UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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): December 18, 2017
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)
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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 December 18, 2017, Gerard A. Perri 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, Mr. Perri, age 62, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Orange Bank & Trust Company, Middletown, NY since 2012. Mr. Perri also served as Chief Financial Officer of Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust, Greenwich CT, during 2012, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Herald National Bank, New York, NY, from 2007 to 2012. In addition, Mr. Perri served with Metropolitan Commercial Bank from its founding in 1999 until 2006.
On December 18, 2017, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Perri's appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. 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.
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. |
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| Dated: December 18, 2017 | By: /s/ Mark R. DeFazio |
| | Mark R. DeFazio |
| | President and Chief Executive Officer |
