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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 1, 2023

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

| ¨ | 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure.

In connection with various upcoming investor meetings, Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) will be using certain presentation material, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in Item 7.01 of this Current Report by this reference. The investor presentation material is also available on the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s website (http://www.amerisbank.com).

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached to this Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. Furthermore, such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) | Exhibits.

99.1 | Investor Presentation dated September 2023
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 1, 2023