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  0001933821
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001734342
  Amerant Bancorp Inc.
  001-38534
  220 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE
  CORAL GABLES
  FL
  33134
  (305)460-4038
  Levine Howard A.
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  1200
  24996.00
  33576894
  11/28/2023
  NYSE
  Common
  04/25/2023
  Open Market Purchase
  Issuer
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  Common
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  Open Market Purchase
  Issuer
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  08/02/2022
  Cash/ Check
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  11/28/2023
  /s/ Christian Nasser as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Howard Levine