Insider Transactions Reported by 24 Insiders of Ameris Bancorp

Symbol: ABCB on NYSE
Location: Atlanta, GA

Quick Takeaways

ABCB - Ameris Bancorp has 24 insiders with reported activity on this page.
Net insider value flow over the last year: +$32,661.
Recent transaction rows are available for direct filing-level review.

What Changed

Buy value: $47,500; sell value: $14,838.
Net share flow: +421.

Why This Matters

This page gives a plain-language issuer insider context before you inspect transaction-level evidence.
Use the filing links below to verify timestamps, codes, and ownership impacts directly from SEC forms.

Source Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Issuer insider activity is sourced from SEC Forms 3, 4, and 5.

See Original Filing

Insider trading overview

Last 12 months

Net insider flow leans to buying over the last 12 months. Net value: +$32,661.

Buys

$47,500

Shares: 628

Insiders: 1

Sells

$14,839

Shares: 207

Insiders: 4

Net

+$32,661

Shares: +421

Insiders: -3

Window (months)	Buy shares	Sell shares	Buy $	Sell $	Net $
0-3	0	2	$0	$157	-$157
3-6	308	205	$23,750	$14,682	+$9,068
6-9	320	0	$23,750	$0	+$23,750
9-12	0	0	$0	$0	$0

Ameris Bancorp executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include:

Name	Relationship	Holdings Value	Past Year Net Change	Change %	Valuation	Report Date
James B. Miller Jr.	Director	$130,384,064			Mixed	05 Jun 2025
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	CEO, Director	$36,904,283			Median	06 May 2026
William Millard Choate	Director	$14,334,723			Mixed	05 Jun 2025
Robert P. Lynch	Director	$12,859,742			Mixed	05 Jun 2025
Lawton E. Bassett III	Bank President	$9,062,264			Mixed	24 Feb 2026
James A. LaHaise	Chief Strategy Officer	$8,685,283			Mixed	24 Feb 2026
Pierson Michael T.	Chief Governance Officer	$7,044,702			Mixed	24 Feb 2026
Nicole S. Stokes	Cfo	$6,782,203	-$42	-0%	Mixed	24 Feb 2026
Ross L. Creasy	Chief Information Officer	$4,579,920	-$42	-0%	Mixed	24 Feb 2026
Jody L. Spencer	Chief Legal Officer	$4,415,527			Mixed	24 Feb 2026
William H. Stern	Director	$4,065,508	+$47,500	+1.2%	Mixed	08 Dec 2025
William D. McKendry	Chief Risk Officer	$3,712,486			Mixed	24 Feb 2026
Jimmy D. Veal	Director	$3,147,706			Mixed	05 Jun 2023
Daniel B. Jeter	Director	$3,112,223			Mixed	05 Jun 2025
Leo J. Hill	Director	$2,858,747	-$26	-0%	Mixed	09 Mar 2026
Jon S. Edwards	Chief Credit Officer	$2,826,769			Mixed	07 Mar 2024
Douglas D. Strange	Chief Credit Officer	$2,311,623	-$14,729	-0.63%	Median	29 Apr 2026
Robert Dale Ezzell	Director	$1,918,518			Filing P/S	06 Nov 2024
William I. Bowen Jr.	Director	$1,820,503			Mixed	05 Jun 2025
Elizabeth A. McCague	Director	$1,012,038			Mixed	06 Jun 2024
Rodney D. Bullard	Director	$937,810			Mixed	05 Jun 2025
Gloria A. O'Neal	Director	$724,482			Mixed	06 Jun 2024
Ronal Todd Shutley	Chief Specialty Banking Off	$311,768			Mixed	11 Mar 2022
Claire E. McLean	Director	$226,562			Mixed	05 Jun 2025

Top shareholders of Ameris Bancorp (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Ownership % is shown only when it is directly reported or safely comparable across share classes.

