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): March 8, 2019
Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 001-38534 | 65-0032379 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
220 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
(305) 460-8728
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 7, 2019, Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the repurchase of the remaining shares of Class B common stock held by Mercantil Servicios Financieros, C.A. (“MSF”) pursuant to the Class B Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2018, by and between the Company and MSF. Following this repurchase, MSF owns no Company capital stock. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation issued March 7, 2019. | |
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.
| Date: March 8, 2019 | Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Julio Pena | |||||||
| Name: | Julio Pena | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary | |||||||