Armando Fleitas - 17 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Amerant Bancorp Inc. (AMTB)

Reporting relationship: EVP, Chief Accounting Officer
Issuer ticker: AMTB
Reported as of: 17 Feb 2026
Net transaction value: -$11,251
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 19 Feb 2026, 18:40:40 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 13 May 2025
Next SEC filing: 20 Feb 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Julio V. Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Armando Fleitas

Key filing fact

Armando Fleitas filed Form 4 for Amerant Bancorp Inc. (AMTB) on 19 Feb 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Armando Fleitas's Form 4 filing for Amerant Bancorp Inc. (AMTB).
5 reported transactions and 3 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 19 Feb 2026, 18:40.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 13 May 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$11,251.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001839391 Primary reporting owner

Fleitas Armando

Relationship: EVP, Chief Accounting Officer
Address: 220 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, CORAL GABLES
Signature: /s/ Julio V. Pena, as Attorney-in-Fact for Armando Fleitas
Signature date: 19 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

AMTB transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +1,667
Change %: +22%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 9,086
Date: 17 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

AMTB transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $11,251
Shares: -495
Change %: -5.4%
Price: $22.73
Shares after: 8,591
Date: 17 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

AMTB transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units LTI 2023

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -834
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 0
Date: 17 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 834
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F1, F4

AMTB transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units LTI 2024

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -833
Change %: -50%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 834
Date: 17 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 833
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F1, F5

AMTB transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units LTI 2026

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +2,500
Change %
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 2,500
Date: 17 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,500
Exercise price: $0.000000
Footnotes: F1, F6

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 6 footnotes

Footnote F1

Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock.

Footnote F2

Includes 87.24 and 88.65 shares acquired under the Amerant Bancorp Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on May 30, 2025 and November 28, 2025, respectively.

Footnote F3

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.

Footnote F4

On February 16, 2023, Mr. Fleitas 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. Fleitas remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date. Since the anniversary of the date of grant was on Monday, February 16, 2026, a federal holiday, the vesting occurred on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the next business day.

Footnote F5

On February 16, 2024, Mr. Fleitas 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. Fleitas remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date. Since the anniversary of the date of grant was on Monday, February 16, 2026, a federal holiday, the vesting occurred on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the next business day.

Footnote F6

On February 17, 2026, Mr. Fleitas 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. Fleitas remains in the continuous service of the Company or a subsidiary through each such date.