Shareholder Vote

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 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2025 Ameris Bancorp (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Georgia 001-13901 58-1456434 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)      3490 Piedmont Road N.E., Suite 1550 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 639-6500 (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): ☐      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ABCB New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).     Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On June 5, 2025, Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by prox y 60,816,492 shares of the Company’s common stock, $1.00 par value per share, representing 88.25% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (1) elected 10 members to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; (2) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025; and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Each of the foregoing proposals was set forth and described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement of the Company dated April 23, 2025. The voting results for each proposal are as follows: 1. Election of the following director nominees by a majority vote to serve as directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2026: Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes William I. Bowen, Jr. 52,215,277 2,848,528 51,919 5,700,768 Rodney D. Bullard 54,954,165 108,604 52,955 5,700,768 Wm. Millard Choate 54,960,465 103,800 51,459 5,700,768 Leo J. Hill 51,561,529 3,497,842 56,353 5,700,768 Daniel B. Jeter 53,980,923 1,083,790 51,011 5,700,768 Robert P. Lynch 53,668,948 1,391,236 55,540 5,700,768 Claire E. McLean 54,955,283 108,211 52,230 5,700,768 James B. Miller, Jr. 53,556,433 1,509,476 49,815 5,700,768 H. Palmer Proctor, Jr. 54,236,756 829,160 49,808 5,700,768 William H. Stern 50,013,486 5,047,224 55,014 5,700,768 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting fi rm for the year ending December 31, 2025 by a vote of 60,663,455 for, 16,807 against, 136,230 abstentions and 0 brok er non-votes. 3. Appr oval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by a vote of 53,534,986 for, 1,297,582 against, 283,156 abstentions and 5,700,768 broker non-votes. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. AMERIS BANCORP By: /s/ Nicole S. Stokes Nicole S. Stokes Chief Financial Officer Date: Ju ne 6, 20 25