Methodology: rows are grouped by holder and ranked by the holder's primary source value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

Holder	Source	Role / Reporting	Ownership %	Shares	Holdings Value	12M Net Δ	As of	Details
BlackRock, Inc.	13F 13D/G	Company	14% from 13D/G	9,818,406	$765,737,486	—	31 Mar 2026	13F 13D/G
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	13F	Company	5.7%	3,896,626	$303,893,392	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	13D/G 13F	Vanguard Portfolio Management · Company	5.5%	3,731,722	$291,036,999	$0	31 Mar 2026	13D/G 13F
North Reef Capital Management LP	13D/G 13F	Company	5%	3,423,243	$283,649,915	$0	31 Mar 2026	13D/G 13F
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	13D/G 13F	Vanguard Capital Management · Company	5%	3,396,633	$264,903,408	$0	31 Mar 2026	13D/G 13F
STATE STREET CORP	13F 13D/G	Company · STATE STREET CORPORATION	4.8% from 13D/G	3,319,796	$259,565,828	—	31 Mar 2026	13F 13D/G
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	13D/G 13F	Company	4.8%	3,271,948	$239,866,508	$0	30 Sep 2025	13D/G 13F
Independent Advisor Alliance	13F	Company	3.9%	2,647,757	$206,498,567	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Invesco Ltd.	13F	Company	3.8%	2,595,317	$202,408,773	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
James B. Miller Jr.	3/4/5	Director	3.2%	2,167,288	$130,384,064	—	05 Jun 2025	3/4/5
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	13F	Company	2.4%	1,617,538	$126,173,357	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	13F	Company	2%	1,390,012	$108,407,038	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
MORGAN STANLEY	13F	Company	1.6%	1,116,503	$87,076,234	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO	13F	Company	1.6%	1,095,966	$85,474,396	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	13F	Company	1.6%	1,057,347	$82,462,521	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	13F	Company	1.5%	992,950	$77,440,211	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	13F	Company	1.4%	955,996	$73,162,375	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Nuveen, LLC	13F	Company	1.4%	918,773	$71,655,107	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
FMR LLC	13F	Company	1.2%	843,992	$65,822,944	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	13F	Company	1.2%	808,413	$63,048,130	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	13F	Company	1.1%	750,542	$58,534,737	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
NORTHERN TRUST CORP	13F	Company	1.1%	747,325	$58,283,877	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	13F	Company	1%	691,717	$53,947,008	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Davis Asset Management, L.P.	13F	Company	0.92%	621,800	$48,494,182	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC	13F	Company	0.84%	568,172	$42,948,118	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
GW&K Investment Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.8%	544,906	$42,497,000	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.	13F	Company	0.8%	541,995	$42,270,190	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
BESSEMER GROUP INC	13F	Company	0.77%	523,030	$40,791,000	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	13F	Company	0.76%	516,150	$40,254,521	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	3/4/5	CEO, Director	0.7%	473,193	$36,904,283	—	06 May 2026	3/4/5
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO	13F	Company	0.61%	416,858	$32,510,755	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE	13F	Company	0.58%	391,908	$30,564,905	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/	13F	Company	0.57%	384,699	$30,002,675	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	13F	Company	0.55%	374,709	$29,223,555	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	13F	Company	0.48%	323,017	$25,192,094	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P	13F	Company	0.46%	311,109	$24,263,391	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Aberdeen Group plc	13F	Company	0.45%	308,874	$24,089,084	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC	13F	Company	0.4%	270,762	$21,254,818	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Penn Capital Management Company, LLC	13F	Company	0.39%	263,029	$20,565,709	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/	13F	Company	0.39%	263,500	$20,550,365	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
UBS Group AG	13F	Company	0.38%	259,175	$20,213,059	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC	13F	Company	0.37%	253,890	$19,801,841	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.36%	247,471	$19,300,263	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD	13F	Company	0.34%	229,767	$17,919,528	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	13F	Company	0.34%	227,728	$17,760,507	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	13F	Company	0.33%	225,901	$17,620,716	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND	13F	Company	0.3%	206,803	$16,128,566	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS	13F	Company	0.28%	190,435	$14,852,080	—	31 Mar 2026	13F
William Millard Choate	3/4/5	Director	0.35%	238,277	$14,334,723	—	05 Jun 2025	3/4/5
Fisher Asset Management, LLC	13F	Company	0.25%	172,000	$13,414,280	—	31 Mar 2026	13F

Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals for Ameris Bancorp

Showing up to 300 most recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.

