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For its 2025 fiscal year, AMERIS BANCORP, listed the following executives on its annual proxy statement to the SEC

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Cash Compensation
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Fiscal Year Ended in 2025
Name And Title Total Compensation Pay Rank By Title
Lawton E. Bassett III
Corporate EVP and Banking Group President
Total Compensation $1,702,620 View details Pay Rank By Title #1196 View more
James A. LaHaise
Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer
Total Compensation $1,783,560 View details Pay Rank By Title #1165 View more
Nicole S. Stokes
Corporate EVP and Chief Financial Officer
Total Compensation $2,017,802 View details Pay Rank By Title #2007 View more
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Total Compensation $6,077,507 View details Pay Rank By Title #1909 View more
Ross L. Creasy
Corporate EVP and Chief Information Officer
Total Compensation $1,570,820 View details Pay Rank By Title #64 View more

The charts on this page feature a breakdown of the total annual pay for the top executives at AMERIS BANCORP as reported in their proxy statements.

Total Cash Compensation information is comprised of yearly Base Pay and Bonuses. AMERIS BANCORP income statements for executive base pay and bonus are filed yearly with the SEC in the edgar filing system. AMERIS BANCORP annual reports of executive compensation and pay are most commonly found in the Def 14a documents.

Total Equity aggregates grant date fair value of stock and option awards and long term incentives granted during the fiscal year.

Other Compensation covers all compensation-like awards that don't fit in any of these other standard categories. Numbers reported do not include change in pension value and non-qualified deferred compensation earnings.

Name And Title Total Cash Equity Other Total Compensation
Lawton E. Bassett III
Corporate EVP and Banking Group President
Total Cash $1,149,416 Equity $510,966 Other $42,238 $1,702,620
James A. LaHaise
Corporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer
Total Cash $1,125,239 Equity $613,132 Other $45,189 $1,783,560
Nicole S. Stokes
Corporate EVP and Chief Financial Officer
Total Cash $1,361,030 Equity $613,132 Other $43,640 $2,017,802
H. Palmer Proctor Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Total Cash $3,093,522 Equity $2,861,198 Other $122,787 $6,077,507
Ross L. Creasy
Corporate EVP and Chief Information Officer
Total Cash $1,016,745 Equity $510,966 Other $43,109 $1,570,820
For its 2025 fiscal year, AMERIS BANCORP, listed the following CEO pay ratio data on its annual proxy statement to the SEC.
CEO Name CEO Pay Median Employee Pay CEO Pay Ratio
H. Palmer Proctor Jr. CEO Pay $6,077,507 Median Employee Pay $71,888 CEO Pay Ratio 85:1
For its 2025 fiscal year, AMERIS BANCORP, listed the following board members on its annual proxy statement to the SEC.
Name Total COMPENSATION
Claire E. McLean Total Cash $170,713
Daniel B. Jeter Total Cash $160,338
Elizabeth A. McCague Total Cash $49,034
Gloria A. O'Neal Total Cash $34,034
James B. Miller, Jr. Total Cash $885,538
Leo J. Hill Total Cash $220,538
R. Dale Ezzell Total Cash $34,034
Robert P. Lynch Total Cash $190,338
Rodney D. Bullard Total Cash $155,538
William H. Stern Total Cash $182,738
William I. Bowen, Jr. Total Cash $162,738
Wm. Millard Choate Total Cash $160,647
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