Amerant Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

By: Amerant Bancorp Inc. via Business Wire

July 24, 2024 at 16:30 PM EDT

Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.09 per Common Share

Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB) (the “Company” or “Amerant”) today reported net income attributable to the Company of $5.0 million in the second quarter of 2024, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to $10.6 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024.

“The Company had strong loan growth in the second quarter, as well as significantly higher pre-provision net revenue, excluding the impact of previously disclosed deal charges from the sale of our Houston franchise” stated Jerry Plush, Chairman and CEO. “However, the provision for credit losses was higher than the first quarter, primarily related to a legacy commercial credit that, while paying as agreed, was downgraded based on the receipt of updated financial information. We are actively working toward reaching a positive resolution on this credit, as we remain focused on executing on our strategic plan.”

Total assets were $9.7 billion, a decrease of $70.0 million, or 0.7%, compared to $9.8 billion in 1Q24.

Cash and cash equivalents were $310.3 million, down $349.4 million, or 53.0%, compared to $659.7 million in 1Q24.

Total gross loans were $7.32 billion, an increase of $316.5 million, or 4.5%, compared to $7.01 billion in 1Q24, driven by organic production during the quarter.

Average yield on loans increased to 7.08%, compared to 7.05% in 1Q24.

Total deposits were $7.82 billion, down $62.2 million, or 0.8%, compared to $7.88 billion in 1Q24, as continued organic growth was offset by a reduction in higher-cost municipal and commercial deposits.

Core deposits were $5.51 billion, down $127.8 million, or 2.3%, compared to $5.63 billion in 1Q24, driven by the previously referenced reduction in higher-cost municipal and commercial deposits.

Average cost of total deposits slightly decreased to 2.98%, compared to 3.00% in 1Q24.

Loan to deposit ratio was 93.69%, compared to 88.93% in 1Q24.

Total advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) were $765.0 million, up $50.0 million, or 7.0%, compared to $715.0 million in 1Q24. The Bank had $2.1 billion in availability remaining from the FHLB as of June 30, 2024.

Total non-performing assets were $121.1 million, up $70.6 million, or 139.9%, compared to $50.5 million as of 1Q24. The increase was primarily driven by three credits previously classified as special mention and two newly downgraded loans to substandard based on receipt of updated financial information from borrowers in the second quarter.

The allowance for credit losses ("ACL") was $94.4 million, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 1.7%, compared to $96.1 million as of 1Q24.

Assets Under Management and custody (“AUM”) totaled $2.45 billion, up $94.2 million, or 4.0%, from $2.36 billion in 1Q24.

Pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”)⁽¹⁾ was $25.5 million, compared to $25.9 million in 1Q24. PPNR, excluding non-routine items in connection with the sale of the Company’s Houston franchise which were disclosed on a Form 8-K on July 1, 2024 (the “Houston Transaction”), was $31.0 million, compared to PPNR of $26.1 million in 1Q24, excluding non-routine items of non-interest income and expense⁽²⁾.

Net Interest Margin (“NIM”), was 3.56%, up compared to 3.51% in 1Q24

Net Interest Income (“NII”) was $79.4 million, up $1.4 million, or 1.8%, from $78.0 million in 1Q24.

Provision for credit losses was $19.2 million, up $6.8 million, or 54.4%, compared to $12.4 million in 1Q24.

Non-interest income was $19.4 million, up $4.9 million, or 34.0%, from $14.5 million in 1Q24.

Non-interest expense was $73.3 million, up $6.7 million, or 10.1%, from $66.6 million in 1Q24. Non-interest expense, excluding non-routine items in connection with the Houston Transaction⁽²⁾ were $67.7 million.

The efficiency ratio was 74.2%, compared to 72.0% in 1Q24. The efficiency ratio excluding non-routine items in connection with the Houston Transaction was 68.6%⁽²⁾.

Return on average assets (“ROA”) was 0.21%, compared to 0.44% in 1Q24. ROA excluding non-routine items in connection with the Houston Transaction was 0.38%⁽²⁾.

Return on average equity (“ROE”) was 2.68%, compared to 5.69% in 1Q24. ROE excluding non-routine items in connection with the Houston Transaction was 5.03%⁽²⁾.

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share of common stock on July 24, 2024. The dividend is payable on August 30, 2024, to shareholders of record on August 15, 2024.

Additional details on second quarter 2024 results can be found in the Exhibits and Glossary of Terms and Definitions to this earnings release, and the earnings presentation available under the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investor.amerantbank.com. See Glossary of Terms and Definitions for definitions of financial terms.

¹Non-GAAP measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and Exhibit 2 for a reconciliation to GAAP measures.

²Represents core PPNR, core noninterest expense, core efficiency ratio, core ROA or Core ROE, as applicable, which are Non-GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and Exhibit 2 for a reconciliation to GAAP measures.

Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call

The Company will hold an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2024 results. The conference call and presentation materials can be accessed via webcast by logging on from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investor.amerantbank.com. The online replay will remain available for approximately one month following the call through the above link.

About Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB)

Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida since 1979. The Company operates through its main subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), as well as its other subsidiaries: Amerant Investments, Inc., Elant Bank and Trust Ltd., and Amerant Mortgage, LLC. The Company provides individuals and businesses in the U.S. with deposit, credit and wealth management services. The Bank, which has operated for over 40 years, is the largest community bank headquartered in Florida. The Bank operates 25 banking centers – 18 in South Florida, 1 in Tampa, FL and 6 in the Houston, Texas area. For more information, visit investor.amerantbank.com.

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Interim Financial Information

Unaudited financial information as of and for interim periods, including the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the three months ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, may not reflect our results of operations for our fiscal year ending, or financial condition, as of December 31, 2024, or any other period of time or date.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company supplements its financial results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) with non-GAAP financial measures, such as “pre-provision net revenue (PPNR)”, “core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR)”, “core noninterest income”, “core noninterest expense”, “core net income”, “core earnings per share (basic and diluted)”, “core return on assets (Core ROA)”, “core return on equity (Core ROE)”, “core efficiency ratio”, “tangible stockholders’ equity (book value) per common share”, “tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity”, and “tangible stockholders' equity (book value) per common share, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity”. This supplemental information is not required by, or is not presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company refers to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures” and they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the GAAP measures presented herein.

We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those mentioned above, both to explain our results to shareholders and the investment community and in the internal evaluation and management of our businesses. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors since these measures permit investors to view our performance using the same tools that our management uses to evaluate our past performance and prospects for future performance, especially in light of the additional costs we have incurred in connection with the Company’s restructuring activities that began in 2018 and continued in 2024, including the effect of non-core banking activities such as the sale of loans and securities and other repossessed assets, the Houston Transaction, the valuation of securities, derivatives, loans held for sale and other real estate owned and repossessed assets, the early repayment of FHLB advances, impairment of investments, Bank owned life insurance restructure and other non-routine actions intended to improve customer service and operating performance. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our performance, this information should be considered as supplemental and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies.

Exhibit 2 reconciles these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP reported results.

Exhibit 1- Selected Financial Information

The following table sets forth selected financial information derived from our interim unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements.

