Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DeFazio Mark R (Last) (First) (Middle) 99 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10016 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. [ MCB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/22/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/22/2024		S		34,328	D	$55.3275(1)	181,866(4)(5)(6)(7)	D
Common Stock	07/22/2024		S		658	D	$55.9478(2)	181,208(4)(5)(6)(7)	D
Common Stock	07/23/2024		S		57,052	D	$54.9778(3)	124,156(4)(5)(6)(7)	D
Common Stock								20,517	I	By LLC
Common Stock								3,372	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The $55.3275 price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $54.90 to $55.89, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., any security holder of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased in each separate transaction set forth in this Footnote 1.

2. The $55.9478 price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $55.90 to $56.25, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., any security holder of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased in each separate transaction set forth in this Footnote 2.

3. The $54.9778 price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $54.50 to $55.45, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., any security holder of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased in each separate transaction set forth in this Footnote 3.

4. Includes restricted stock units granted on February 23, 2022 that vest at a rate of 33.3% per year commencing on March 1, 2023.

5. Includes restricted stock units granted on March 1, 2023 that vest at a rate of 33.3% per year commencing on March 1, 2024.

6. Includes restricted stock units granted on March 1, 2024 that vest at a rate of 33.3% per year commencing on March 1, 2025.

7. Includes restricted stock units granted on March 1, 2024 that vest 100% on March 1, 2025.

	/s/ Frederik Erikson, pursuant to power of attorney	07/24/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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