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* Calderon Sharymar (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMERANT BANCORP INC. 220 ALHAMBRA CR. (Street) CORAL GABLES FL 33134 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2023	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 Financial 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	4,189.89(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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units LTI 2023	(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	2,500	0(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 1,189.89 shares of Class A common stock owned outright; 1,355 unvested shares of Class A Common Stock granted to the Ms. Calderon in the form of restricted stock on July 27, 2021; and 1,667 unvested shares of Class A Common Stock granted to the Ms. Calderon in the form of restricted stock on February 16, 2022 (together the "Restricted Stock"). The unvested Restricted Stock will vest in substantially equal installments on each of the two remaining anniversaries of the grant dates of each grant, provided the Ms. Calderon remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.

2. Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock

3. On February 16, 2023, Ms. Calderon was awarded 2,500 restricted stock units under the 2023-2025 Long Term Incentive Plan, a sub-plan of the 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of Class A common stock. The award vests in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, provided that Ms. Calderon remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.

Remarks:

A power of attorney for Section 16 reporting obligations is attached as Exhibit 24.

	/s/ Julio V. Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Sharymar Calderon	06/05/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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