(in thousands)	June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023		June 30, 2023
Consolidated Balance Sheets					(audited)
Total assets	$	9,747,738	$	9,817,772	$	9,716,327	$	9,345,700	$	9,519,526
Total investments		1,547,864		1,578,568		1,496,975		1,314,367		1,315,303
Total gross loans ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		7,322,911		7,006,383		7,264,912		7,142,596		7,216,958
Allowance for credit losses		94,400		96,050		95,504		98,773		105,956
Total deposits		7,816,011		7,878,243		7,894,863		7,546,912		7,579,571
Core deposits ⁽¹⁾		5,505,349		5,633,165		5,597,766		5,244,034		5,498,017
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank		765,000		715,000		645,000		595,000		770,000
Senior notes		59,685		59,605		59,526		59,447		59,368
Subordinated notes		29,539		29,497		29,454		29,412		29,369
Junior subordinated debentures		64,178		64,178		64,178		64,178		64,178
Stockholders' equity ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾		734,342		738,085		736,068		719,787		720,956
Assets under management and custody⁽¹⁾		2,451,854		2,357,621		2,289,135		2,092,200		2,147,465

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except percentages, share data and per share amounts)	June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023
Consolidated Results of Operations
Net interest income	$	79,355		$	77,968		$	81,677		$	78,577		$	83,877
Provision for credit losses ⁽⁵⁾		19,150			12,400			12,500			8,000			29,077
Noninterest income		19,420			14,488			19,613			21,921			26,619
Noninterest expense		73,302			66,594			109,702			64,420			72,500
Net income (loss) attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc. ⁽⁶⁾		4,963			10,568			(17,123	)		22,119			7,308
Effective income tax rate		21.51	%		21.50	%		14.21	%		22.57	%		21.00	%

Common Share Data
Stockholders' book value per common share	$	21.88		$	21.90		$	21.90		$	21.43		$	21.37
Tangible stockholders' equity (book value) per common share⁽⁷⁾	$	21.15		$	21.16		$	21.16		$	20.63		$	20.66
Tangible stockholders' equity (book value) per common share, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity ⁽⁷⁾	$	20.54		$	20.60		$	20.68		$	19.86		$	20.11
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.15		$	0.32		$	(0.51	)	$	0.66		$	0.22
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share⁽⁸⁾	$	0.15		$	0.31		$	(0.51	)	$	0.66		$	0.22
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		33,581,604			33,538,069			33,432,871			33,489,560			33,564,770
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding⁽⁸⁾		33,780,666			33,821,562			33,432,871			33,696,620			33,717,702
Cash dividend declared per common share ⁽³⁾	$	0.09		$	0.09		$	0.09		$	0.09		$	0.09

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023		June 30, 2023
Other Financial and Operating Data ⁽⁹⁾

Profitability Indicators (%)
Net interest income / Average total interest earning assets (NIM) ⁽¹⁾	3.56	%	3.51	%	3.72	%	3.57	%	3.83	%
Net income (loss)/ Average total assets (ROA)⁽¹⁾	0.21	%	0.44	%	(0.71	)%	0.92	%	0.31	%
Net income (loss) / Average stockholders' equity (ROE)⁽¹⁾	2.68	%	5.69	%	(9.22	)%	11.93	%	3.92	%
Noninterest income / Total revenue⁽¹⁾	19.66	%	15.67	%	19.36	%	21.81	%	24.09	%

Capital Indicators (%)
Total capital ratio ⁽¹⁾	12.00	%	12.49	%	12.12	%	12.70	%	12.39	%
Tier 1 capital ratio ⁽¹⁾	10.44	%	10.87	%	10.54	%	11.08	%	10.77	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio ⁽¹⁾	8.74	%	8.73	%	8.84	%	9.05	%	8.91	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (CET1) ⁽¹⁾	9.70	%	10.10	%	9.79	%	10.30	%	10.00	%
Tangible common equity ratio ⁽¹⁾	7.30	%	7.28	%	7.34	%	7.44	%	7.34	%
Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity⁽¹⁾	7.11	%	7.10	%	7.18	%	7.18	%	7.16	%

Liquidity Ratios (%)
Loans to Deposits ⁽¹⁾	93.69	%	88.93	%	92.02	%	94.64	%	95.22	%

Asset Quality Indicators (%)
Non-performing assets / Total assets ⁽¹⁾	1.24	%	0.51	%	0.56	%	0.57	%	0.71	%
Non-performing loans / Total gross loans ⁽¹⁾	1.38	%	0.43	%	0.47	%	0.46	%	0.65	%
Allowance for credit losses / Total non-performing loans	93.51	%	317.01	%	277.63	%	297.55	%	224.51	%
Allowance for credit losses / Total loans held for investment	1.41	%	1.38	%	1.39	%	1.40	%	1.48	%
Net charge-offs / Average total loans held for investment ^(1)(10)	1.13	%	0.69	%	0.85	%	0.82	%	0.42	%

Efficiency Indicators (% except FTE)
Noninterest expense / Average total assets	3.03	%	2.75	%	4.57	%	2.69	%	3.06	%
Salaries and employee benefits / Average total assets	1.40	%	1.36	%	1.38	%	1.31	%	1.45	%
Other operating expenses/ Average total assets⁽¹⁾	1.63	%	1.39	%	3.20	%	1.38	%	1.62	%
Efficiency ratio ⁽¹⁾	74.21	%	72.03	%	108.30	%	64.10	%	65.61	%
Full-Time-Equivalent Employees (FTEs)⁽¹¹⁾	720		696		682		700		710

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)	June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023
Core Selected Consolidated Results of Operations and Other Data⁽⁷⁾

Pre-provision net revenue (loss) (PPNR)	$	25,473		$	25,862		$	(7,595	)	$	36,456		$	38,258
Core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR)	$	31,007		$	26,068		$	29,811		$	35,880		$	39,196
Core net income	$	9,307		$	10,730		$	15,272		$	21,664		$	8,048
Core basic earnings per common share		0.28			0.32			0.46			0.65			0.24
Core earnings per diluted common share ⁽⁸⁾		0.28			0.32			0.46			0.64			0.24
Core net income / Average total assets (Core ROA) ⁽¹⁾		0.38	%		0.44	%		0.64	%		0.91	%		0.34	%
Core net income / Average stockholders' equity (Core ROE) ⁽¹⁾		5.03	%		5.78	%		8.23	%		11.69	%		4.32	%
Core efficiency ratio ⁽¹²⁾		68.60	%		71.87	%		69.67	%		62.08	%		60.29	%

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(1)	See Glossary of Terms and Definitions for definitions of financial terms.
(2)	As of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, mortgage loans held for sale carried at fair value totaled $60.1 million, $48.9 million, $26.2 million, $26.0 million and $49.9 million, respectively. In addition, June 30, 2024, December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, includes $551.8 million $365.2 million and $43.3 million, respectively, in loans held for sale carried at the lower of estimated cost or fair value.
(3)	In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized a new repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of $25 million of its shares of Class A common stock (the “2023 Class A Common Stock Repurchase Program”). In the second quarter of 2024 the Company repurchased an aggregate of 200,652 shares of Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $22.17 per share under the 2023 Class A Common Stock Repurchase Program. The aggregate purchase price for this transactions was approximately $4.4 million which includes transaction costs. For all other periods, see March 31, 2024 Form 10-Q and 2023 Form 10-K.
(4)	For the second and first quarters of 2024 as well as each of the fourth, third and second quarters of 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared cash dividends of $0.09 per share of the Company’s common stock and paid an aggregate amount of $3.0 million per quarter in connection with these dividends. The dividend declared in the second quarter of 2024 was paid on May 30, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2024. See March 31, 2024 Form 10-Q and 2023 Form 10-K for more information on dividend payments during the previous quarters.
(5)	In the second and first quarter of 2024 and in the fourth and third quarter of 2023, includes, $17.7 million, $12.4 million, $12.0 million and $7.4 million of provision for credit losses on loans. Provision for unfunded commitments (contingencies) in the second quarter of 2024 and in the fourth and third quarter of 2023, were $1.5 million, $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, while there was none in the first quarter of 2024. For all other periods shown, includes provision for credit losses on loans. There was no provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments in the second quarter of 2023.
(6)	In the three months ended December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, net income excludes losses of $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, attributable to a minority interest in Amerant Mortgage LLC. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company increased its ownership interest in Amerant Mortgage to 100% from 80% at September 30, 2023. This transaction had no material impact to the Company’s results of operations in the three months ended December 31, 2023. In connection with the change in ownership interest, which brought the minority interest share to zero, the Company derecognized the equity attributable to noncontrolling interest of $3.8 million at December 31, 2023, with a corresponding reduction to additional paid-in capital.
(7)	This presentation contains adjusted financial information determined by methods other than GAAP. This adjusted financial information is reconciled to GAAP in Exhibit 2 - Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation.
(8)	See 2023 Form 10-K for more information on potential dilutive instruments and its impact on diluted earnings per share computation.
(9)	Operating data for the periods presented have been annualized.
(10)	See 2023 Form 10-K for more details on charge-offs for all previous periods.
(11)	As of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2034, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, includes 83, 65, 67, 98, and 93 FTEs for Amerant Mortgage LLC, respectively.
(12)	Core efficiency ratio is the efficiency ratio less the effect of restructuring costs and other non-routine items, described in Exhibit 2 - Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation.

