Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call April 27, 2022 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Nicole Stokes - Corporate Executive VP and CFO

Palmer Proctor - CEO and Director

Conference Call Participants

Brady Gailey - KBW

Casey Whitman - Piper Sandler

Kevin Fitzsimmons - D.A. Davidson

David Feaster - Raymond James

Jennifer Demba - Truist Securities

Christopher Marinac - Janney Montgomery Scott

Brody Preston - Stephens Inc

Operator

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Ameris Bank First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. My name is Juan, and I will be coordinating your call today. [Operator Instructions]

Now, I would like to turn the call over to Nicole, Chief Financial Officer. Please, Nicole, go ahead.

Nicole Stokes

Great. Thank you, Jan, and thank you to all who have joined our call today. During the call, we will be referencing the press release and the financial highlights that are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at amerisbank.com.

I'm joined today by Palmer Proctor, our CEO; and Jon Edwards, our Chief Credit Officer. Palmer will begin with some opening general comments, and then I'll discuss the details of our financial results before we open up for Q&A. But before we begin, I'll remind you that our comments may include forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and the actual results could vary materially. We list some of the factors that might cause results to differ in our press release and in our SEC filings, which are available on our website. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, early developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Also during the call, we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures in reference to the Company's performance. You can see our reconciliation of these measures and GAAP financial measures in the appendix of our presentation.

And with that, I'll turn it over to Palmer.

Palmer Proctor

Thank you, Nicole, and good morning, everyone. I appreciate everybody taking the time to join our call today. I am really pleased with the financial results we reported yesterday and excited to share some of the highlights with you from the quarter. Thinking back to some of our core fundamentals that I mentioned on last quarter's call, I constantly remind us the importance of discipline and ability to stay focused on strategies and execute on the things that we can control.