Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

H. Palmer Proctor, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.1M in 2025, up 11% from $5.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 85:1, on median employee pay of $71,888.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.1M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
85:1median $71,888
CEO pay in equity
47%$2.9M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$6,077,507Reported for fiscal year 2025.
Net Income
$412.2MFull year 2025 results.
Tangible Book Value Growth
14.5%Growth to $44.18 per share.
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
85:1Based on median employee pay.
Median Employee Pay
$71,888Annual total compensation.

How Jr. was paid

$6.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary17%Bonus3%Stock awards47%Non-equity incentive31%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
H. Palmer Proctor, Jr.Chief Executive Officer$6,077,507
Nicole S. StokesCorporate EVP and Chief Financial Officer$2,033,156
Lawton E. Bassett, IIICorporate EVP and Banking Group President$1,741,551
James A. LaHaiseCorporate EVP and Chief Strategy Officer$1,880,001
Ross L. CreasyCorporate EVP and Chief Information Officer$1,570,820

What changed and why

  • $6.1MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $6,077,507 in 2025.
  • $412.2MNet income for the company reached $412.2 million in 2025.
  • 14.5%Tangible book value grew by $5.59 per share, or 14.5%.
  • $653.5MTotal deposits increased by $653.5 million, representing a 3.0% growth.
  • 14.51%Return on average tangible common equity was reported at 14.51% for 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.