Ameris Bancorp announced that it intends to release its fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results in a press release before the market opens on Friday, January 20, 2017.  Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Dennis J. Zember Jr., Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, will host a teleconference at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on that same day to discuss the Company's results and answer appropriate questions.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-504-1190 (or 1-855-669-9657 for participants in Canada and 1-412-902-6630 for other international participants). The conference ID name is Ameris Bancorp ABCB.  A replay of the call will be available beginning one hour after the end of the conference call until February 3, 2017. To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529 (or 1-855-669-9658 for participants in Canada and 1-412-317-0088 for other international participants). The conference replay access code is 10099453. The conference call replay and the financial information discussed will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Ameris Bank website at www.amerisbank.com.