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): October 19, 2011
Ameris Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Georgia | 001-13901 | 58-1456434 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 19, 2011, Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment as of that date of Stephen A. Melton as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and Ameris Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of the Company.
A copy of the press release regarding Mr. Melton’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 19, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| AMERIS BANCORP | ||
| By: | /s/ Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. | |
| Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: October 19, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 19, 2011. |