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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899140-24-001278
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241114
GROUP MEMBERS:		BENNETT LINDENBAUM
GROUP MEMBERS:		MATTHEW LINDENBAUM

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001476034
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				134042724
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-90183
		FILM NUMBER:		241464766

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001085393
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		645 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-521-9500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		645 MADISON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Basswood Capital Management LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20130814

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990428
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 13G</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">(Amendment No.&#160; )*</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;"><u>591774104</u></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;"><u>September 30, 2024</u></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">[X]&#160; &#160;&#160; Rule 13d-1(b)</div>
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      to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</div>
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      1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt;">CUSIP No. 591774104</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">13G</div>
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            <div>Page <u> 2&#160; </u> of <u> 7 </u> Pages</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">1</div>
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            <div>NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div>I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.</div>
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            <div>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</div>
            <div style="text-indent: 394.25pt;">(a)&#160; &#9744;</div>
            <div style="text-indent: 394.25pt;">(b)&#160; &#9746;</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div>SEC USE ONLY</div>
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            <div>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>Delaware</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">NUMBER OF<br>
              SHARES<br>
              BENEFICIALLY<br>
              OWNED</div>
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              EACH<br>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">5</div>
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          <td style="width: 79.8%; vertical-align: top; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="3">
            <div>SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>0</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">6</div>
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            <div>SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>607,805</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">7</div>
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            <div>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>0</div>
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            <div>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>607,805</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">9</div>
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            <div>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>607,805</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">10</div>
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            <div>CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES&#160; &#9744;</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">11</div>
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            <div>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>5.43%</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">12</div>
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            <div>TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>IA</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt;">CUSIP No. 591774104</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">13G</div>
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            <div>Page <u>&#160; 3&#160; </u> of <u> 7&#160;&#160; </u> Pages</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">1</div>
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            <div>NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div>I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>Matthew Lindenbaum</div>
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            <div>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</div>
            <div style="text-indent: 394.25pt;">(a)&#160; &#9744;</div>
            <div style="text-indent: 394.25pt;">(b)&#160; &#9746;</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div>SEC USE ONLY</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">4</div>
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            <div>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>United States</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">NUMBER OF<br>
              SHARES<br>
              BENEFICIALLY<br>
              OWNED</div>
            <div style="text-align: center;">BY<br>
              EACH<br>
              REPORTING<br>
              PERSON</div>
            <div style="text-align: center;">WITH</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">5</div>
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          <td style="width: 79.8%; vertical-align: top; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="3">
            <div>SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>0</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">6</div>
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          <td style="width: 51.26%; vertical-align: top; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" colspan="3">
            <div>SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>607,805</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">7</div>
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            <div>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>0</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">8</div>
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            <div>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
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            <div>607,805</div>
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            <div>CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES&#160; &#9744;</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 36pt;">CUSIP No. 591774104</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">13G</div>
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            <div>Page <u> 4&#160; </u> of <u> 7 </u>&#160; Pages</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">1</div>
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            <div>NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div>I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON</div>
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            <div>Bennett Lindenbaum</div>
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            <div>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</div>
            <div style="text-indent: 394.25pt;">(a)&#160; &#9744;</div>
            <div style="text-indent: 394.25pt;">(b)&#160; &#9746;</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">3</div>
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            <div>SEC USE ONLY</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">4</div>
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            <div>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">NUMBER OF<br>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">5</div>
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            <div>SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
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            <div>0</div>
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            <div>SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>607,805</div>
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            <div>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>607,805</div>
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            <div>CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES&#160; &#9744;</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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            <div>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</div>
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            <div>IN/HC</div>
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