Amerant Bancorp Inc.

10/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/11/2024 15:05

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership - Form 3

Ownership Submission
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 *
Parra Pedro
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2024-10-01
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Amerant Bancorp Inc. [AMTB]
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O AMERANT BANCORP INC. , 220 ALHAMBRA CR. 12TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks /
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
CORAL GABLES FL 33134
6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Parra Pedro
C/O AMERANT BANCORP INC.
220 ALHAMBRA CR. 12TH FLOOR
CORAL GABLES, FL33134


See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Julio V. Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Pedro Parra 2024-10-11
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 15,441.53 shares of Class A common stock owned outright; and 834 unvested shares of Class A Common Stock granted to the reporting owner in the form of restricted stock on February 16, 2022 (the "Restricted Stock"). The unvested Restricted Stock will vest on February 16, 2025 (the remaining anniversary of the date of the grant), provided Mr. Parra remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through such date.
(2) On February 16, 2023, Mr. Parra was awarded 1,000 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 Mr. Parra remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.
(3) Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock.
(4) On February 16, 2024, Mr. Parra was awarded 1,000 restricted stock units under the 2024-2026 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 Mr. Parra remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.
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