Adrian Rodriguez - 18 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Amerant Bancorp Inc. (AMTB)

Role: Officer
Signature: /s/ Julio Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Adrian Rodriguez
Issuer symbol: AMTB
Transactions as of: 18 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$4,543
Form type: 4
Filing time: 20 Feb 2026, 18:35:26 UTC
Previous filing: 19 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Rodriguez Adrian	Officer	C/O AMERANT BANCORP INC., 220 ALHAMBRA CR., 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES	/s/ Julio Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Adrian Rodriguez	20 Feb 2026	0002100284

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AMTB	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+833	+16%	$0.000000	5,983	18 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	AMTB	Class A Common Stock	Tax liability	$4,543	-203	-3.4%	$22.38	5,780	18 Feb 2026	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AMTB	Restricted Stock Units 2025	Options Exercise	$0	-833	-33%	$0.000000	1,667	18 Feb 2026	Class A Common Stock	833	$0.000000	Direct	F1, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock.
F2	Reflects the shares of Class A Common Stock that were surrendered in order to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of RSUs.
F3	On February 18, 2025, Mr. Rodriguez was awarded 2,500 RSUs each representing 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. Rodriguez remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.