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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000943374-21-000548
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211025
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211223

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001476034
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				134042724
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38282
		FILM NUMBER:		211517212

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		99 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10016
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-659-0600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		99 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10016
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">FORM 8-K/A</div>
    <div style="text-align: center;">_________________________________</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">CURRENT REPORT</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; October 25, 2021</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">_________________________________<br>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">(State or other jurisdiction of</div>
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    <div>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
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            <div>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</div>
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            <div>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</div>
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            <div>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">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 &#167;230.405) or Rule
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>Explanatory Note</u></div>
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      This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2021 (the &#8220;Original Filing&#8221;) by Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.
      (the &#8220;Company&#8221;). The Original Filing reported, among other items, the appointments of Chaya Pamula and Katrina Robinson to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;). At the time of the Original Filing, the Board had not made any determinations regarding committee assignments for Ms. Pamula and Ms. Robinson. The Company hereby amends the Original Filing to include information on the committee assignments in Item 5.02 below. Other than providing the additional information in Item
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    <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 5.02</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 72pt">&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;</u><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 12pt">&#160;</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">At a Board meeting held on December 20, 2021, the Board appointed Ms. Pamula to the Audit Committee, the ALCO Committee, the ORM Committee, the Technology
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt;">Dated: December 23, 2021</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">By:</font>&#160; <u><font style="font-size: 12pt;">/s/ Mark R. DeFazio</font></u></div>
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