Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Item 5.03.

Effective July 18, 2017, the Board of Directors of Ameris Bancorp
(the Company) amended and restated the Companys Bylaws (the
Amended and Restated Bylaws) to change the mandatory retirement
age for the Companys directors from 70 years to 75 years. Under
the revised provision, as set forth in Article III, Section 2(a)
of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, each director is required to
retire at the annual meeting of the Companys shareholders that
follows the date such director attains age 75.

In addition, the Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the
required officers of the Company shall include a Chief Executive
Officer, which previously was not a required office but one that
the Board of Directors could create in its discretion. As
provided in Article IV, Section 6 of the Amended and Restated
Bylaws, the Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive
officer of the Company and the President (provided there is one),
in addition to having such other duties as may be delegated to
him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive
Officer, shall perform those of the Chief Executive Officer in
the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer or at
the direction of the Chief Executive Officer.

The Amended and Restated Bylaws also contain clarifications,
updates and revisions to certain other provisions, including
those relating to meetings of shareholders (Article II, Section
4), conduct of meetings of shareholders (Article II, Section 6)
and amendment of, or successor to, director and officer
indemnification provisions (Article VII, Sections 6 and 7).

This description of the amendments to the Companys Bylaws is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended
and Restated Bylaws, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

Ameris Bancorp Exhibit
EX-3.1 2 v471202_ex3-1.htm EXHIBIT 3.1 Exhibit 3.1   BYLAWS OF AMERIS BANCORP AS AMENDED AND RESTATED THROUGH JULY 18,…
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About Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB)

Ameris Bancorp is a financial holding company. The Company’s business is conducted through its banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank (the Bank), which provides a range of banking services to its retail and commercial customers. The Company operates through four segments: the Banking Division, the Retail Mortgage Division, the Warehouse Lending Division and the SBA Division. The Banking Division is engaged in the delivery of financial services, which include commercial loans, consumer loans and deposit accounts. The Retail Mortgage Division is engaged in the origination, sales and servicing of one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. The Warehouse Lending Division is engaged in the origination and servicing of warehouse lines to other businesses that are secured by underlying one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. The SBA Division is engaged in the origination, sales and servicing of small business administration (SBA) loans.