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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January
29, 2010 (January 28, 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, 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)
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Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 28, 2010, Ameris Bancorp
issued a press release announcing its unaudited financial results for the
quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. 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 January 28, 2010
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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
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By:
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/s/
Dennis J. Zember Jr.,
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Dennis
J. Zember Jr.
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Executive
Vice PresidentPresident and Chief Financial
Officer
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Dated: January
29,2010
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
99.1 Press
release dated January 28, 2010