0001532817-14-000003.txt : 20140123 0001532817-14-000003.hdr.sgml : 20140123 20140123103018 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001532817-14-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140121 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140123 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Melton Stephen A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001532817 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13901 FILM NUMBER: 14541867 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 3668 CITY: MOULTRIE STATE: GA ZIP: 31776 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2014-01-21 0000351569 Ameris Bancorp ABCB 0001532817 Melton Stephen A P.O. BOX 3668 MOULTRIE GA 31776 0 1 0 0 EVP & Chief Risk Officer Common 2014-01-21 4 A 0 4762 21.01 A 28062 D Restricted stock grant pursuant to the Ameris Bancorp Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long-Term Incentive Plan, vesting on February 15, 2017, based upon the achievement of annual performance. Stephen A. Melton, by Cara P. Monfort, Attorney-In-Fact 2014-01-23