Bullard Rodney D 4

What Happened
Rodney D. Bullard, a director of Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), was granted 1,003 restricted shares on May 21, 2026. The filing reports an acquisition price of $0.00 (award/compensation), so the Form 4 shows $0 cash paid; the reported total includes roughly 35.37499 shares from a dividend reinvestment plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-21 — Grant/award (Form 4 code A) of 1,003 shares at $0.00 per share.
• Filing date: 2026-05-26 (filed one business day after the two-business-day deadline).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided summary.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: Restricted stock grant under the Ameris Bancorp 2021 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan; vests on the earlier of (i) May 21, 2027, or (ii) the date of the 2027 annual shareholders' meeting.
  • F2: The 1,003-share total includes an additional ~35.37499 shares acquired via a dividend reinvestment plan.
• No indication in this filing of a 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding sale, or immediate sale of shares.

Context
This was a compensation award (restricted stock) to a director, not an open-market purchase or sale. Although the Form 4 reports $0 paid for the grant, the actual economic value equals the market value of the shares and will be realized (if at all) only as the shares vest per the stated schedule. Awards to directors are common and reflect compensation, not necessarily a directional signal about the insider’s view of the stock.