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8-K filed May 26, 2026, 4:17 PM ET ticker ABCB CIK 0000351569
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Ameris Bancorp shareholders elect 10 directors, ratify KPMG, approve executive compensation

Ameris Bancorp

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Ameris Bancorp shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-21 meeting.

Proposal
auditor ratification
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 by a vote of 60,277,906 for, 45,689 against, 18,339 abstentions and 0 broker non-votes.
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Ameris Bancorp shareholders approved Election of 10 members to the Board of Directors at the 2026-05-21 meeting.

Proposal
director election
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
Election of the following director nominees by a majority vote to serve as directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2027: Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes William I. Bowen, Jr. 53,644,537 3,023,749 14,686 3,658,962 Rodney D. Bullard 56,464,781 204,310 13,881 3,658,962 Wm. Millard Choate 53,878,564 2,792,622 11,786 3,658,962 Leo J. Hill 53,226,253 3,441,212 15,507 3,658,962 Daniel B. Jeter 55,316,520 1,351,794 14,658 3,658,962 Robert P. Lynch 55,086,883 1,581,443 14,646 3,658,962 Claire E. McLean 56,472,407 199,659 10,906 3,658,962 James B. Miller, Jr. 55,719,501 948,880 14,591 3,658,962 H. Palmer Proctor, Jr. 55,970,465 698,396 14,111 3,658,962 William H. Stern 50,067,725 6,575,312 39,935 3,658,962
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

Ameris Bancorp shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-05-21 meeting.

Proposal
say on pay
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by a vote of 55,662,993 for, 898,391 against, 121,588 abstentions and 3,658,962 broker non-votes.
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