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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from_ to Commission File Number 001-38534 AMERANT Amerant Bancorp Inc. ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Florida ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 220 Alhambra Circle , Coral Gables , Florida ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Class A Common Stock , par value $ 0.10 per share Class B Common Stock , par value $ 0.10 per share Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 305 ) 460-8728 65-0032379 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 33134 Trading Symbol ( s ) AMTB 0 Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes AMTBB Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : NONE No 冈 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes □ No m Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No NASDAQ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 冈 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No > The aggregate market value of the Class A common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based on the closing price of a share of the registrant's Class A common stock on June 30 , 2020 as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on such date , was approximately $ 336 million . The aggregate market value of the Class B common stock held by non affiliates of the registrant , based on the closing price of a share of the registrant's Class B common stock on June 30 , 2020 as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market on such date , was approximately $ 119 million .