Ameris Bancorp · NYSE:ABCB

Ameris Bancorp — Q1 2013 Earnings Presentation

16 slides from Ameris Bancorp's earnings presentation, May 7, 2013

  1. Slide 1: 1st Quarter 2013 Investor Presentation

    Exhibit 99.1 st 1 Quarter 2013 Investor Presentation

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statements

    Cautionary Statements This presentation contains certain performance measures may not be necessarily comparable to similar capital determined by methods other than in accordance with measuresthat may be presentedby other companies. accountingprinciplesgenerallyacceptedin the United States of America

  3. Slide 3: Corporate Profile

    Corporate Profile • Headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia • Founded in 1971 as American Banking Company • Historically grown through acquisitions of smaller banks in areas close to existing operations • Recent growth through de novo expansion strategy and 10 FDIC-assisted transactions • Four state foot

  4. Slide 4: Experienced Management Team

    Experienced Management Team Experience Name, Position (Banking / Ameris) Previous Experience Edwin W. Hortman Jr. 32/14 Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andrew B. Cheney 36/3 Barnett Bank, Mercantile Bank EVP & Chief Operating Officer Dennis J. Zember Jr. 19/7 Flag Financial Corporation

  5. Slide 5: Current Focus

    Current Focus Realize the positive impacts of our Earnings Strategies • Continue to drive double digit growth in loans and low-cost/no-cost funding. • Design and implement strategies to build more efficient banking platform. Rationalize branch network and position Bank for faster growth in assets. •

  6. Slide 6: First Quarter Update

    First Quarter Update dollars in millions, except per share data Q1 '12 Q2 '12 Q3 '12 Q4 '12 Q1 '13 Change BALANCE SHEET Assets $3,043 $2,920 $2,949 $3,019 $2,862 (5.95)% Loans, net 1,949 1,941 2,015 2,007 1,996 2.41 Tang Common Equity / Assets 7.95% 8.41% 8.27% 8.23% 8.83% 11.07 Tangible Book Value

  7. Slide 7: Loan Portfolio Detail

    Loan Portfolio Detail C&I Loan Portfolio Detail – 3/31/13 Agriculture Covered 7% 9% 28% Construction Average Loan 6% Loan Type Size Average Rate Non-owner Investor CRE $ 425,335 5.15 % occupied CRE Consumer C&D 100,350 5.25 15% Installment & Owner Residential Residential 71,248 5.64 Occupied CRE 20%

  8. Slide 8: Loan Portfolio - Loan Pipelines

    Loan Portfoliostrong – loan pipelines 1 Growth in Loan Pipelines Lending Strategies • Leveraging presence in new markets (top five markets account for 70% of pipeline: Atlanta, Jacksonville, Columbia, Savannah, Charleston • Upgrading production positions in key markets: limited changes to expense ba

  9. Slide 9: Loan Portfolio

    Loan Portfolio Diversified through smaller relationships as well Portfoliocomprised ofsmallerrelationships $12 $11.53 Relationship Totals in Legacy Portfolio (in millions) Rank Total O/S % of total Top 10 $ 81.81 5.64% $8 Top 50 $ 242.53 16.72% Top 100 $ 376.12 25.93% Top 200 $ 544.95 37.57% $4.23 $

  10. Slide 10: Significant Value in Deposit Portfolio

    Significant Value in Deposit Portfolio Future revenue opportunity is large, and growing • $0.44pershare– Additional earnings embedded in today’s Balance Sheet vs. 2008. Today’s deposit mix would have reduced interest expense by 30% in 2008, or $16.0 million. • Built significant value in our core dep

  11. Slide 11: FDIC Indemnification Asset

    FDIC Indemnification Asset Managing towards the end of loss share protection Original Current % of Original Months remaining Current Estimate Acquisition Indemnification Indemnification Indem Asset to collect Original Estimate Current Estimate of Losses as a % Bank Date Asset (000's) Asset (000's) R

  12. Slide 12: Earnings Continued - Growth in Revenue

    EarningsContinued – Growth in Revenue Revenue growth through this cycle with opportunistic strategies: • 15%+ compounded annual growth rate in total revenue over the last three years • Revenue has grown faster than earning assets • Significant amount of assets that will be deployed over the next 3 y

  13. Slide 13: Earnings - Net Interest Margin

    Earnings Net - Interest Margin Net Interest Margin (2) (%) “Acquisition Yields” Loans CDs Quarter Yield Quarter Yield Q4 '11 5.38% Q4 '11 0.67% Q1 '12 5.48% Q1 '12 0.65% Q2 '12 5.45% Q2 '12 0.54% Q3 '12 5.28% Q3 '12 0.51% Q4 '12 5.11% Q4 '12 0.44% Q1 '13 5.13% Q1 '13 0.49% • 79.6% of lost revenue fr

  14. Slide 14: Earnings - Non-Interest Income

    EarningsNon-Interest – Income Serious about building strength and diversification in non- interest income sources • Moving away from deposit charges • Researching unique lines of business • Momentum in our numbers coming from mortgage revenue; we believe we can duplicate that strategy with other LOB

  15. Slide 15: Earnings - Corporate Restructure & Improved Efficiency

    EarningsCorporate - Restructure & Improved Efficiency Details regarding the recently announced Corporate Restructuring: Branch Rationalization – • Closing 20% of our retail branch locations, either in smaller markets or areas where our market share is not sufficient to drive desired profitability. •

  16. Slide 16: Ameris Bancorp

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