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220 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, Florida						33134
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)
(305) 460-8728 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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 December 20, 2021, Amerant Bancorp Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A., a national banking association (the “Bank”), provided Miguel A. Palacios and Alberto M. Capriles, Executive Vice-President and Chief Business Officer and Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, respectively, (each, an “Executive” and together, the “Executives”) with notices of non-renewal of their employment agreements (each, an “Employment Agreement” and together, the “Employment Agreements”). The Employment Agreements will terminate on March 20, 2022 (the “Effective Date”). After the Effective Date, Messrs. Capriles and Palacios are expected to continue to serve as executives of the Company and the Bank.

The Company and the Bank intend to enter into a Change in Control Agreement and a Restrictive Covenant Agreement with each Executive, effective on the Effective Date. The Change in Control Agreement is expected to provide for each Executive to be entitled to receive certain compensation and benefits in the event of a qualifying termination under each Change in Control Agreement. The Restrictive Covenant Agreement is expected to include customary intellectual property, non-solicitation, non-compete and confidentiality provisions.

The Company will file a current report on Form 8-K if and when it enters into a Change in Control Agreement and a Restrictive Covenant Agreement with each Executive. Also, the Company will file a current report on Form 8-K if the compensation paid to the Executives is materially modified as of the Effective Date.

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: December 27, 2021

Amerant Bancorp Inc.

By:

/s/ Julio V. Pena

Name: Julio V. Pena

Title: Senior Vice President, Securities Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary


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


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