Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 07 2016 - 4:32PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
June 3, 2016
Ameris Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Georgia
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001-13901
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58-1456434
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(State or Other
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
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Jurisdiction of
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Identification No.)
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Incorporation)
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310 First Street, S.E., Moultrie, Georgia
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31768
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Effective June 3, 2016,
Dennis J. Zember Jr. was appointed to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of
Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”). Prior to his new appointment to the additional role of Chief Operating Officer, Mr.
Zember served since February 2005 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Zember will also
serve as Chief Operating Officer of Ameris Bank, the Company’s wholly owned banking subsidiary.
Andrew B. Cheney, who
until June 3, 2016 served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since May 2009 and Chief Operating Officer of Ameris Bank since
December 2010, will continue to serve as Executive Vice President and Banking Group President of the Company, titles which he has
also held since May 2009. In addition, Mr. Cheney will continue to serve as President of Ameris Bank, a position he has held since
December 2010.
There were no changes
made to Mr. Zember’s compensation and benefits or to his employment agreement with the Company as a result of his being given
the additional title of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Zember has no family relationships that are required to be disclosed under
Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, and he is not a party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The information concerning Mr. Zember required by Items 4.01(b) and (e) of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference to
the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2015 annual shareholders’ meeting, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 1, 2016.
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.
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AMERIS BANCORP
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By:
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/s/ Cindi H. Lewis
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Cindi H. Lewis
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
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Date: June 7, 2016
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