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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001734342-25-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMTB"
cik: "0001734342"
company_name: "Amerant Bancorp Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T17:00:28.851762+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amerant Bancorp adopts new PSU agreement with modified performance metric and cash dividend equivalents

## Summary
- New form PSU agreement adopted Feb 11, 2025; performance metric changed to Relative Adjusted Return on Average Total Common Equity.
- Payout ranges from 50% (Threshold) to 150% (Maximum) of target based on peer group percentile; modifier of -20% to +20% from Relative TSR.
- Dividend equivalents will be paid in cash at vesting instead of shares, forfeited if PSUs do not vest.
- Applies to named executive officers and Executive Management Committee under 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan.
- Three-year performance period; vesting subject to continuous service; accelerated vesting on death, disability, termination w/o cause, or change in control.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001734342-25-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMTB
- cik: 0001734342
- company_name: Amerant Bancorp Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434225000017/0001734342-25-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734342/000173434225000017/amtb-20250211.htm

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