ABCB CLUSTER SEC Filing Analysis

Final — all horizons settled through T+60d

ABCB ▲ +4.37% at T+60d

NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +4.37% · α vs SPY -2.38% · entry $79.14 → $82.60

Last close $85.36 (close Jun 8) · +7.86% from $79.14 entry

Entry anchored
Feb 23, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick

T+1d

+1.93%

call +1.93% · α +1.10%

$80.67

settled 4mo ago

T+5d

-0.01%

call -0.01% · α +1.02%

$79.13

settled 3mo ago

T+20d

-3.52%

call -3.52% · α +1.47%

$76.36

settled 3mo ago

T+60d

+4.37%

call +4.37% · α -2.38%

$82.60

settled 22d ago

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Executive Summary

Ameris Bancorp insiders executed a cluster of transactions primarily tied to a routine equity award vesting and tax withholding events. The majority of activity involved non-cash grants and shares surrendered to cover taxes, with minimal open-market selling totaling just $130.75 in small share lots.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction

selling

Total Value

$1.3M

Insiders

11

Actionable Insight

This cluster reflects standard post-vesting tax activity and annual equity grants — not a signal of insider sentiment. Traders should ignore the noise unless future filings show open-market buying or selling at scale.

Key Facts

CEO and other C-suite executives received large stock awards on 2026-02-20 (e.g., CEO awarded 35,830 shares), typical of annual equity compensation.
On 2026-02-21 and 2026-02-24, multiple insiders surrendered shares to cover tax obligations from vesting, including CEO Proctor H. Palmer Jr. surrendering 6,149 shares ($514,855.77).
Only three open-market sales occurred: CFO, CIO, and Chief Credit Officer each sold less than 1 share (totaling $130.75), likely due to rounding or administrative adjustments.
Total value of tax-related share surrenders: ~$1.2 million — routine for a $5.6B market cap company following equity vesting.
No open-market purchases or significant sales indicating directional sentiment.

Financial Impact

$1.2 million in shares surrendered for tax withholding, $0 in net cash transactions from grants

insider ownershipshares outstanding (slight increase from grants)

Risk Factors

Misinterpretation of tax withholding as insider selling pressure
Potential perception of lack of confidence if small open-market sales are overanalyzed

Market Snapshot

Exchange

NYSE

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

Document	Accession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (20 trades, 7d window)	cluster-ABCB-1772146864451

7 reports for ABCB

T+1T+5T+20T+60

100% Hit rate 3 of 3 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +3.52%Feb 24, 2026

Filters

Reports for ABCB — sortable, filterable
	Type				Now
May 21, 2026 19d ago	S-3ASR NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$84.69 $83.19	▼ −1.77%	▼ −3.43%	$85.36 (+0.79%)
Apr 23, 2026 6w ago	8-K BULLISH ★ 8/10	$84.89 $85.25	▲ +0.42%	▼ −0.49%	$85.36 (+0.55%)
Apr 7, 2026 9w ago	DEFA14A NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$79.59 $82.84	▲ +4.08%	▼ −1.25%	$85.36 (+7.25%)
Feb 24, 2026 15w ago	8-K NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$80.67 $79.22	▼ −1.79%	▼ −0.69%	$85.36 (+5.82%)
Feb 24, 2026 15w ago	Insider Cluster NEUTRAL ★ 3/10	$79.14 $79.13	▼ −0.01%	▲ +1.02%	$85.36 (+7.86%)
Feb 24, 2026 15w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 7/10	$79.14 $79.13	▲ +0.01%	▼ −1.02%	$85.36 (−7.86%)
Feb 24, 2026 15w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 7/10	$79.14 $79.13	▲ +0.01%	▼ −1.02%	$85.36 (−7.86%)

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