Amerant Bancorp Inc. filings document the formal disclosures of a Florida bank holding company with Amerant Bank, N.A. and Amerant Investments, Inc. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results, Regulation FD investor presentations, earnings materials, credit and asset-quality updates, and material agreements.
The company’s proxy materials and governance filings cover director elections, board composition, executive compensation, equity-award tables, shareholder meeting matters, officer transitions and compensatory arrangements. These records also disclose bank operating topics such as loan quality, funding mix, liquidity, capital position and balance-sheet management.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. director Gustavo M. Marturet exercised restricted stock units into common shares. On May 7, 2026, he converted 3,761 restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Class A Common Stock, into 3,761 Class A shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share. After this exercise, his direct holding of Class A Common Stock increased to 12,013 shares. The filing also lists significant indirect holdings, including 612,443 shares held by an Irrevocable Florida Trust for GAMM and 70,657 shares held by certain trusts and companies under common control for Marturet family members. The transactions reflect equity compensation vesting and do not include any open-market purchases or sales.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. director Ashaki Rucker exercised restricted stock units into shares of Class A Common Stock. On this transaction date, 3,761 RSUs converted into 3,761 common shares, reflecting vesting of a prior equity award. Following the settlement, Rucker directly owns 9,991 Class A Common shares.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. director John Walton Quill exercised restricted stock units into Class A Common Stock. On May 7, 2026, he acquired 3,761 shares through the conversion of 3,761 RSUs that had represented the right to receive one share each.
These RSUs were originally granted on May 7, 2025 and were scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the grant, contingent on continued board service. Following the exercise, Quill holds 21,079 shares of Class A Common Stock directly, with no remaining RSUs from this grant.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. director Oscar Suarez exercised restricted stock units into common shares. On May 7, 2026, he converted 3,761 Restricted Stock Units 2025 into 3,761 shares of Class A Common Stock. After this equity award vested and converted, he directly holds 11,732 common shares.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. director Wilson Millar reported exercising 3,761 Restricted Stock Units into 3,761 shares of Class A Common Stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share. After this derivative exercise, his direct holdings in Class A Common Stock totaled 116,010 shares.
The filing also lists four indirect custodial accounts, each holding 2,345 shares of Class A Common Stock for one of his minor grandchildren. Millar is custodian of these accounts but expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in them for Section 16 and other purposes.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. reported higher profitability for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net income rose to $17.9 million from $12.0 million a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share increased to $0.44 from $0.28, helped by a lower provision for credit losses and reduced operating expenses.
Total assets were $9.9 billion, with deposits of $7.9 billion and loans held for investment of $6.6 billion. The company continued shifting balance sheet mix, including sizable securities purchases and transfers of commercial real estate loans to held for sale. Comprehensive income turned to a $2.5 million loss, driven by a $20.4 million after‑tax decline in the value of available‑for‑sale securities and cash flow hedges.
Capital management remained active. Amerant repurchased 859,493 Class A shares for $18.7 million under a new $40 million 2026 stock repurchase program and paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, with another dividend of the same amount declared for payment in May 2026.
Amerant Bancorp Inc ownership update: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 2,052,689 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.1% of the class. The filer reports sole dispositive power over 2,052,689 shares and sole voting power over 279,666 shares. The filing is signed on 04/29/2026.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. officer Carlos Iafigliola reported an open-market purchase of 885 shares of Class A common stock on April 27, 2026 at a weighted average price of $22.7989 per share. The trades occurred between $22.75 and $22.81 and increased his direct holdings to 21,575.61 shares.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 net income attributable to the company of $17.9 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, up from $2.7 million, or $0.07, in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Results were driven by sharply lower noninterest expenses of $66.9 million versus $106.8 million, including reduced loan sale losses and contract costs, even as net interest income declined 11.0% to $80.3 million and credit loss provision rose to $7.8 million. Net interest margin narrowed to 3.55% from 3.78%, while ROA improved to 0.73% and ROE to 7.63%.
Total assets were $9.9 billion, gross loans $6.8 billion, and deposits $7.9 billion, with core deposits of $5.9 billion and AUM of $3.4 billion. Asset quality showed mixed trends: classified loans fell to $320.3 million, but non-performing assets increased to $191.6 million and net charge-offs were 0.45% of average loans. The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share and the company repurchased 859,493 Class A shares for approximately $18.7 million.