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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25,
2010
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| AMERIS BANCORP | ||
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Georgia
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No.
001-13901
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No.58-1456434
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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310 First Street, SE
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Moultrie, Georgia 31768
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
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(229)
890-1111
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 25, 2010, Ameris Bancorp (the
“Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in
Moultrie, Georgia. At the Annual Meeting, there were present in
person or by proxy 10,722,516 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing
77.58% of the total outstanding eligible votes. At the Annual Meeting, the
Company’s shareholders (1) elected four members of the Board of Directors
of the Company, (2) ratified the appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP as
the Company’s independent auditor and (3) approved a non-binding advisory
proposal on executive compensation. Each of the foregoing proposals was
set forth and described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement of
the Company dated March 22, 2010. The voting results for each
proposal are as follows:
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1.
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The
following director nominees were elected by a plurality vote to serve as
Class I directors until the annual meeting to be held in
2013:
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Nominee
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For
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Authority Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Edwin
W. Hortman, Jr.
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7,149,829
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268,679
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3,304,008
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Daniel
B. Jeter
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7,114,651
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303,856
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3,304,008
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The
following director nominee was elected by a plurality vote to serve as a Class
III director until the annual meeting to be held in 2012:
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Nominee
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For
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Authority Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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V.
Wayne Williford
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7,177,869
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240,639
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3,304,008
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2.
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Ratification
of the appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP, as the Company’s
independent auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 by a
vote of 10,525,349 for, 14,071 against, 183,096 abstaining and 0 broker
non-votes.
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3.
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Approval
of a non-binding advisory proposal on executive compensation by a vote of
8,423,434 for, 1,960,729 against, 338,352 abstaining and 0 broker
non-votes.
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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.
AMERIS
BANCORP
By: /s/ Dennis J. Zember Jr.
Dennis J. Zember,
Jr.
Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal
accounting and financial officer)
Dated: May
27, 2010