重大事件即時報告 8-K 2026-06-18

事件日期：2026年6月18日

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📄 **申報類型**：8-K（即時報告）  
📅 **事件日期**：2026年6月18日  

**Ameris Bancorp 修改公司章程細則，增設獨家管轄條款**  

Ameris Bancorp（紐約證券交易所代碼：ABCB）於2026年6月18日經董事會批准，通過並即時生效修訂及重述公司章程細則（Amended and Restated Bylaws）。修訂重點如下：  

- **獨家管轄條款**：新細則指定 **喬治亞州全州商業法院（Georgia State-wide Business Court）** 為特定法律申索的獨家審理法院；同時，所有根據經修訂的《1933年證券法》提出的申索，必須在 **美國聯邦地方法院** 提起。  

此舉旨在統一潛在法律糾紛的審理地點，減少多重訴訟風險，但同時亦可能限制股東選擇訴訟法院的權利。對投資者而言，若日後就公司證券事宜提出法律挑戰，將須遵守上述專屬管轄安排。  

公司已將完整修訂版細則作為附件3.1提交，並納入本報告。  

**潛在影響**：  
- 股東未來的訴訟地點將受到限制，可能增加訴訟成本或不便，尤其對於非喬治亞州的投資者。  
- 細則修改反映公司加強治理控制，屬常規公司行動，對營運及財務狀況無直接影響。  

（備註：本報告未載有財務業績或管理層展望。）

展開英文正文

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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 18, 2026

Ameris Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Georgia001-1390158-1456434
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

    
3490 Piedmont Road N.E., Suite 1550
Atlanta,Georgia30305
(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):
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☐    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 5.03    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. 

On June 18, 2026, the Board of Directors of Ameris Bancorp approved an amendment and restatement of the Bylaws of Ameris Bancorp, effective as of such date (as so amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”). The Amended and Restated Bylaws add an exclusive forum provision designating the Georgia State-wide Business Court as the exclusive forum for certain legal claims and the federal district courts of the United States of America as the exclusive forum for all claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d) Exhibits.

3.1Amended and Restated Bylaws of Ameris Bancorp through June 18, 2026.

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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: June 18, 2026