# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001734342
**File Stem:** 0001734342-23-000007
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 5159
**Document Hash:** 0af25f907d49d44fb315e3f3d8ce616a
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001734342-23-000007.hdr.sgml**: 20230210

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001734342-23-000007

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230206

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230210

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230210

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Amerant Bancorp Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001734342
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 650032379
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** FL
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38534
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23608735

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 220 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE
- **CITY:** CORAL GABLES
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33134
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (305)460-4038

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 220 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE
- **CITY:** CORAL GABLES
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33134

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Mercantil Bank Holding Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20180312

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2023**![amtb-20230206_g1.jpg](amtb-20230206_g1.jpg)

**Amerant Bancorp Inc.** 

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Florida** | **001-38534** | **65-0032379** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation** | **(Commission<br>file number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification Number)** |

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|:---|:---|
| **220 Alhambra Circle** | |
| **Coral Gables, Florida** | **33134** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |
| **(305) 460-8728** <br>**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** | **(305) 460-8728** <br>**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** |

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

<u>Title of each class</u> <u>Trading Symbols</u> <u>Name of exchange on which registered</u> <br> Class A Common Stock AMTB NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

On February 6, 2023, Gustavo J. Vollmer A. notified Amerant Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") of his decision to not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders, to be held in June 2023 (the "2023 Annual Meeting"). Mr. Vollmer will serve out the remainder of his term, which will expire at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Mr. Vollmer also provided notice to the Board of Directors of the Company's wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the "Bank") of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors of the Bank, effective upon the expiration of his term as a director of the Company. The decision by Mr. Vollmer not to stand for re-election was not a result of any disagreement with management, the Company, the Bank, or the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank on any matter relating to the Company's or Bank's operations, policies or practices.

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**SIGNATURES**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: February 10, 2023 | Amerant Bancorp Inc. | Amerant Bancorp Inc. |
|  | By: | /s/ Julio V. Pena |
|  |  | Name: Julio V. Pena |
|  |  | Title: Senior Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary |

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