Exhibit 2- Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation

The following table sets forth selected financial information derived from the Company’s interim unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements, adjusted for certain costs incurred by the Company in the periods presented related to tax deductible restructuring costs, provision for (reversal of) credit losses, provision for income tax expense (benefit), the effect of non-core banking activities such as the sale of loans and securities and other repossessed assets, the Houston Transaction, the valuation of securities, derivatives, loans held for sale and other real estate owned and repossessed assets, the early repayment of FHLB advances, impairment of investments, Bank owned life insurance restructure and other non-routine actions intended to improve customer service and operating performance. The Company believes these adjusted numbers are useful to understand the Company’s performance absent these transactions and events.

	Three Months Ended,
(in thousands)	June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023


Net income (loss) attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc.	$	4,963		$	10,568		$	(17,123	)	$	22,119		$	7,308
Plus: provision for credit losses ⁽¹⁾		19,150			12,400			12,500			8,000			29,077
Plus: provision for income tax (benefit) expense		1,360			2,894			(2,972	)		6,337			1,873
Pre-provision net revenue (loss) (PPNR)		25,473			25,862			(7,595	)		36,456			38,258
Plus: non-routine noninterest expense items		5,562			—			43,094			6,303			13,383
Less: non-routine noninterest income items		(28	)		206			(5,688	)		(6,879	)		(12,445	)
Core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR)	$	31,007		$	26,068		$	29,811		$	35,880		$	39,196

Total noninterest income	$	19,420		$	14,488		$	19,613		$	21,921		$	26,619
Less: Non-routine noninterest income items:
Derivatives (losses) gains, net		(44	)		(152	)		(151	)		(77	)		242
Securities (losses) gains, net		(117	)		(54	)		33			(54	)		(1,237	)
Bank owned life insurance charge ⁽²⁾		—			—			(655	)		—			—
Gains on early extinguishment of FHLB advances, net		189			—			6,461			7,010			13,440
Total non-routine noninterest income items	$	28		$	(206	)	$	5,688		$	6,879		$	12,445
Core noninterest income	$	19,392		$	14,694		$	13,925		$	15,042		$	14,174

Total noninterest expense	$	73,302		$	66,594		$	109,702		$	64,420		$	72,500
Less: non-routine noninterest expense items
Restructuring costs ⁽³⁾:
Staff reduction costs⁽⁴⁾		—			—			1,120			489			2,184
Contract termination costs ⁽⁵⁾		—			—			—			—			1,550
Consulting and other professional fees and software expenses⁽⁶⁾		—			—			1,629			—			2,060
Disposition of fixed assets ⁽⁷⁾		—			—			—			—			1,419
Branch closure expenses and related charges ⁽⁸⁾		—			—			—			252			1,558
Total restructuring costs	$	—		$	—		$	2,749		$	741		$	8,771
Other non-routine noninterest expense items:
Losses on loans held for sale carried at the lower cost or fair value ^(9)(11)		1,258			—			37,495			5,562			—
Loss on sale of repossessed assets and other real estate owned valuation expense⁽¹⁰⁾		—			—			—			—			2,649
Goodwill and intangible assets impairment ⁽¹¹⁾		300			—			1,713			—			—
Fixed assets impairment ^(11)(12)		3,443			—			—			—			—
Legal and broker fees ⁽¹¹⁾		561			—			—			—			—
Bank owned life insurance enhancement costs⁽²⁾		—			—			1,137			—			—
Impairment charge on investment carried at cost		—			—			—			—			1,963
Total non-routine noninterest expense items	$	5,562		$	—		$	43,094		$	6,303		$	13,383
Core noninterest expense	$	67,740		$	66,594		$	66,608		$	58,117		$	59,117

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)	June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023

Net income (loss) attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc.	$	4,963		$	10,568		$	(17,123	)	$	22,119		$	7,308
Plus after-tax non-routine items in noninterest expense:
Non-routine items in noninterest expense before income tax effect		5,562			—			43,094			6,303			13,383
Income tax effect ⁽¹³⁾		(1,196	)		—			(8,887	)		(1,486	)		(2,811	)
Total after-tax non-routine items in noninterest expense		4,366			—			34,207			4,817			10,572
Less after-tax non-routine items in noninterest income:
Non-routine items in noninterest income before income tax effect		(28	)		206			(5,688	)		(6,879	)		(12,445	)
Income tax effect ⁽¹³⁾		6			(44	)		1,032			1,607			2,613
Total after-tax non-routine items in noninterest income		(22	)		162			(4,656	)		(5,272	)		(9,832	)
BOLI enhancement tax impact ⁽²⁾		—			—			2,844			—			—
Core net income	$	9,307		$	10,730		$	15,272		$	21,664		$	8,048

Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.15		$	0.32		$	(0.51	)	$	0.66		$	0.22
Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense and BOLI tax impact ⁽¹⁴⁾		0.13			—			1.11			0.14			0.31
(Less): after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income		—			—			(0.14	)		(0.15	)		(0.29	)
Total core basic earnings per common share	$	0.28		$	0.32		$	0.46		$	0.65		$	0.24

Diluted earnings (loss) per share⁽¹⁵⁾	$	0.15		$	0.31		$	(0.51	)	$	0.66		$	0.22
Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense and BOLI tax impact ⁽¹⁴⁾		0.13			—			1.11			0.14			0.31
(Less): after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income		—			0.01			(0.14	)		(0.16	)		(0.29	)
Total core diluted earnings per common share	$	0.28		$	0.32		$	0.46		$	0.64		$	0.24

Net income (loss) / Average total assets (ROA)		0.21	%		0.44	%		(0.71	)%		0.92	%		0.31	%
Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense and BOLI tax impact ⁽¹⁴⁾		0.17	%		—	%		1.55	%		0.20	%		0.45	%
Plus (less): after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income		—	%		—	%		(0.20	)%		(0.21	)%		(0.42	)%
Core net income / Average total assets (Core ROA)		0.38	%		0.44	%		0.64	%		0.91	%		0.34	%

Net income (loss) / Average stockholders' equity (ROE)		2.68	%		5.69	%		(9.22	)%		11.93	%		3.92	%
Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense and BOLI tax impact ⁽¹⁴⁾		2.36	%		—	%		19.96	%		2.60	%		5.68	%
Plus (less): after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income		(0.01	)%		0.09	%		(2.51	)%		(2.84	)%		(5.28	)%
Core net income / Average stockholders' equity (Core ROE)		5.03	%		5.78	%		8.23	%		11.69	%		4.32	%

