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): July 31, 2012
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 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On July 31, 2012, Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”), and Dennis J. Zember Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, gave a presentation to attendees at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2012 Community Bank Conference in New York City. 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 9.01. | Financial 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 Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| AMERIS BANCORP | ||
| By: | /s/ Dennis J. Zember Jr. | |
| Dennis J. Zember Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: July 31, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation Materials | |