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)

Apr 26, 2018

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

Metro Manila

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

Metrobank Plaza, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City Postal Code 1200

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

02-898-8000

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

n/a

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	3,980,015,036

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

1

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Metropolitan Bank & Trust CompanyMBT

PSE Disclosure Form 4-30 - Material Information/Transactions References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Sections 4.1 and 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Long Term Negotiable Certificates of Time Deposits (LTNCD)
Background/Description of the Disclosure
The Board of Directors of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company on 25 April 2018 approved the issuance of PHP – LTNCD of up to P25 billion in one or more tranches of at least P2 billion per tranche, and tenors of 5.5 years up to 10 years, subject to regulatory approval and market conditions. Issued LTNCDs to be listed on PDEX.
Other Relevant Information
Authority granted to the President singly or the Head of Financial and Control Sector and Head of Financial Markets Sector, jointly, to appoint the arranger/s and required third parties for the issue, with authority to approve the pertinent details, including the timing of the launch, issue size, tenor, interest rate and denomination.