Insider	Symbol	Class	Transaction	%	Value $	* Price $	Shares	Shares Owned	Date	Ownership
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	ABCB	Common Stock	Gift	-2.13%			-8,906	409,028	06 May 2026	Direct
Douglas D. Strange	ABCB	Common Stock	Gift	-2.34%			-710	29,640	29 Apr 2026	Direct
Leo J. Hill	ABCB	Common Stock	Sale	-0.01%	$1.92	$75.15	-0.03	467	09 Mar 2026	Spouse
Leo J. Hill	ABCB	Common Stock	Sale		$24.06	$75.15	-0.32	15,256	09 Mar 2026	Direct
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-0.76%			-3,198	417,934	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Douglas D. Strange	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-2.51%			-780	30,350	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Pierson Michael T.	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-0.73%			-615	83,330	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Nicole S. Stokes	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-0.86%			-738	85,472	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Jody L. Spencer	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.09%			-615	55,646	24 Feb 2026	Direct
William D. McKendry	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.3%			-615	46,786	24 Feb 2026	Direct
James A. LaHaise	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-0.67%			-738	109,414	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Ross L. Creasy	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.05%			-615	57,718	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Lawton E. Bassett III	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-0.54%			-615	114,031	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Douglas D. Strange	ABCB	Common Stock	Sale		$46.84	$78.76	-0.59	31,130	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Nicole S. Stokes	ABCB	Common Stock	Sale		$41.9	$79.20	-0.53	86,210	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Ross L. Creasy	ABCB	Common Stock	Sale		$42.01	$79.40	-0.53	58,298	24 Feb 2026	Direct
Douglas D. Strange	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-2.63%			-842	31,131	21 Feb 2026	Direct
Nicole S. Stokes	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.51%			-1,318	86,211	21 Feb 2026	Direct
Jody L. Spencer	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.91%			-1,098	56,261	21 Feb 2026	Direct
Pierson Michael T.	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.29%			-1,098	83,945	21 Feb 2026	Direct
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.44%			-6,149	421,053	21 Feb 2026	Direct
William D. McKendry	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-2.26%			-1,098	47,401	21 Feb 2026	Direct
James A. LaHaise	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.18%			-1,318	110,152	21 Feb 2026	Direct
Ross L. Creasy	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-1.85%			-1,098	58,298	21 Feb 2026	Direct
Lawton E. Bassett III	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-0.95%			-1,098	114,646	21 Feb 2026	Direct
Douglas D. Strange	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	46.5%			10,152	31,973	20 Feb 2026	Direct
Nicole S. Stokes	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	45.7%			27,470	87,529	20 Feb 2026	Direct
Jody L. Spencer	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	24%			11,108	57,359	20 Feb 2026	Direct
Pierson Michael T.	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	14.1%			10,510	85,043	20 Feb 2026	Direct
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	9.15%			35,830	427,202	20 Feb 2026	Direct
Ross L. Creasy	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	39%			16,661	59,396	20 Feb 2026	Direct
Lawton E. Bassett III	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	19.4%			18,811	115,744	20 Feb 2026	Direct
James A. LaHaise	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-5.62%			-6,641	111,470	19 Feb 2026	Direct
James A. LaHaise	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	14.4%			14,910	118,075	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Douglas D. Strange	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	12.4%			2,412	21,821	19 Feb 2026	Direct
William D. McKendry	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-10.2%			-5,534	48,499	19 Feb 2026	Direct
William D. McKendry	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	29.9%			12,424	54,003	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Nicole S. Stokes	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-10.4%			-6,641	57,152	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Nicole S. Stokes	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	38.7%			17,805	63,793	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Ross L. Creasy	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-12.1%			-5,534	40,323	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Ross L. Creasy	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	47.8%			14,836	45,857	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Jody L. Spencer	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-11.2%			-5,534	43,809	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Jody L. Spencer	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	43%			14,836	49,343	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Pierson Michael T.	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-7.13%			-5,534	72,121	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Pierson Michael T.	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	23.6%			14,836	77,655	19 Feb 2026	Direct
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-7.09%			-28,778	377,384	19 Feb 2026	Direct
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	24%			78,598	406,162	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Lawton E. Bassett III	ABCB	Common Stock	Tax liability	-5.53%			-5,534	94,521	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Lawton E. Bassett III	ABCB	Common Stock	Award	17.4%			14,836	100,055	19 Feb 2026	Direct
Douglas D. Strange	ABCB	Common Stock	Sale	-100%	$14,682	$71.62	-205	0	31 Dec 2025	Spouse

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.