UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):   February 9, 2017

 

Ameris Bancorp

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Georgia   001-13901   58-1456434
(State or Other   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of       Identification No.)
Incorporation)        

 

310 First Street, S.E., Moultrie, Georgia   31768
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (229) 890-1111

  

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 9, 2017, Dennis J. Zember Jr., Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”), and James A. LaHaise, Executive Vice President and Corporate Banking Executive, gave a presentation to attendees at the 2017 KBW Winter Financial Services Symposium in Boca Raton, Florida. A copy of the investor presentation materials is being furnished as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

99.1   Investor Presentation Materials.

  

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  AMERIS BANCORP  
       
       
  By: /s/ Dennis J. Zember Jr.  
    Dennis J. Zember Jr.  
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Operating Officer

 

Date: February 9, 2017

  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

  

Exhibit No. Exhibit
99.1 Investor Presentation Materials