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^*

Rodriguez Adrian

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O AMERANT BANCORP INC.

220 ALHAMBRA CR., 12TH FLOOR

(Street)

CORAL GABLES

33134

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2025

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)
See remarks

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	4,489⁽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)
Restricted Stock Units LTI 2023	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	500	0⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units LTI 2024	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,000	0⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units Promotion	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,200	0⁽³⁾	D
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units LTI 2025	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,500	0⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 4,156 shares of Class A Common Stock owned outright and 333 unvested shares of Class A Common Stock granted to the reporting owner in the form of restricted stock on January 11, 2023, which are scheduled to vest on January 11, 2026.

2. On February 16, 2023, Mr. Rodriguez was awarded 1,500 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) each representing 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 Mr. Rodriguez remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.

3. Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock.

4. On February 16, 2024, Mr. Rodriguez was awarded 1,500 RSUs, each representing 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 Mr. Rodriguez remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.

5. On May 28, 2024, Mr. Rodriguez was awarded 1,500 RSUs, each representing the right to receive, following vesting, one share of Class A Common Stock. Twenty percent (20%) of the restricted stock units vests on each of the first two anniversaries of the date of grant and the remaining sixty percent (60%) will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, provided that Mr. Rodriguez remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.

6. On February 18, 2025, Mr. Rodriguez was awarded 2,500 RSUs each representing 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 Mr. Rodriguez remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.

Remarks:

EVP, Interim Chief Operating Officer

	/s/ Julio Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Adrian Rodriguez	12/17/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date

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