Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 31, 2022, Amerant Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the successful completion of its previously announced $50 million buyback program for its shares of Class A Common Stock and further announced that the Board authorized a new share repurchase program (the "New Repurchase Program"), pursuant to which the Company may purchase, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of $50 million of its shares of Class A common stock. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Under the New Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase shares of the Class A common stock through open market purchases, by block purchase, in privately-negotiated transactions, or otherwise in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The extent to which the Company repurchases its shares of Class A common stock and the timing of such purchases will depend upon market conditions, regulatory requirements, other corporate liquidity requirements and priorities and other factors as may be considered in the Company's sole discretion. Repurchases may also be made pursuant to a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, which would permit shares to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so because of self-imposed trading blackout periods or other regulatory restrictions. The New Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any particular amount of Class A common stock and may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice.




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Number      Exhibit
       99.1   Press Release, dated January 31, 2022
        104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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