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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):
 
October 21, 2008
  
     
     
 
Ameris Bancorp
  
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
     
     
     
Georgia
No. 001-13901
No.58-1456434
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 
24 2nd Avenue, S.E.,
  
 
Moultrie, Georgia   31768
  
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
(229) 890-1111
  
     
     

 (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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 21, 2008, Ameris Bancorp issued a press release announcing its unaudited third quarter 2008 results.  A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

99.1           Press release dated October 21, 2008.




 
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


AMERIS BANCORP

 

 
By: ___/s/ Dennis J. Zember Jr._____
Dennis J. Zember Jr.,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 
Dated:  October 21, 2008




 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1             Press release dated October 21, 2008.