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

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Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock	AMTB	NASDAQ
Class B Common Stock	AMTBB	NASDAQ

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On October 29, 2019, Amerant Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release to report the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019. The release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference to this Item 2.02.

In accordance with General Instructions B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On October 29, 2019, the Company will hold a live audio webcast to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019. In connection with the webcast, the Company is furnishing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the following documents attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference to this Item 7.01: the earnings slide presentation attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and the conference call script attached as Exhibit 99.3 hereto.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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.



Date: October 29, 2019	Amerant Bancorp Inc.

	By:	/s/ Ivan Trujillo
		Name: Ivan Trujillo
		Title: Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary



Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release of Amerant Bancorp Inc. issued October 29, 2019
99.2	Earnings slide presentation of Amerant Bancorp Inc. dated October 29, 2019
99.3	Conference call scrip of Amerant Bancorp Inc dated October 29, 2019