<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-23-106867.txt : 20231004
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-106867
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230925
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231004
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231004

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Erikson Frederik F
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001994517

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38282
		FILM NUMBER:		231308771

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		99 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10016

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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    <remarks>Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Michele M. Weber, pursuant to power of attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-10-04</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>POWER OF ATTORNEY</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned, Frederik
F. Erikson, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the &ldquo;Corporation&rdquo;), hereby authorizes
and designates each of Dixiana M. Berrios, Mark R. DeFazio, Scott Lublin, Greg Sigrist, and Michele M. Weber as the undersigned&rsquo;s
agent and attorney-in-fact, with each acting singly and with full power of substitution, to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Prepare and sign on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer or director
or both of the Corporation, any Form ID, Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 (and any amendments thereto) under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;) and the rules thereunder, with respect to the Corporation&rsquo;s securities
and file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by or for, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s discretion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby grants
to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever required, necessary or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the failure to comply
with, Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney shall
remain in effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, or 5 with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s holdings
of and transactions in securities issued by the Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed and dated writing delivered
to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or by a new Power of Attorney regarding the purposes outlined herein dated as of a later date.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">Date: 09/25/2023</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">/s/ Frederik F. Erikson</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 4in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Frederik F. Erikson</TD></TR>
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