Independent Director · Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)

Claire E. McLean director compensation at Ameris Bancorp: $171K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Claire E. McLean at Ameris Bancorp. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed April 7, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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What they were paid

Ameris Bancorp Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Ameris Bancorp reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$84,257$85,031$0$1,425$170,713
FY2024$48,607$112,693$0$0$161,300
FY2023—————

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ameris Bancorp DEF 14A filed April 7, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-013509, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Ameris Bancorp filed document, accession 0001140361-26-013509. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 7, 2026.

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$170,713 Claire E. McLean, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of April 7, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

Ameris Bancorp pays directors a $75,000 cash retainer and $85,000 in Restricted Stock.

Committees

FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Audit · Compensation · Enterprise Risk · Executive

The rest of the Ameris Bancorp board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Daniel B. JeterIndependent Director$160,338
H. Palmer Proctor JrDirector—
James B. Miller JrChair of the Board$885,538
Leo J. HillLead Independent Director$220,538
Robert P. LynchIndependent Director$190,338
Rodney D. BullardIndependent Director$155,538
William H. SternIndependent Director$182,738
William I. Bowen JrIndependent Director$162,738
Wm. Millard ChoateIndependent Director$160,647

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