Efficiency ratio		74.21	%		72.03	%		108.30	%		64.10	%		65.61	%
(Less): impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense		(5.63	)%		—	%		(42.54	)%		(6.27	)%		(12.11	)%
(Less) plus: impact of non-routine items in noninterest income		0.02	%		(0.16	)%		3.91	%		4.25	%		6.79	%
Core efficiency ratio		68.60	%		71.87	%		69.67	%		62.08	%		60.29	%

	Three Months Ended,
(in thousands, except percentages, share data and per share amounts)	June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023

Stockholders' equity	$	734,342		$	738,085		$	736,068		$	719,787		$	720,956
Less: goodwill and other intangibles ⁽¹⁶⁾		(24,581	)		(24,935	)		(25,029	)		(26,818	)		(24,124	)
Tangible common stockholders' equity	$	709,761		$	713,150		$	711,039		$	692,969		$	696,832
Total assets		9,747,738			9,817,772			9,716,327			9,345,700			9,519,526
Less: goodwill and other intangibles ⁽¹⁶⁾		(24,581	)		(24,935	)		(25,029	)		(26,818	)		(24,124	)
Tangible assets	$	9,723,157		$	9,792,837		$	9,691,298		$	9,318,882		$	9,495,402
Common shares outstanding		33,562,756			33,709,395			33,603,242			33,583,621			33,736,159
Tangible common equity ratio		7.30	%		7.28	%		7.34	%		7.44	%		7.34	%
Stockholders' book value per common share	$	21.88		$	21.90		$	21.90		$	21.43		$	21.37
Tangible stockholders' equity book value per common share	$	21.15		$	21.16		$	21.16		$	20.63		$	20.66

Tangible common stockholders' equity	$	709,761		$	713,150		$	711,039		$	692,969		$	696,832
Less: Net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity, net of tax ⁽¹⁷⁾		(20,304	)		(18,729	)		(16,197	)		(26,138	)		(18,503	)
Tangible common stockholders' equity, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity	$	689,457		$	694,421		$	694,842		$	666,831		$	678,329
Tangible assets	$	9,723,157		$	9,792,837		$	9,691,298		$	9,318,882		$	9,495,402
Less: Net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity, net of tax⁽¹⁷⁾		(20,304	)		(18,729	)		(16,197	)		(26,138	)		(18,503	)
Tangible assets, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity	$	9,702,853		$	9,774,108		$	9,675,101		$	9,292,744		$	9,476,899
Common shares outstanding		33,562,756			33,709,395			33,603,242			33,583,621			33,736,159

Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity		7.11	%		7.10	%		7.18	%		7.18	%		7.16	%
Tangible stockholders' book value per common share, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity	$	20.54		$	20.60		$	20.68		$	19.86		$	20.11

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(1)	In the second and first quarter of 2024 and in the fourth and third quarter of 2023, includes $17.7 million, $12.4 million, $12.0 million and $7.4 million of provision for credit losses on loans, respectively. Provision for unfunded commitments (contingencies) in the second quarter of 2024, and in the fourth and third quarter of 2023, were $1.5 million, $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, while there was none in the first quarter of 2024. For all other periods shown, includes provision for credit losses on loans. There was no provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments in the second quarter of 2023.
(2)	In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company completed a restructuring of its bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) program. This was executed through a combination of a 1035 exchange and a surrender and reinvestment into higher-yielding general account with a new investment grade insurance carrier. This transaction allowed for higher team member participation through an enhanced split-dollar plan. Estimated improved yields resulting from the enhancement have an earn-back period of approximately 2 years. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we recorded total additional expenses and charges of $4.6 million in connection with this transaction, including: (i) a reduction of $0.7 million to the cash surrender value of BOLI; (ii) transaction costs of $1.1 million, and (iii) income tax expense of $2.8 million.
(3)	Expenses incurred for actions designed to implement the Company’s business strategy. These actions include, but are not limited to reductions in workforce, streamlining operational processes, rolling out the Amerant brand, implementation of new technology system applications, decommissioning of legacy technologies, enhanced sales tools and training, expanded product offerings and improved customer analytics to identify opportunities.
(4)	Staff reduction costs consist of severance expenses related to organizational rationalization.
(5)	Contract termination and related costs associated with third party vendors resulting from the Company’s engagement of FIS.
(6)	In the three months ended December 31, 2023, includes an aggregate of $1.6 million of nonrecurrent expenses in connection with the engagement of FIS and, to a lesser extent, software expenses related to legacy applications running in parallel to new core banking applications. There were no significant nonrecurrent expenses in connection with engagement of FIS in the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023. In the three months ended June 30, 2023, includes expenses of $2.0 million in connection with the engagement of FIS.
(7)	Includes expenses in connection with the disposition of fixed assets due to the write off of in-development software in the three months ended June 30, 2023.
(8)	In the three months ended September 30, 2023, consists of expenses in connection with the closure of a branch in Houston, Texas in 2023. In addition, in the three months ended June 30, 2023 includes $0.9 million of accelerated amortization of leasehold improvements and $0.6 million of right-of-use, or ROU asset impairment, associated with the closure of a branch in Miami, FL in 2023.
(9)	In the three months ended December 31, 2023, includes (i) fair value adjustment of $35.5 million related to an aggregate of $401 million in Houston-based CRE loans held for sale which are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, and (ii) a loss on sale of $2.0 million related to a New York-based CRE loan previously carried at the lower of cost or fair value. In the three months ended September 30, 2023, includes a fair value adjustment of $5.6 million related to a New York-based CRE loan held for sale carried at the lower of cost or fair value.
(10)	In the three months ended June 30, 2023, amount represents the loss on sale of repossessed assets in connection with our equipment-financing activities.
(11)	In the three months ended June 30, 2024, amounts shown are in connection with the Houston Transaction.
(12)	Related to Houston branches and included as part of occupancy and equipment expenses. See Exhibit 5 for additional information.
(13)	In the three months ended March 31, 2024, amounts were calculated based upon the effective tax rate for the period of 21.51%. For all of the other periods shown, amounts represent the difference between the prior and current period year-to-date tax effect.
(14)	In the three months ended December 31, 2023, per share amounts and percentages were calculated using the after-tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense of $34.2 million and BOLI tax impact of $2.8 million in the same period. In all other periods shown, per share amounts and percentages were calculated using the after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense.
(15)	See 2023 Form 10-K for more information on potential dilutive instruments and its impact on diluted earnings per share computation.
(16)	At June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, other intangible assets primarily consist of naming rights of $2.3 million, $2.4 million, $2.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, and mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) of $1.5 million, $1.4 million, $1.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively. At June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, other intangible assets primarily consist of MSRs of $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Other intangible assets are included in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(17)	As of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, amounts were calculated based upon the fair value on debt securities held to maturity, and assuming a tax rate of 25.38%, 25.40%, 25.36%, 25.51%, 25.46% and 25.53%, respectively.

Exhibit 3 - Average Balance Sheet, Interest and Yield/Rate Analysis

The following tables present average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the periods presented. The average balances for loans include both performing and nonperforming balances. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and the amortization of non-refundable loan origination fees, net of direct loan origination costs, accounted for as yield adjustments. Average balances represent the daily average balances for the periods presented.

