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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 29, 2026, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting is described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2026.
As of the record date, there were 12,293,174 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Shares”), outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 10,453,916 Shares, or approximately 85.04% of the outstanding Shares entitled to vote, were represented in person or by proxy. Those Shares were voted as follows:
| 1. | The following individuals were nominated to serve as directors until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. All nominees were elected. The results of the vote were as follows: |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Anthony J. Fabiano | 8,189,478 | 665,105 | 1,599,333 | |||
| Robert C. Patent | 8,109,524 | 745,059 | 1,599,333 | |||
| Maria Fiorini Ramirez | 6,414,146 | 2,440,437 | 1,599,333 | |||
| William Reinhardt | 8,212,012 | 642,571 | 1,599,333 |
| 2. | The proposal regarding the approval on a non-binding advisory basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2025 was approved by a majority of the votes cast by the Company’s stockholders. The results of the vote were as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 8,372,960 | 378,176 | 103,447 | 1,599,333 |
| 3. | The appointment of Crowe LLP as independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified. The results of the vote were as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 10,437,951 | 15,442 | 523 |
| 4. | The Company’s stockholders approved the Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The results of the vote were as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 8,731,052 | 118,895 | 4,636 | 1,599,333 |
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 29, 2026 | By: | /s/ Daniel F. Dougherty |
| Daniel F. Dougherty | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||