8-K 1 metro8k_080520.htm METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  July 31, 2020
 
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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

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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) 659-0600
(Registrant’s telephone number)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
  
MCB
  
New York Stock Exchange

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).

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Item 5.02
  
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; 
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 31, 2020, Dixiana M. Berrios joined Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining the Company, Ms. Berrios, age 48, served as Executive Vice President and Director of Bank Operations of Amalgamated Bank, New York, New York since 2011.  Prior to her employment with Amalgamated Bank, Ms. Berrios served in several roles for Sterling National Bank from 2000 until 2011, including Senior Vice President and Director of Bank Operations at the time of her departure.
A copy of a press release announcing the appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
   Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 (d) Exhibits.    
     
Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
  

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: August 5, 2020
By:     /s/ Mark R. DeFazio
 
Mark R. DeFazio
 
President and Chief Executive Officer