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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Zember Dennis J JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ameris Bancorp [ABCB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 3668 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2015 (Street) MOULTRIE, GA 31776 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common 02/13/2015   M   12,337 A $ 16.42 150,431.1404 D   Common 02/13/2015   M   5,140 A $ 17.51 155,571.1404 D   Common               2,076 I Sons

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

ABCB Incentive Stock Option Plan

$ 16.42 (1)

02/13/2015

M

12,337 (1)

02/15/2010

02/15/2015

Common

12,337

$ 16.42

0

D

ABCB Incentive Stock Option Plan

$ 17.51 (2)

02/13/2015

M

5,140 (2)

06/28/2010

06/28/2015

Common

5,140

$ 17.51

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zember Dennis J JR P.O. BOX 3668 MOULTRIE, GA 31776			EVP & CFO

Signatures

Dennis J. Zember Jr., by Cara P. Monfort, Attorney-In-Fact		02/17/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This option was previously reported as covering 10,000 shares at an exercise price of $20.26 per share, but was adjusted to reflect a stock split that occurred on March 31, 2005 and the stock dividends that were issued on October 10, 2009, January 10, 2010, April 9, 2010, and July 9, 2010.
(2)	On June 28, 2005, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $18.00. The option vests in five equal installments based on the achievement of certain annual performance benchmarks. The performance criteria for 2005 and 2006 were met, resulting in vesting of the option as to 5,000 shares, which number was adjusted to reflect the stock dividends that were issued on October 10, 2009, January 10, 2010, April 9, 2010, and July 9, 2010.

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