SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aug 23, 2023

2. SEC Identification Number

20573

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-477-863-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Manila

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

GT Tower International, 6813 Ayala Avenue cor. H.V. Dela Costa St., Brgy. Bel Air, Makati City Postal Code 1227

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02) 8898-8000

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Metrobank Plaza, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Urdaneta Village, Makati City

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Shares	4,497,415,555

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item No. 9 - Other Events

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

Metropolitan Bank & Trust CompanyMBT

PSE Disclosure Form 6-1 - Declaration of Cash Dividends References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Sections 6 and 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Approval of the Board of Directors of the Fixing of Record and Payment Dates for the 2nd Payout of Regular Cash Dividend
Background/Description of the Disclosure
The Board of Directors of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, in its regular meeting held today 23 August 2023, passed a resolution for the fixing of 08 September 2023 as the Record Date and 22 September 2023 as Payment Date for the second payout of regular cash dividend of Php0.80, representing second half of the previously approved Php1.60 regular dividend last 22 February 2023.

Type of Securities

• Common
• Preferred-
• Others-

Cash Dividend

Date of Approval by Board of Directors	Feb 22, 2023
Other Relevant Regulatory Agency, if applicable	N/A
Date of Approval by Relevant Regulatory Agency, if applicable	N/A
Type (Regular or Special)	Regular
Amount of Cash Dividend Per Share	Php 0.80
Record Date	Sep 8, 2023
Payment Date	Sep 22, 2023

Source of Dividend Payment
Unrestricted retained earnings as of 31 December 2022
Other Relevant Information
None