Exhibit 32.1
SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
I, Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”), do hereby certify, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
| 1. | The Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Periodic Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| Dated: | April 13, 2010 | /s/ Edwin W. Hortman, Jr. | ||||
| Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., | ||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) | ||||||
