Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. Changes its Annual Shareholders Meeting to a Virtual Format

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) (the “Company”), the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank, today announced that the location of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company has been changed. As previously announced, the annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 9:30 a.m., local time. However, due to the public health concerns regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the restrictions on in-person gatherings, and to support the health and well-being of our employees, directors and stockholders, the Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. Stockholders will not be able to attend the annual meeting physically.

As described in the proxy materials for the annual meeting previously distributed, stockholders are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if they were a stockholder as of the close of business on March 3, 2020 or if they hold a legal proxy for the meeting provided by their bank, broker, or nominee as of that date. To be admitted to the Annual Meeting, a stockholder must go online to www.meetingcenter.io/277385956. To login to the virtual meeting the stockholder will join as a “Shareholder” and be required to enter the control number found on his or her proxy card and MCB2020 as the password. The stockholder may vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website during the meeting.

If a stockholder holds shares through an intermediary, such as a bank or broker, he or she must register in advance to attend the Annual Meeting. To register, a stockholder must submit proof of his or her legal proxy reflecting his or her Company holdings along with his or her name and e-mail address to Computershare, our transfer agent. Requests for registration must be labeled as “Legal Proxy” and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 14, 2020. A stockholder will receive a confirmation e-mail from Computershare of his or her registration. Requests for registration should be directed to Computershare via e-mail or from a stockholder’s broker, or attach an image of your legal proxy, to [e-mail].

About Metropolitan Bank Holding Corporation

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) is the holding company for Metropolitan Commercial Bank. The Bank provides a broad range of business, commercial and personal banking products and services to small and middle-market businesses, public entities and affluent individuals in the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1999, the Bank is headquartered in New York City and operates six locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Great Neck, Long Island. The Bank is also an active issuer of debit cards for third-party debit card programs. Metropolitan Commercial Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank, a Federal Reserve System member bank whose deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the FDIC, and an equal opportunity lender. For more information, please visit www.mcbankny.com.