SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sanchez Mariola

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

220 ALHAMBRA CR.

(Street)

CORAL GABLES

33134

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/18/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Amerant Bancorp Inc. [ AMTB ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP Chief People Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	11,833.75⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 5,402 shares of unvested restricted stock awarded to Mrs. Sanchez consisting of 2,090 shares of restricted stock that correspond to the remaining unvested shares of a 3,134 restricted stock award granted to Mrs. Sanchez on February 16, 2021 under the 2021-2023 Long Term Incentive Plan; 1,500 shares of restricted stock that correspond to an award granted to Mrs. Sanchez on February 16, 2022 under the 2022-2024 Long Term Incentive Plan; and 1,812 shares of restricted stock that correspond to an award granted to Mrs. Sanchez on June 15, 2022 in connection with her promotion to Chief People Officer. All of these awards vest in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that Mrs. Sanchez remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.

Remarks:

Mrs. Mariola Sanchez, Executive Vice-President and Chief People Officer, was appointed by the Board of Directors as member of the Issuer's Executive Management Committee on January 18, 2023. A power of attorney for Section 16 reporting obligations is attached as Exhibit 24.

	/s/ Julio V. Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Mariola Sanchez	01/26/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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