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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): September 23, 2020

  

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.)

 

3490 Piedmont Road N.E., Suite 1550, Atlanta, Georgia 30305
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404)  639-6500

 

 
(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading
Symbol(s) 		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ABCB Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 September 23, 2020, Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) filed a preliminary prospectus supplement for an underwritten public offering of the Company’s fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the “Notes”).

 

A copy of the investor presentation being used in connection with the offering of the Notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The offering of Notes is being made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-248945) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any offer or sale of the Notes will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement relating to the offering and the accompanying prospectus.

  

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.
   
Exhibit 99.1 Subordinated Notes Offering Investor Presentation dated September 2020
   
Exhibit 101.SCH * Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
Exhibit 101.CAL * Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
Exhibit 101.DEF * Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
Exhibit 101.LAB * Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
Exhibit 101.PRE * Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

 

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/ Nicole S. Stokes  
    Nicole S. Stokes
    Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: September 23, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

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