 AMERANT BANCORP INC. NASDAQ:AMTB and AMTBB the Company today announced the commencement of a registered public offering of senior notes due 2025 the Notes. The Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated will rank equally with all of the Companys existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Companys wholly-owned subsidiary, Amerant Florida Bancorp Inc. The proposed offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. 