form8k.htm
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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April
23, 2009
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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
1st Street, 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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On April
23, 2009, Ameris Bancorp issued a press release announcing its unaudited
first quarter 2009 results. A copy of that press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The
information contained in this report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, 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, the information contained in this
report 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 Press release
dated April 23, 2009.
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
Dated:
April 23, 2009
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated April 23,
2009.