What they were paid
Ameris Bancorp Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $149,257 | $85,031 | $0 | $651,250 | $885,538 |
| FY2024 | $140,000 | $85,031 | $0 | $731,521 | $956,552 |
| FY2023 | $140,000 | $85,024 | $0 | $907,235 | $1,132,259 |
| FY2022 | $58,333 | $68,766 | $0 | $628,759 | $1,078,187 |
| FY2021 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,429,904 | $2,362,264 |
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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$885,538 James B. Miller Jr, 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 · FY2025Ameris Bancorp pays directors a $75,000 cash retainer and $85,000 in Restricted Stock.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themExecutive
The rest of the Ameris Bancorp board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Claire E. McLean | Independent Director | $170,713 |
| Daniel B. Jeter | Independent Director | $160,338 |
| H. Palmer Proctor Jr | Director | — |
| Leo J. Hill | Lead Independent Director | $220,538 |
| Robert P. Lynch | Independent Director | $190,338 |
| Rodney D. Bullard | Independent Director | $155,538 |
| William H. Stern | Independent Director | $182,738 |
| William I. Bowen Jr | Independent Director | $162,738 |
| Wm. Millard Choate | Independent Director | $160,647 |
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