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):
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June
2, 2008
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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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24
2nd
Avenue, S.E.,
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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)
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):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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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))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.02. Termination
of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The Executive Employment Agreement
between Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) and Johnny R. Myers dated as of May 11,
2005, which was included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on May 16, 2005, will terminate effective June 20,
2008 as a result of Mr. Myers’ resignation as set forth in Item 5.02(b) of this
Current Report on Form 8-K. A description of Mr. Myers’ Executive
Employment Agreement is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on March 24, 2008 under the heading
“Executive Compensation – Employment and Compensation Arrangements” and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On May 29, 2008, Johnny
R. Myers, Executive Vice President and Regional Executive of the Company,
resigned from his position with the Company effective June 20,
2008.
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/ Edwin W. Hortman, Jr.,
Edwin W. Hortman, Jr.,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Dated: June
2, 2008