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):
May 14, 2019

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)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
ABCB
Nasdaq Global Select Market




Item 5.07      Submission of Members to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 14, 2019, Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in New York, New York. At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 43,752,203 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 91.94% of the total outstanding eligible votes.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected three members to the Board of Directors of the Company, (2) ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 and (3) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory basis.  Each of the foregoing proposals was set forth and described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement of the Company dated April 1, 2019. The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

1.
Election of the following director nominees by a majority vote to serve as Class I directors until the annual meeting to be held in 2022:
Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Daniel B. Jeter
 
37,272,689
 
2,057,165
 
4,422,349
William H. Stern
 
37,296,464
 
2,033,390
 
4,422,349
Dennis J. Zember Jr.
 
37,929,985
 
1,399,869
 
4,422,349
2.
Ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 by a vote of 43,720,602 for, 12,632 against, 18,969 abstaining and 0 broker non-votes.
3.
Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by a vote of 25,620,922 for, 13,372,833 against, 336,099 abstaining and 4,422,349 broker non-votes.





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/ Nicole S. Stokes
 
Nicole S. Stokes
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date: May 14, 2019



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