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2024						March 31, 2024						June 30, 2023
(in thousands, except percentages)	Average Balances		Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates		Average Balances		Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates		Average Balances		Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates
Interest-earning assets:
Loan portfolio, net (1)(2)	$	7,049,109	$	124,117	7.08	%	$	6,995,974	$	122,705	7.05	%	$	7,068,034	$	119,570	6.79	%
Debt securities available for sale (3) (4)		1,267,828		14,104	4.47	%		1,239,762		13,186	4.28	%		1,041,039		10,397	4.01	%
Debt securities held to maturity (5)		221,106		1,878	3.42	%		224,877		1,967	3.52	%		236,297		1,976	3.35	%
Debt securities held for trading		—		—	—	%		—		—	—	%		262		3	4.59	%
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading		2,466		13	2.12	%		2,477		55	8.93	%		27		—	—	%
Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock		54,664		955	7.03	%		50,180		883	7.08	%		52,917		857	6.50	%
Deposits with banks		364,466		5,260	5.80	%		422,841		5,751	5.47	%		379,123		5,694	6.02	%
Other short-term investments		6,399		82	5.15	%		5,932		78	5.29	%		—		—	—	%
Total interest-earning assets		8,966,038		146,409	6.57	%		8,942,043		144,625	6.50	%		8,777,699		138,497	6.33	%
Total non-interest-earning assets (6)		763,628						812,523						710,404
Total assets	$	9,729,666					$	9,754,566					$	9,488,103

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2024							March 31, 2024							June 30, 2023
(in thousands, except percentages)	Average Balances			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates		Average Balances			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates		Average Balances			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking and saving accounts
Interest bearing DDA	$	2,408,979		$	16,779	2.80	%	$	2,445,362		$	17,736	2.92	%	$	2,641,746		$	16,678	2.53	%
Money market		1,411,287			14,973	4.27	%		1,431,949			14,833	4.17	%		1,169,047			9,401	3.23	%
Savings		253,625			26	0.04	%		262,528			28	0.04	%		287,493			36	0.05	%
Total checking and saving accounts		4,073,891			31,778	3.14	%		4,139,839			32,597	3.17	%		4,098,286			26,115	2.56	%
Time deposits		2,258,973			25,971	4.62	%		2,290,587			26,124	4.59	%		2,045,747			18,528	3.63	%
Total deposits		6,332,864			57,749	3.67	%		6,430,426			58,721	3.67	%		6,144,033			44,643	2.91	%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		124			2	6.49	%		—			—	—	%		60			1	6.68	%
Advances from the FHLB (7)		737,658			6,946	3.79	%		644,753			5,578	3.48	%		828,301			7,621	3.69	%
Senior notes		59,646			941	6.35	%		59,567			943	6.37	%		59,330			941	6.36	%
Subordinated notes		29,519			361	4.92	%		29,476			361	4.93	%		29,348			362	4.95	%
Junior subordinated debentures		64,178			1,055	6.61	%		64,178			1,054	6.61	%		64,178			1,052	6.57	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		7,223,989			67,054	3.73	%		7,228,400			66,657	3.71	%		7,125,250			54,620	3.07	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest bearing demand deposits		1,452,921							1,435,226							1,332,189
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities		309,298							344,197							283,653
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities		1,762,219							1,779,423							1,615,842
Total liabilities		8,986,208							9,007,823							8,741,092
Stockholders’ equity		743,458							746,743							747,011
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	9,729,666						$	9,754,566						$	9,488,103
Excess of average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,742,049						$	1,713,643						$	1,652,449
Net interest income				$	79,355						$	77,968						$	83,877
Net interest rate spread						2.84	%						2.79	%						3.26	%
Net interest margin (7)						3.56	%						3.51	%						3.83	%
Cost of total deposits (7)						2.98	%						3.00	%						2.40	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		124.11	%						123.71	%						123.19	%
Average non-performing loans/ Average total loans		0.60	%						0.46	%						0.54	%

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2024							June 30, 2023
(in thousands, except percentages)	Average Balances			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates		Average Balances			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rates
Interest-earning assets:
Loan portfolio, net (1)(2)	$	7,018,015		$	246,822	7.07	%	$	6,985,153		$	228,071	6.58	%
Debt securities available for sale (3) (4)		1,253,795			27,290	4.38	%		1,049,886			20,568	3.95	%
Debt securities held to maturity (5)		222,992			3,845	3.47	%		238,450			4,088	3.46	%
Debt securities held for trading		—			—	—	%		141			4	5.72	%
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading		2,472			68	5.53	%		2,443			—	—	%
Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock		52,422			1,838	7.05	%		55,346			1,872	6.82	%
Deposits with banks		393,654			11,011	5.63	%		341,168			9,024	5.33	%
Other short-term investments		6,165			160	5.22	%		—			—	—	%
Total interest-earning assets		8,949,515			291,034	6.54	%		8,672,587			263,627	6.13	%
Total non-interest-earning assets (6)		792,602							725,675
Total assets	$	9,742,117						$	9,398,262
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking and saving accounts
Interest bearing DDA	$	2,427,170		$	34,515	2.86	%	$	2,493,009		$	29,533	2.39	%
Money market		1,421,618			29,807	4.22	%		1,250,801			17,281	2.79	%
Savings		258,077			53	0.04	%		293,464			83	0.06	%
Total checking and saving accounts		4,106,865			64,375	3.15	%		4,037,274			46,897	2.34	%
Time deposits		2,274,780			52,095	4.61	%		1,907,443			31,362	3.32	%
Total deposits		6,381,645			116,470	3.67	%		5,944,717			78,259	2.65	%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		62			2	6.49	%		30			1	6.72	%
Advances from the FHLB (7)		691,206			12,524	3.64	%		893,484			14,384	3.25	%
Senior notes		59,606			1,883	6.35	%		59,290			1,883	6.40	%
Subordinated notes		29,497			723	4.93	%		29,327			723	4.97	%
Junior subordinated debentures		64,178			2,109	6.61	%		64,178			2,167	6.81	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		7,226,194			133,711	3.72	%		6,991,026			97,417	2.81	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest bearing demand deposits		1,444,073							1,354,951
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities		326,809							310,716
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities		1,770,882							1,665,667
Total liabilities		8,997,076							8,656,693
Stockholders’ equity		745,041							741,569
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	9,742,117						$	9,398,262
Excess of average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,723,321						$	1,681,561
Net interest income				$	157,323						$	166,210
Net interest rate spread						2.82	%						3.32	%
Net interest margin (7)						3.54	%						3.86	%
Cost of total deposits (7)						2.99	%						2.16	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		123.85	%						124.05	%
Average non-performing loans/ Average total loans		0.61	%						0.50	%

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(1)	Includes loans held for investment net of the allowance for credit losses, and loans held for sale. The average balance of the allowance for credit losses was $95.6 million, $92.3 million, and $84.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $94.0 million and $83.0 million, in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The average balance of total loans held for sale was $191.7 million, $180.5 million and $85.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $90.0 million, and $75.8 million in the six months period ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
(2)	Includes average non-performing loans of $52.7 million, $32.6 million and $38.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $42.7 million and $35.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
(3)	Includes the average balance of net unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of debt securities available for sale. The average balance includes average net unrealized losses of $115.8 million, $101.5 million and $106.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and average net unrealized net losses of $108.6 million and $105.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
(4)	Includes nontaxable securities with average balances of $18.8 million, $18.3 million and $19.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $18.8 million and $19.4 million, in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The tax equivalent yield for these nontaxable securities was 4.47%, 4.68%, 4.53% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and 4.51% and 4.59% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. In 2024 and 2023, the tax equivalent yields were calculated assuming a 21% tax rate and dividing the actual yield by 0.79.
(5)	Includes nontaxable securities with average balances of $47.8 million, $48.5 million and $50.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $48.1 million and $50.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The tax equivalent yield for these nontaxable securities was 4.23%, 4.25% and 4.16% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and 4.24% and 4.18% in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. In 2024 and 2023, the tax equivalent yields were calculated assuming a 21% tax rate and dividing the actual yield by 0.79.
(6)	Excludes the allowance for credit losses.
(7)	See Glossary of Terms and Definitions for definitions of financial terms.

