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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - Ameris Bancorp | tv481425_ex99-1.htm |
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): December 14, 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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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. ¨
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 14, 2017, Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Consent Order issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on December 16, 2016 related to the Company’s wholly owned banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, has been terminated.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 14, 2017. |
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: December 14, 2017