UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 3, 2020
Amerant Bancorp Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 001-38534 | 65-0032379 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
220 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
(Address of principal executive offices)
(305) 460-8728
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock | AMTB | NASDAQ |
Class B Common Stock | AMTBB | NASDAQ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company | ý | |
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. o
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 3, 2020, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders, and the following proposals were voted on:
Proposal 1: to elect directors to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders.
Proposal 2: to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2020. The final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1: All of the director nominees were elected to the Board based on the following votes:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
Frederick C. Copeland, Jr. | 19,847,843 | 1,189,159 | 3,650 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Millar Wilson | 20,925,681 | 111,817 | 3,154 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Miguel A. Capriles L. | 20,826,075 | 207,599 | 6,978 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Rosa M. Costantino | 20,971,844 | 60,571 | 8,237 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Pamella J. Dana | 20,929,300 | 104,851 | 6,501 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Gustavo Marturet M. | 20,898,789 | 139,073 | 2,790 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Gerald P. Plush | 20,975,087 | 57,036 | 8,529 | 3,083,332 | ||||
John W. Quill | 20,975,057 | 59,379 | 6,216 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Jose Antonio Villamil | 20,934,636 | 102,570 | 3,446 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Guillermo Villar | 19,177,943 | 1,859,555 | 3,154 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Gustavo J. Vollmer A. | 20,899,081 | 139,073 | 2,498 | 3,083,332 | ||||
Proposal No. 2: The proposal to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 received the following votes:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
25,032,470 | 7,503 | 5,338 | --- | ||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 5, 2020 | Amerant Bancorp Inc. | |||
By: | /s/ Ivan Trujillo | |||
Name: Ivan Trujillo | ||||
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||