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                  UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
               Washington, D.C.  20549

               FORM 8-K

             CURRENT REPORT
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
             SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




           Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
          October 21, 2009
     
     
 
Ameris Bancorp
  
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
     
     
     
Georgia
     No. 001-13901
No.58-1456434
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 
          310 First Street, SE
  
 
     Moultrie, Georgia   31768
  
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
     
                        Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
     (229) 890-1111
  
     
     
                               (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 

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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On October 21, 2009, Ameris Bancorp issued a press release announcing its unaudited third quarter 2009 results.  A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
 
The information contained in this report, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section.  Furthermore, the information contained in this report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
    (d)  Exhibits.
 
       99.1 Press Release dated October 21, 2009
 
          
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


AMERIS BANCORP



By:
/s/ Dennis J. Zember Jr.,
 
Dennis J. Zember Jr.
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  October 22, 2009
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99.1                                Press release dated October  21, 2009