Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) company profile
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.56BP/E 14.5Yield 0.97%
About Ameris Bancorp
State Commercial Banks, SIC 6022
Ameris Bancorp is a financial holding company that operates primarily through its banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank. The company delivers commercial and retail banking services to individual consumers, businesses, municipalities, and agricultural producers. Its lending solutions encompass commercial and residential real estate mortgages, commercial and industrial loans, agricultural credit, personal credit lines, and home equity loans. Additionally, the institution provides deposit accounts, including checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. Other core offerings include treasury and cash management services, residential mortgage refinancing, and commercial insurance premium financing.
The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, where its executive offices are located. It conducts domestic operations through 163 full-service banking offices, primarily situated in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It does not maintain any international locations, though select lending programs serve consumer and commercial clients nationwide. The organization employs 2,673 full-time-equivalent workers across its regional footprint.
Summary of the business section of Ameris Bancorp's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Ameris Bancorp
- Founded
- 1971
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, GA
- Address
- 3490 Piedmont Rd, Suite 1550 30305
- Phone
- (404) 639-6500
- Website
- amerisbank.com
- Employees
- 616, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- State Commercial Banks
- Incorporated in
- Georgia
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Atlanta, GA
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- ABCB
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- May 19, 1994
- Shares outstanding
- 67M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $4.21B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 6-for-5, Mar 11, 2005; 6-for-5, Dec 13, 1999; 5-for-4, May 1, 1997; 4-for-3, Aug 1, 1995
- SEC CIK
- 351569
- CUSIP
- 03076K108
- ISIN
- US03076K1088
- FIGI
- BBG000CDY3H5
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001S80PX7
- LEI
- PBJHNT51T5V6G5UQFV42
- EIN
- 58-1456434
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| H. Palmer Proctor Jr | CEO, Director | 468,197 |
| Douglas D. Strange | Chief Credit Officer | 29,520 |
| David McLeod Boggs | Chief Risk Officer | 9,848 |
| Lawton E. Bassett III | Bank President | 114,199 |
| Nicole S. Stokes | CFO | 85,472 |
| William D. McKendry | Chief Risk Officer | 46,786 |
| Michael T. Pierson | Chief Governance Officer | 88,555 |
| Ross L. Creasy | Chief Information Officer | 57,862 |
| Jody L. Spencer | Chief Legal Officer | 55,646 |
| James A. LaHaise | Chief Strategy Officer | 109,414 |
| William H. Stern | Director | 55,219 |
| Rodney D. Bullard | Director | 17,062 |
| James B. Miller Jr | Director | 2,168,408 |
| William I. Bowen Jr. | Director | 31,380 |
| Leo J. Hill | Director | 34,788 |
| William Millard Choate | Director | 239,372 |
| Daniel B. Jeter | Director | 53,003 |
| Robert P. Lynch | Director | 214,840 |
| Claire E. McLean | Director | 4,785 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $6.08M | $11.91M | $1.81M | $208 | $153 |
| FY2024 | $5.47M | $10.06M | $1.63M | $173 | $143 |
| FY2023 | $5.09M | $6.33M | $1.59M | $145 | $127 |
| FY2022 | $4.40M | $3.96M | $1.59M | $127 | $127 |
| FY2021 | $3.44M | $5.00M | $1.28M | $132 | $137 |
| FY2020 | $2.74M | $3.18M | $1.22M | $92 | $91 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Palmer Proctor, Jr. Chief Executive Officer | $1.02M | $173.07K | $2.86M | $1.90M | $122.79K | $6.08M | +11% |
| Nicole S. Stokes Corporate EVP and Chief Financial Officer | $566.67K | $66.20K | $613.13K | $728.17K | $58.99K | $2.03M | +15% |
| Lawton E. Bassett, III Corporate EVP and Banking Group President | $520.83K | $52.38K | $510.97K | $576.20K | $81.17K | $1.74M | +12% |
| James A. LaHaise Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer | $520.83K | – | $613.13K | $604.41K | $141.63K | $1.88M | +5% |
| Ross L. Creasy Corporate EVP and Chief Information Officer | $460.00K | $46.40K | $510.97K | $510.35K | $43.11K | $1.57M | +11% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At the end of 2025, we had a total of 616 teammates who were enrolled in or completed the program.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
See a number that looks wrong?