secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)
CIK:        0000351569
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000351569-26-000026
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ameris Bancorp EVP & Chief Strategy Officer LaHaise to retire effective April 30, 2026
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- James A. LaHaise, Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer, will retire on April 30, 2026; Retirement Agreement signed Feb 19, 2026.
- LaHaise will provide transition and support services for three months following retirement date.
- Entitled to $100,000 annual retirement benefit for 10 years under SERP, subject to customary release conditions.
- Outstanding time-based restricted share and performance unit awards handled per existing award agreements without modification.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000026/0000351569-26-000026-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351569/000035156926000026/abcb-20260219.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000351569-26-000026

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