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. is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual annual meeting on June 2, 2026. Investors will elect eleven directors, approve on an advisory basis the pay of named executive officers, and ratify RSM US LLP as auditor for 2026.
The company highlights a largely independent board, separate Chair and CEO roles, majority voting with a director resignation policy, proxy access, and stock ownership guidelines. It reports 2025 actions to refine strategy, manage credit risk, and adjust leadership, while keeping most executive pay performance-based through annual incentives and multi‑year stock awards.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. announced that director Pamella J. Dana will not seek reelection at the company’s upcoming 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The company stated that her decision is not due to any disagreement regarding operations, policies, or practices. She will continue serving on the Board until the end of her current term immediately before the meeting. Effective immediately before the Annual Meeting, the size of the Board will be reduced from 12 to 11 directors.
Amerant Bancorp director Gustavo Marturet reported a bona fide gift of 612,443 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Irrevocable Florida Trust for GAMM as part of an estate planning strategy. He is the beneficiary of this trust and has sole voting and investment power over these shares.
In addition to this trust position, the filing shows 70,657 shares held indirectly through other trusts and companies for Marturet family members, and 8,252 shares held directly. The transaction does not reflect an open‑market purchase or sale but a non‑cash transfer within his overall holdings.
Amerant Bancorp Inc: The Vanguard Group amended its Schedule 13G/A to report 0 shares beneficially owned of Amerant Bancorp common stock as of 03/13/2026. The filing explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, and states certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report ownership separately “in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998).” The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim on 03/26/2026.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. executive Michael E. Nursey exercised 800 restricted stock units into 800 shares of Class A Common Stock on March 3, 2026 at 0.0000 per share. To cover taxes at vesting, 195 shares were surrendered at 21.5800 per share, leaving 2,099 common shares directly owned.
Each RSU equals one Class A share. A prior award granted 4,000 RSUs on March 3, 2025, with 20% vesting on each of the first two anniversaries and 60% on the third, contingent on continued service.
Amerant Bancorp Inc., parent of Amerant Bank, reports a banking franchise with $9.8 billion in assets, $6.6 billion in loans held for investment, $7.8 billion in deposits, $938.8 million of shareholders’ equity, and $3.3 billion of assets under management and custody as of December 31, 2025.
The company focuses on South Florida and Tampa through 23 banking centers and a broad mix of deposit, lending, wealth management, and brokerage services. In 2025 it advanced a strategic shift toward a relationship‑first, deposit‑led model, emphasizing credit quality, operational efficiency and client profitability.
Amerant executed notable actions including redeeming $60 million of 5.75% senior notes due 2025, completing a 2025 stock repurchase program and authorizing a new $40 million program effective through 2026, and winding down Amerant Mortgage to concentrate on in‑footprint mortgage lending. It is dissolving its Cayman bank subsidiary, transferring relationships to the U.S. platform, and investing in technology, risk management and human capital as it prepares for potential regulatory changes near the $10 billion asset threshold.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sharymar Calderon reported equity-award activity involving restricted stock units and Class A Common Stock. On February 18, 2026, 2,490 restricted stock units were exercised, converting into 2,490 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $0.00 per share.
In connection with this vesting, 607 shares of Class A Common Stock were surrendered at $22.38 per share to satisfy Ms. Calderon’s tax withholding obligation. After these transactions, she directly owned 17,230.85 shares of Class A Common Stock and 4,981 restricted stock units. A prior award granted on February 18, 2025 covers these RSUs, which vest in substantially equal installments over three years, subject to continued service.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. executive Alberto Capriles reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units and related share movements. On February 18, 2025, he exercised 1,964 RSUs awarded under a long-term incentive program, receiving an equal number of Class A common shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
In a related tax-withholding disposition, 479 Class A shares were surrendered at $22.38 per share to cover withholding obligations upon RSU vesting. Following these transactions, Capriles directly held 39,282.79 Class A shares and 3,931 RSUs, each RSU representing the right to receive one share of Class A common stock after vesting.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. executive Anthony J. Eelman reported equity award activity involving Class A common stock and restricted stock units. On February 18, 2026, he exercised 333 Restricted Stock Units labeled "LTI 2025," converting them into 333 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $0.0000 per share. A separate transaction shows 99 shares of Class A common stock disposed of at $22.3800 per share to cover tax withholding obligations upon RSU vesting. Following these transactions, his direct Class A common stock holdings were 1,384 shares, and his remaining Restricted Stock Units LTI 2025 position was 667 units. Footnotes state each RSU is economically equivalent to one share and reference a prior grant of 1,000 RSUs awarded on February 18, 2025, vesting in three substantially equal annual installments, conditioned on continued service.
Amerant Bancorp Inc. executive Armando Fleitas reported equity award activity involving restricted stock units and common shares. On February 18, 2026, he exercised 833 Restricted Stock Units LTI 2025, which are economically equivalent to Class A Common Stock, increasing his RSU-related holdings to 1,667 units.
The RSU exercise delivered 833 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $0.00 per share, bringing his direct Class A Common Stock holdings to 9,423.74 shares before tax withholding. To satisfy tax obligations upon RSU vesting, 203 shares of Class A Common Stock were surrendered at $22.38 per share, resulting in 9,220.74 shares held directly after the transactions.