Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Calderon Sharymar (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMERANT BANCORP INC. 220 ALHAMBRA CR. (Street) CORAL GABLES FL 33134 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Amerant Bancorp Inc. [ AMTB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP - Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/03/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	06/03/2024		M		3,970	A	$0(1)	8,533.8	D
Class A Common Stock	06/03/2024		F		967(2)	D	$22.16	7,566.8	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$0(1)	06/03/2024		M			1,868	(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	1,868	$0	3,737	D
Restricted Stock Units LTI 2023	$0(1)	06/03/2024		M			2,102	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	2,102	$0	5,871(5)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock.

2. Reflects the shares of Class A Common Stock that were surrendered in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of RSUs.

3. On June 1, 2023, Ms. Calderon was awarded 5,605 RSUs in connection with a sign-on grant related to Ms. Calderon's appointment as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Each RSU represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of Class A Common Stock. The RSUs will vest in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that Ms. Calderon remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date. Since the first anniversary of the date of grant was on Saturday, June 1, 2024, the vesting ocurred on Monday, June 3, 2024, the next business day.

4. On June 1, 2023, Ms. Calderon was awarded 6,306 RSUs under the 2023-2025 Long Term Incentive Plan, a sub-plan of the 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of Class A common stock. The award vests in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that Ms. Calderon remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date. Since the first anniversary of the date of grant was on Saturday, June 1, 2024, the vesting ocurred on Monday, June 3, 2024, the next business day.

5. Includes 1,667 unvested RSUs awarded to Ms. Calderon on February 16, 2023.

Remarks:

	/s/ Julio V. Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Sharymar Calderon	06/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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