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Ameris Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

ABCB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2026
218 figures on this page: 207 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025, and the disclosed peer group includes Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Bank OZK, Cadence Bank, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and Fulton Financial Corporation, among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers. Figures cover fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025.
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Say-on-pay support: 97.6% → 98.4% (0.8 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Ameris Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ameris Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation, Bank OZK, Cadence Bank, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and Fulton Financial Corporation, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
————————
James A. LaHaise
Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Nicole S. Stokes
Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Lawton E. Bassett, III
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Jon S. Edwards
Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
————————
James LaHaise
Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer
————————
Nicole Stokes
Corporate EVP and Chief Financial Officer
————————
Lawton E. Bassett, III
Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Ross Creasy
Corporate EVP and Chief Information Officer
————————
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.PSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.PSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
James A. LaHaisePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
James A. LaHaisePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
James A. LaHaiseRSU◇——◇——◇
Lawton E. Bassett IIIRSU◇——◇——◇
Lawton E. Bassett IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Lawton E. Bassett IIIPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Nicole S. StokesPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Nicole S. StokesPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Nicole S. StokesRSU◇——◇——◇
Ross L. CreasyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ross L. CreasyRSU◇——◇——◇
Ross L. CreasyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
James LaHaiseRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ross CreasyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
H. Palmer Proctor, Jr.RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Nicole StokesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Lawton Bassett, IIIRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James B. Miller, Jr
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Leo J. Hill
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Robert P. Lynch
◇◇———◇◇
William H. Stern
◇◇———◇◇
Claire E. McLean
◇◇———◇◇
William I. Bowen, Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Wm. Millard Choate
◇◇———◇◇
Daniel B. Jeter
◇◇———◇◇
Rodney D. Bullard
◇◇———◇◇
Elizabeth A. McCague
◇————◇◇
Gloria A. O'Neal
◇————◇◇
R. Dale Ezzell
◇————◇◇
H. Palmer Proctor, Jr served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation AUB
  • Bank OZK OZK
  • Cadence Bank CADE
  • Commerce Bancshares, Inc. CBSH
  • Fulton Financial Corporation FULT
  • Hancock Whitney Corporation HWC
  • Hilltop Holdings Inc. HTH
  • Home Bancshares, Inc. HOMB
  • Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. PNFP
  • Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. PB
  • Renasant Corporation RNST
  • Simmons First National Corporation SFNC
  • SouthState Bank Corporation SSB
  • Trustmark Corporation TRMK
  • UMB Financial Corporation UMBF
  • United Bankshares, Inc. UBSI
  • United Community Banks, Inc. UCB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 5, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 14, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 16, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 17, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
218 figures on this page: 207 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
207 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000351569-26-000119
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-013509
    Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
  3. 0000351569-25-000013
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001140361-25-015043
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000351569-24-000014
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001140361-24-021196
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000351569-23-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000351569-22-000011
  9. 0000351569-21-000011
  10. 0000351569-20-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000351569-19-000021
  12. 0000351569-18-000010
  13. 0001144204-17-027975
  14. 0001144204-16-103388
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Banking rankings

Chief executive pay — BankingCEO pay ratio — BankingSay-on-pay support — Banking

Peers Ameris Bancorp discloses

The companies named in ABCB's own disclosed peer group.

Atlantic Union Bankshares CorporationBank OZKCommerce Bancshares, Inc.Fulton Financial CorporationHancock Whitney CorporationHilltop Holdings Inc.Home Bancshares, Inc.Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.Renasant CorporationSimmons First National CorporationSouthState Bank CorporationTrustmark CorporationUMB Financial CorporationUnited Bankshares, Inc.United Community Banks, Inc.

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Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies
Cite this data
APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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