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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): April 21, 2021

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) 659-0600

(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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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).

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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 21, 2021, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank, issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The press release containing the financial results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, nor shall the information or Exhibit 99.1 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company has also made available on its website presentation materials containing additional information about the Company’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (the “Presentation Materials”). The Presentation Materials are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.

The information provided in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, nor shall the information or Exhibit 99.2 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Press Release dated April 21, 2021
99.2 | Presentation Materials
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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: April 21, 2021 | By: | /s/ Gregory A. Sigrist
|  | Gregory A. Sigrist
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer