X0306 4 2018-02-28 0000351569 Ameris Bancorp ABCB 0001461721 Stokes Nicole S PO BOX 3668 MOULTRIE GA 31776 0 1 0 0 EVP/CFO Common Stock 2018-02-28 4 F 0 535 53.85 D 6482 D This transaction represents the withholding of 535 shares of common stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations incurred by the reporting person upon the vesting on January 20, 2018 of 1,500 shares of common stock originally awarded on January 20, 2015. Nicole Stokes by: Cindi H.Lewis attorney-in-gact 2018-03-01