UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 20, 2020, Amerant Bancorp Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has commenced a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase, for cash, up to $50.0 million of its Class B common stock, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated November 20, 2020, related to such Tender Offer and the accompanying letter of transmittal. A copy of the press release relating to the commencement of the Tender Offer is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein in its entirety.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated November 20, 2020. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| Amerant Bancorp Inc. | ||||||
| Date: November 20, 2020 | By: | /s/ Julio V. Pena | ||||
| Julio V. Pena | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||||||