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):		April 20, 2010

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.)

 

310 First Street, S.E., Moultrie, Georgia		31768
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(229) 890-1111

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On April 20, 2010, Ameris Bancorp closed the previously announced underwritten public offering of shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $9.50 per share. The Company sold 9,473,125 shares of its common stock, including shares issued to the underwriters in connection with the exercise of their over-allotment option. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, were approximately $84.9 million. A copy of the press release announcing the closing of the offering is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

   (d)         Exhibits.

		99.1		Press release dated April 20, 2010.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: April 20, 2010

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		Press release dated April 20, 2010.