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8-K — Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

Accession: 0001104659-26-045527

Filed: 2026-04-20

Period: 2026-04-20

CIK: 0001476034

SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP._April 20, 2026

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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 20, 2026

METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York

001-38282

13-4042724

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission File No.)

(I.R.S. 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, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, 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):

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c)

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 ☐

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 8.01Other Events

On April 20, 2026, the board of directors of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company’s common stock (the “Dividend”), an increase of $0.05 from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share. The Dividend is payable on May 12, 2026 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on May 1, 2026.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated April 20, 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: April 20, 2026By:/s/ Daniel F. Dougherty

Daniel F. Dougherty

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

Release:

4:05 P.M. April 20, 2026

212-365-6721

IR@MCBankNY.com

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Declares Increased Quarterly Common Stock Cash Dividend

NEW YORK, April 20, 2026 ‒ Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCB), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank, today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company’s common stock (the “Dividend”), an increase of $0.05 from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share. The Dividend is payable on May 12, 2026 to holders of record of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on May 1, 2026.

About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) is the parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”), a New York City based full-service commercial bank. The Bank provides a broad range of business, commercial and personal banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, private and public middle-market corporate enterprises and institutions, municipalities, and local government entities.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank was named one of Newsweek’s Best Regional Banks in 2024 and 2025. The Independent Community Bankers of America ranked the Bank as a top ten loan producer in 2024 among commercial banks with more than $1 billion in assets. Kroll affirmed a BBB+ (investment grade) deposit rating in January 2026. For the fourth time, MCB has earned a place in the Piper Sandler Bank Sm-All Stars Class of 2024.

The Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank, a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal housing lender.

For more information, please visit the Bank’s website at MCBankNY.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s future financial condition and capital ratios, results of operations and the Company’s outlook and business. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Such statements may be identified by the use of such words as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar terminology. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control and may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. We do not undertake (and expressly disclaim) any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by law.

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