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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 001-38282 13-4042724

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

99 Park Avenue  
New York, New York 10016
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(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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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. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

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.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

  Exhibit No.   Description
       
  99.1   Press Release dated January 16, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

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.

  

  METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.
   
       
Dated: January 16, 2018 By: /s/ Mark R. DeFazio  
    Mark R. DeFazio  
    President and Chief Executive Officer