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Ameris Bank Consolidates all Loan Operations to Dothan, AL Loan Processing Center.

May 5, 2010

AMERIS BANCORP (NASDAQ-GS: ABCB), Moultrie, Georgia, Ameris Bank, banking subsidiary of Ameris Bancorp, announced today that all loan operations will be consolidated into the loan processing center in Dothan, Alabama. This transition is scheduled for completion in early August.

Harry Pittman, Regional President for Ameris Bank commented, “We are pleased that Ameris Bank has deemed Dothan to be the hub for all loan processing, and we are excited about the future opportunities this transition brings to Dothan. Because the Dothan Loan Center will be the sole loan processing center for Ameris Bank’s four-state footprint, we will experience some expansion of job opportunities as the loan center expands. These efforts will continue to be led by Glenda Williams, who has managed the operation since 1998 and has been a valued employee of our Company since 1983.”

Ameris Bancorp is headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia, and has 53 locations in Georgia, Alabama, northern Florida and South Carolina. For additional information about Ameris Bank, please visit our web site at www.AmerisBank.com.

For more information contact:
Harris O. Pittman, III
Regional President
(334) 671-4000