Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 16 2018 - 8:37AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): January 16, 2018
METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of
the registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
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001-38282
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13-4042724
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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99 Park Avenue
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New York, New York
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10016
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(212) 365-6700
(Registrant’s telephone number)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)
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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
x
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.
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On January 16, 2018,
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release responding to erroneous statements contained
in articles that have recently appeared in some online publications. The articles reported that the Company’s wholly owned
subsidiary, Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”) “has ceased all cryptocurrency-related international wires
effective immediately” and that the Bank’s actions were in response to an “incident of international fraud.”
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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.
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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.
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Dated: January 16, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Mark R. DeFazio
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Mark R. DeFazio
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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