Exhibit 4 - Noninterest Income

This table shows the amounts of each of the categories of noninterest income for the periods presented.

	Three Months Ended															Six Months Ended June 30,
	June 30, 2024					March 31, 2024					June 30, 2023								2024					2023
(in thousands, except percentages)	Amount			%		Amount			%		Amount			%		Amount			%		Amount			%

Deposits and service fees	$	5,281		27.2	%	$	4,325		29.9	%	$	4,944		18.6	%	$	9,606		28.3	%	$	9,899		21.5	%
Brokerage, advisory and fiduciary activities		4,538		23.4	%		4,327		29.9	%		4,256		16.0	%		8,865		26.1	%		8,438		18.4	%
Change in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)⁽¹⁾		2,242		11.5	%		2,342		16.2	%		1,429		5.4	%		4,584		13.5	%		2,841		6.2	%
Cards and trade finance servicing fees		1,331		6.9	%		1,223		8.4	%		562		2.1	%		2,554		7.5	%		1,095		2.4	%
Gain on early extinguishment of FHLB advances, net		189		1.0	%		—		—	%		13,440		50.5	%		189		0.6	%		26,613		57.9	%
Securities (losses) gains, net ⁽²⁾		(117	)	(0.6	)%		(54	)	(0.4	)%		(1,237	)	(4.7	)%		(171	)	(0.5	)%		(10,968	)	(23.9	)%
Loan-level derivative income ⁽³⁾		2,357		12.1	%		466		3.2	%		476		1.8	%		2,823		8.3	%		2,547		5.5	%
Derivative (losses) gains, net ⁽⁴⁾		(44	)	(0.2	)%		(152	)	(1.1	)%		242		0.9	%		(196	)	(0.6	)%		256		0.6	%
Other noninterest income ⁽⁵⁾		3,643		18.7	%		2,011		13.9	%		2,507		9.4	%		5,654		16.8	%		5,241		11.4	%
Total noninterest income	$	19,420		100.0	%	$	14,488		100.0	%	$	26,619		100.0	%	$	33,908		100.0	%	$	45,962		100.0	%

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(1)	Changes in cash surrender value of BOLI are not taxable.
(2)	Includes net loss of $0.1 million in each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024, and $1.2 million and $10.8 million in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023 ,respectively, in connection with the sale of debt securities available for sale. There were no sales of debt securities available for sale in the three months ended March 31, 2024. In addition, includes unrealized losses of $0.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and in the six months ended June 30, 2024, related to the change in fair value of equity securities with readily available fair value not held for trading which are recorded in results of the period. There were no significant unrealized losses related to equity securities with readily available fair value not held for trading in the three months ended June 30, 2024 and in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023.
(3)	Income from interest rate swaps and other derivative transactions with customers. The Company incurs expenses related to derivative transactions with customers which are included as part of noninterest expenses under loan-level derivative expense. See Exhibit 5 for more details.
(4)	Net unrealized gains and losses related to uncovered interest rate caps with clients.
(5)	Includes mortgage banking income of $1.9 million, $1.1 million and $1.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $3.0 million and $3.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, primarily consisting of net gains on sale, valuation and derivative transactions associated with mortgage loans held for sale activity, and other smaller sources of income related to the operations of Amerant Mortgage. In addition, includes $0.5 million BOLI death benefits received in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. Other sources of income in the periods shown include foreign currency exchange transactions with customers and valuation income on the investment balances held in the non-qualified deferred compensation plan.

Exhibit 5 - Noninterest Expense

This table shows the amounts of each of the categories of noninterest expense for the periods presented.

	Three Months Ended														Six Months Ended June 30,
	June 30, 2024					March 31, 2024					June 30, 2023							2024				2023
(in thousands, except percentages)	Amount			%		Amount			%		Amount		%		Amount			%		Amount		%

Salaries and employee benefits ⁽¹⁾	$	33,857		46.2	%	$	32,958		49.5	%	$	34,247	47.2	%	$	66,815		47.8	%	$	69,123	50.4	%
Occupancy and equipment ⁽²⁾		9,041		12.3	%		6,476		9.7	%		6,737	9.3	%		15,517		11.1	%		13,535	9.9	%
Professional and other services fees⁽³⁾		12,110		16.5	%		10,963		16.5	%		7,415	10.2	%		23,073		16.5	%		15,043	11.0	%
Loan-level derivative expense ⁽⁴⁾		580		0.8	%		4		—	%		110	0.2	%		584		0.4	%		1,710	1.3	%
Telecommunications and data processing ⁽⁵⁾		2,732		3.7	%		3,533		5.3	%		5,027	6.9	%		6,265		4.5	%		8,091	5.9	%
Depreciation and amortization ⁽⁶⁾		1,652		2.3	%		1,477		2.2	%		2,275	3.1	%		3,129		2.2	%		3,567	2.6	%
FDIC assessments and insurance		2,772		3.8	%		3,008		4.5	%		2,739	3.8	%		5,780		4.1	%		5,476	4.0	%
Losses on loans held for sale carried at the lower cost or fair value ⁽⁷⁾		1,258		1.7	%		—		—	%		—	—	%		1,258		0.9	%		—	—	%
Advertising expenses		4,243		5.8	%		3,078		4.6	%		4,332	6.0	%		7,321		5.2	%		6,918	5.0	%
Other real estate owned and repossessed assets (income) expense, net ⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾		(148	)	(0.2	)%		(354	)	(0.5	)%		2,431	3.4	%		(502	)	(0.4	)%		2,431	1.8	%
Contract termination costs ^(9)(10)		—		—	%		—		—	%		1,550	2.1	%		—		—	%		1,550	1.1	%
Other operating expenses ⁽¹¹⁾		5,205		7.1	%		5,451		8.2	%		5,637	7.8	%		10,656		7.7	%		9,789	7.0	%
Total noninterest expense ⁽¹²⁾	$	73,302		100.0	%	$	66,594		100.0	%	$	72,500	100.0	%	$	139,896		100.0	%	$	137,233	100.0	%

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(1)	Includes staff reduction costs of $2.2 million and $2.4 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, which consist of severance expenses primarily related to organizational rationalization.
(2)	In each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024, includes fixed assets impairment charge of $3.4 million in connection with the Houston Transaction. In each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023, includes $0.6 million related to ROU asset impairment in connection with the closure of branch in Miami, Florida in 2023.
(3)	Includes $0.3 million in legal expenses in connection with the Houston Transaction in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024. Additionally, includes additional non-routine expenses of $2.0 million and $4.6 million in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, related to the engagement of FIS. Lastly, includes recurring service fees in connection with the engagement of FIS in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 and in the six months ended June 30, 2024.
(4)	Includes services fees in connection with our loan-level derivative income generation activities.
(5)	Includes a charge of $1.4 million in each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023 related to the disposition of fixed assets due to the write off of in-development software.
(6)	Includes a charge of $0.9 million in each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023 for the accelerated depreciation of leasehold improvements in connection with the closure of a branch in Miami, Florida in 2023.
(7)	In each of the three and six month periods ended, amounts shown are in connection with the Houston Transaction
(8)	Includes OREO rental income of $0.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, as well as in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023. In addition, in each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023, includes a loss on sale of repossessed assets in connection with our equipment-financing activities of $2.6 million.
(9)	Beginning in the three months ended June 30, 2023, OREO and repossessed assets expense is presented separately in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
(10)	Contract termination and related costs associated with third party vendors resulting from the Company’s transition to our new technology provider.
(11)	In each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024, includes broker fees of $0.3 million in connection with the Houston Transaction. Additionally, in each of the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2023, includes an impairment charge of $2.0 million related to an investment carried at cost and included in other assets. In all of the periods shown, includes mortgage loan origination and servicing expenses, charitable contributions, community engagement, postage and courier expenses, and debits which mirror the valuation income on the investment balances held in the non-qualified deferred compensation plan in order to adjust the liability to participants of the deferred compensation plan and other small expenses.
(12)	Includes $3.8 million, $3.1 million and $4.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $6.9 million and $7.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, related to Amerant Mortgage, primarily consisting of salaries and employee benefits, mortgage lending costs and professional and other services fees.

