On May 31, 2012, Ameris Bancorp (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") in Moultrie, Georgia. At the Annual Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 18,866,871.247563 shares of the Company's common stock, representing 79.23% of the total outstanding eligible votes. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders (1) elected three members to the Board of Directors of the Company, (2) ratified the appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2012,
(3) approved the Company's executive compensation on an advisory basis and
(4) voted on an advisory basis on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation. Each of the foregoing proposals was set forth and described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement of the Company dated April 18, 2012. The voting results for each proposal are as follows:

1. The following director nominees were elected by a plurality vote to serve as Class III directors until the annual meeting to be held in 2015:

   Nominee                    For            Authority Withheld       Broker Non-Votes

   R. Dale Ezzell         15,580,406.71               256,116.54              3,030,348
   Jimmy D. Veal          15,577,903.84               255,714.54              3,030,348
   V. Wayne Williford     15,573,714.33               262,808.92              3,030,348

2. Ratification of the appointment of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP, as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 by a vote of 18,784,153.87 for, 78,727.87 against, 3,989.51 abstaining and 0 broker non-votes.

3. Approval of the Company's executive compensation on an advisory basis by a vote of 15,280,101.42 for, 224,368.24 against, 332,053.59 abstaining and 3,030,348 broker non-votes.

4. Advisory votes on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation of 10,631,416.37 for 1 year, 216,262.75 for 2 years, 4,807,596.24 for 3 years and 180,788.89 abstaining.