O. BOX 3668 MOULTRIE GA 31776 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Common 2012-03-20 4 A 0 17300 13.15 A 149927.3195 D Restricted stock grant pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long-Term Incentive Plan, vesting on March 20, 2016 based upon the achievement of annual performance; provided, however, that vesting shall be limited by any restrictions applicable to participants in the Troubled Assets Relief Program. This total includes 282.5631 shares acquired by the reporting person as a participant in an employee stock purchase dividend reinvestment plan. Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., by Cara P. Horne, Attorney In Fact 2012-03-22