Exhibit 6 - Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)	June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023
Assets							(audited)
Cash and due from banks	$	32,762		$	41,231		$	47,234		$	48,145		$	45,184
Interest earning deposits with banks		238,346			577,843			242,709			202,946			365,673
Restricted cash		32,430			33,897			25,849			51,837			34,204
Other short-term investments		6,781			6,700			6,080			6,024			—
Cash and cash equivalents		310,319			659,671			321,872			308,952			445,061
Securities
Debt securities available for sale, at fair value		1,269,356			1,298,073			1,217,502			1,033,797			1,027,676
Debt securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (1)		219,613			224,014			226,645			230,254			234,369
Trading securities		—			—			—			—			298
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading		2,483			2,480			2,534			2,438			2,500
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		56,412			54,001			50,294			47,878			50,460
Securities		1,547,864			1,578,568			1,496,975			1,314,367			1,315,303
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value (2)		551,828			—			365,219			43,257			—
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value		60,122			48,908			26,200			25,952			49,942
Loans held for investment, gross		6,710,961			6,957,475			6,873,493			7,073,387			7,167,016
Less: Allowance for credit losses		94,400			96,050			95,504			98,773			105,956
Loans held for investment, net		6,616,561			6,861,425			6,777,989			6,974,614			7,061,060
Bank owned life insurance		238,851			237,314			234,972			232,736			231,253
Premises and equipment, net		33,382			44,877			43,603			43,004			43,714
Deferred tax assets, net		48,779			48,302			55,635			63,501			56,779
Operating lease right-of-use assets		100,580			117,171			118,484			116,763			116,161
Goodwill		19,193			19,193			19,193			20,525			20,525
Accrued interest receivable and other assets (3)(4)		220,259			202,343			256,185			202,029			179,728
Total assets	$	9,747,738		$	9,817,772		$	9,716,327		$	9,345,700		$	9,519,526
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits
Demand
Noninterest bearing	$	1,465,140		$	1,397,331		$	1,426,919		$	1,370,157		$	1,293,522
Interest bearing		2,316,976			2,619,115			2,560,629			2,416,797			2,773,120
Savings and money market		1,723,233			1,616,719			1,610,218			1,457,080			1,431,375
Time		2,310,662			2,245,078			2,297,097			2,302,878			2,081,554
Total deposits		7,816,011			7,878,243			7,894,863			7,546,912			7,579,571
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank		765,000			715,000			645,000			595,000			770,000
Senior notes		59,685			59,605			59,526			59,447			59,368
Subordinated notes		29,539			29,497			29,454			29,412			29,369
Junior subordinated debentures held by trust subsidiaries		64,178			64,178			64,178			64,178			64,178
Operating lease liabilities (5)		105,861			122,267			123,167			120,665			119,921
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities (6)		173,122			210,897			164,071			210,299			176,163
Total liabilities		9,013,396			9,079,687			8,980,259			8,625,913			8,798,570

Stockholders’ equity
Class A common stock		3,357			3,373			3,361			3,359			3,374
Additional paid in capital		189,601			192,237			192,701			194,103			195,275
Retained earnings		620,299			618,359			610,802			630,933			611,829
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(78,915	)		(75,884	)		(70,796	)		(105,634	)		(86,926	)
Total stockholders' equity before noncontrolling interest		734,342			738,085			736,068			722,761			723,552
Noncontrolling interest		—			—			—			(2,974	)		(2,596	)
Total stockholders' equity		734,342			738,085			736,068			719,787			720,956
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	9,747,738		$	9,817,772		$	9,716,327		$	9,345,700		$	9,519,526

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(1)	Estimated fair value of $192,403, $198,909, $204,945, $195,165 and $209,546 at June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively.
(2)	As of June 30, 2024, includes loans held for sale and a valuation allowance of $1.3 million, in connection with the Houston Transaction. As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, includes a valuation allowance of $35.5 million and $5.6 million as a result of fair value adjustment.
(3)	As of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, includes derivative assets with a total fair value of $64.0 million, $64.7 million, $59.9 million, $87.1 million and $75.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, includes a receivable from insurance carrier for $62.5 million in connection with the restructuring of the Company’s BOLI in the fourth quarter of 2023, which were collected in the first quarter of 2024.
(4)	Includes other assets for sale of $22.8 million in connection with the Houston Transaction.
(5)	Consists of total long-term lease liabilities. Total short-term lease liabilities are included in other liabilities.
(6)	As of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, includes derivatives liabilities with a total fair value of $62.9 million, $63.8 million, $59.4 million, $85.6 million and $74.5 million, respectively.

Exhibit 7 - Loans

Loans by Type - Held For Investment

The loan portfolio held for investment consists of the following loan classes:

(in thousands)	June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023		June 30, 2023
Real estate loans					(audited)
Commercial real estate
Non-owner occupied	$	1,714,088	$	1,672,470	$	1,616,200	$	1,593,571	$	1,645,224
Multi-family residential		359,257		349,917		407,214		771,654		764,712
Land development and construction loans		343,472		333,198		300,378		301,938		314,010
		2,416,817		2,355,585		2,323,792		2,667,163		2,723,946
Single-family residential		1,446,569		1,490,711		1,466,608		1,371,194		1,285,857
Owner occupied		981,405		1,193,909		1,175,331		1,129,921		1,063,240
		4,844,791		5,040,205		4,965,731		5,168,278		5,073,043
Commercial loans		1,521,533		1,550,140		1,503,187		1,452,759		1,577,209
Loans to financial institutions and acceptances		48,287		29,490		13,375		13,353		13,332
Consumer loans and overdrafts (1)		296,350		337,640		391,200		438,997		503,432
Total loans	$	6,710,961	$	6,957,475	$	6,873,493	$	7,073,387	$	7,167,016

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(1)	As of June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023 includes $131.9 million, $163.3 million, $210.9 million, $254.7 million and $312.3 million, respectively, in consumer loans purchased under indirect lending programs.

