ABCB · Ameris Bancorp

$87.57 -1.59 (-1.78%) At close · Jul 24

Market Cap

$6.00B

67.29M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	CEO	$1,016,667	$173,071	$2,861,198	—	$1,903,784	$122,787	$6,077,507
Nicole Stokes	CFO	$566,667	$66,197	$613,132	—	$728,166	$43,640	$2,033,156
James A. LaHaise	Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer; Officer since 2014	$520,833	—	$613,132	—	$604,406	$45,189	$1,880,001
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President; Officer since 2016	$520,833	$52,382	$510,966	—	$576,201	$42,238	$1,741,551
Ross L. Creasy	CIO	$460,000	$46,396	$510,966	—	$510,349	$43,109	$1,570,820

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	CEO	$966,667	—	$2,835,491	—	$1,572,135	$97,474	$5,471,767
James A. LaHaise	Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer; Officer since 2014	$492,500	—	$607,648	—	$549,698	$45,149	$1,786,166
Nicole Stokes	CFO	$518,333	—	$607,648	—	$577,182	$49,838	$1,767,357
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President; Officer since 2016	$500,000	—	$506,342	—	$476,405	$40,128	$1,559,234
Ross L. Creasy	CIO	$431,500	—	$506,342	—	$427,660	$47,369	$1,412,871

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	CEO	$918,333	—	$2,629,751	—	$1,441,926	$98,204	$5,088,214
James A. LaHaise	Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer; Officer since 2014	$452,833	—	$606,862	—	$483,594	$45,858	$1,686,502
Nicole Stokes	CFO	$482,667	—	$606,862	—	$515,480	$46,105	$1,666,576
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President; Officer since 2016	$500,000	—	$505,709	—	$460,566	$45,908	$1,550,612

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Palmer Proctor	CEO	$879,167	—	$2,008,597	—	$1,465,458	$50,201	$4,403,423
James A. LaHaise	Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer; Officer since 2014	$439,167	—	$602,578	—	$499,024	$27,775	$1,678,988
Nicole Stokes	CFO	$468,000	—	$602,578	—	$531,765	$30,059	$1,652,147
Lawton E. Bassett	Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Bank President; Officer since 2016	$500,000	—	$502,149	—	$489,239	$25,028	$1,562,992

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