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): May 21, 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 33134
(Address of principal executive offices)

(305) 460-4038
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Effective May 22, 2019, senior management of Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation (the “Company”) will begin using the materials included in Exhibit 99.1 to this report (the “Presentation”) in connection with meetings with existing and prospective investors and other interested parties. The Presentation is incorporated by reference into this item 7.01.

The information, including the exhibits attached hereto, in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or into any other filing or document made by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits 
99.1

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: May 21, 2019
 
Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Ivan Trujillo
 
 
 
 
Name: Ivan Trujillo
 
 
 
 
Title:  Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary