Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
As previously reported, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement with UBS Securities LLC and Hovde Group, LLC as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”) in connection with an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of $175.0 million of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”), pursuant to which the Company granted the Underwriters an option (the “Option”) for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Offering to purchase up to an additional 315,000 shares of Common Stock. On March 12, 2026, the Underwriters exercised the Option to purchase 213,395 shares of Common Stock, and on March 16, 2026 the Company issued and sold to the Underwriters such shares and received net proceeds of approximately $17.2 million after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions.
A copy of the press release announcing the Underwriters’ exercise of the Option is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 16, 2026 |
| 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: March 16, 2026 | By: | /s/ Daniel F. Dougherty |
| Daniel F. Dougherty | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||