Loans by Type - Held For Sale

The loan portfolio held for sale consists of the following loan classes:

(in thousands)	June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023		June 30, 2023
Loans held for sale at the lower of cost or fair value					(audited)
Real estate loans
Commercial real estate
Non-owner occupied	$	112,002	$	—	$	—	$	43,256	$	—
Multi-family residential		918		—		309,612		—		—
Land development and construction loans		29,923		—		55,607		—		—
		142,843		—		365,219		43,256		—
Single-family residential		88,507		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied		220,718		—		—		—		—
		452,068		—		365,219		43,256		—
Commercial loans		90,353		—		—		—		—
Consumer loans		9,407		—		—		—		—
Total loans held for sale at the lower of cost or fair value (1)		551,828		—		365,219		43,256		—

Mortgage loans held for sale at fair value
Land development and construction loans (2)		7,776		26,058		12,778		6,931		3,726
Single-family residential (3)		52,346		22,850		13,422		19,022		46,216
Total mortgage loans held for sale at fair value (4)		60,122		48,908		26,200		25,953		49,942
Total loans held for sale (5)	$	611,950	$	48,908	$	391,419	$	69,209	$	49,942

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(1)	In the second quarter of 2024, the Company transferred an aggregate of $551.8 million in connection with the Houston Transaction. The Company recorded a valuation allowance of $1.3 million as a result of the transfer in the same period. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company transferred an aggregate of $401 million in Houston-based CRE loans held for investment to the loans held for sale category, and recognized a valuation allowance of $35.5 million as a result of the fair value adjustment of these loans. The Company subsequently sold these loans in the first quarter of 2024 and there was no material impact to the Company’s results of operations as a result of this transaction. In the third quarter of 2023, the Company transferred a New York-based CRE loan held for investment to the loans held for sale category, and recognized a valuation allowance of $5.6 million as a result of the fair value adjustment of this loan. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company sold this loan and there was no material impact to the Company’s results of operations as a result of this transaction.
(2)	In the second quarter of 2023, the Company transferred approximately $13 million in land development and construction loans held for sale to the loans held for investment category.
(3)	In the fourth, third and second quarters of 2023, the Company transferred approximately $17 million, $17 million and $28 million, respectively, in single-family residential loans held for sale to the loans held for investment category. In the first quarter of 2024, there were no significant transfers of single-family residential loans from the loans held for sale to the loans held for investment category.
(4)	Loans held for sale in connection with Amerant Mortgage’s ongoing business.
(5)	Remained current and in accrual status at each of the periods shown.

Non-Performing Assets

This table shows a summary of our non-performing assets by loan class, which includes non-performing loans, other real estate owned, or OREO, and other repossessed assets at the dates presented. Non-performing loans consist of (i) nonaccrual loans, and (ii) accruing loans 90 days or more contractually past due as to interest or principal.

(in thousands)	June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023
Non-Accrual Loans					(audited)
Real Estate Loans
Commercial real estate (CRE)
Non-owner occupied	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1,696
Multi-family residential		6		—		8		23,344			24,306
		6		—		8		23,344			26,002
Single-family residential		3,726		4,400		2,459		2,533			1,681
Owner occupied		26,309		1,958		3,822		2,100			6,890
		30,041		6,358		6,289		27,977			34,573
Commercial loans		67,005		21,833		21,949		4,713			12,241
Consumer loans and overdrafts		4		45		38		1			1
Total Non-Accrual Loans ⁽¹⁾	$	97,050	$	28,236	$	28,276	$	32,691		$	46,815

Past Due Accruing Loans⁽²⁾
Real Estate Loans
Owner occupied		769		—		—		—			—
Single-family residential		2,656		1,149		5,218		—			302
Commercial		—		918		857		504	—		—
Consumer loans and overdrafts		477		—		49		—			78
Total Past Due Accruing Loans	$	3,902	$	2,067	$	6,124	$	504		$	380
Total Non-Performing Loans		100,952		30,303		34,400		33,195			47,195
Other Real Estate Owned		20,181		20,181		20,181		20,181			20,181
Total Non-Performing Assets	$	121,133	$	50,484	$	54,581	$	53,376		$	67,376

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(1)	See March 31, 2024 Form 10-Q and 2023 Form 10-K for more information about the activity of non-accrual loans in the first quarter of 2024 and all periods in 2023.
(2)	Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing.

Loans by Credit Quality Indicators

This table shows the Company’s loans by credit quality indicators. The Company has not purchased credit-impaired loans.

	June 30, 2024								March 31, 2024								June 30, 2023

(in thousands)	Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total (1)		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total (1)		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total (1)
Real Estate Loans
Commercial Real Estate (CRE)
Non-owner occupied	$	33,979	$	—	$	—	$	33,979	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	8,301	$	1,753	$	—	$	10,054
Multi-family residential		—		6		—		6		—		6		—		6		—		24,306		—		24,306
Land development and construction loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		6,497		—		—		6,497
		33,979		6		—		33,985		—		6		—		6		14,798		26,059		—		40,857
Single-family residential		—		3,684		—		3,684		—		3,715		—		3,715		—		2,154		—		2,154
Owner occupied		35,642		26,381		—		62,023		40,666		2,023		—		42,689		2,236		6,972		—		9,208
		69,621		30,071		—		99,692		40,666		5,744		—		46,410		17,034		35,185		—		52,219
Commercial loans		25,671		67,836		—		93,507		63,172		22,800		—		85,972		13,029		13,312		3		26,344
Consumer loans and overdrafts		—		—		—		—		—		36		—		36		—		70		—		70
Totals	$	95,292	$	97,907	$	—	$	193,199	$	103,838	$	28,580	$	—	$	132,418	$	30,063	$	48,567	$	3	$	78,633

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(1)	There were no loans categorized as “loss” as of the dates presented.

Exhibit 8 - Deposits by Country of Domicile

This table shows the Company’s deposits by country of domicile of the depositor as of the dates presented.

(in thousands)	June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		September 30, 2023		June 30, 2023
					(audited)
Domestic	$	5,281,946	$	5,288,702	$	5,430,059	$	5,067,937	$	5,113,604
Foreign:
Venezuela		1,918,134		1,988,470		1,870,979		1,892,453		1,912,994
Others		615,931		601,071		593,825		586,522		552,973
Total foreign		2,534,065		2,589,541		2,464,804		2,478,975		2,465,967
Total deposits	$	7,816,011	$	7,878,243	$	7,894,863	$	7,546,912	$	7,579,571

Glossary of Terms and Definitions

Total gross loans: include loans held for investment net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs, as well as loans held for sale.

Core deposits: consist of total deposits excluding all time deposits.

Assets under management and custody: consists of assets held for clients in an agency or fiduciary capacity which are not assets of the Company and therefore are not included in the consolidated financial statements.

Net interest margin, or NIM: defined as net interest income, or NII, divided by average interest-earning assets, which are loans, securities, deposits with banks and other financial assets which yield interest or similar income.

ROA and Core ROA are calculated based upon the average daily balance of total assets.

ROE and Core ROE are calculated based upon the average daily balance of stockholders’ equity.

Total revenue is the result of net interest income before provision for credit losses plus noninterest income.

Total capital ratio: total stockholders’ equity divided by total risk-weighted assets, calculated according to the standardized regulatory capital ratio calculations.

Tier 1 capital ratio: Tier 1 capital divided by total risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital is composed of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital plus outstanding qualifying trust preferred securities of $62.3 million at each of all the dates presented.

Tier 1 leverage ratio: Tier 1 capital divided by quarter to date average assets.

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio, CET1: Tier 1 capital divided by total risk-weighted assets.

Tangible common equity ratio: calculated as the ratio of common equity less goodwill and other intangibles divided by total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets. Other intangible assets primarily consist of naming rights and mortgage servicing rights and are included in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity: calculated in the same manner described in tangible common equity but also includes unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity in the balance of common equity and total assets.

Loans to Deposits ratio: calculated as the ratio of total loans gross divided by total deposits.

Non-performing assets include all accruing loans past due by 90 days or more, all nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure, and other repossessed assets.

Non-performing loans include all accruing loans past due by 90 days or more and all nonaccrual loans

Ratio for net charge-offs/average total loans held for investments: calculated based upon the average daily balance of outstanding loan principal balance net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs, excluding the allowance for credit losses.

Other operating expenses: total noninterest expense less salary and employee benefits.

Efficiency ratio: total noninterest expense divided by the sum of noninterest income and NII.

The terms of the FHLB advance agreements require the Bank to maintain certain investment securities or loans as collateral for these advances.

Cost of total deposits: calculated based upon the average balance of total noninterest bearing and interest bearing deposits, which includes time deposits.

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