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)

Sep 19, 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., Urdaneta Village, 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
P100 Billion Bond and Commercial Paper Program
Background/Description of the Disclosure
On September 19, 2018, the Board of Directors of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) approved the Php Bond and Commercial Paper Program of up to Php100 billion in one or more tranches and tenors of at least three months. The objective of the Program is to support Metrobank’s lending activities and to diversify funding sources. Timing of the issuances will be subject to market conditions.
Other Relevant Information
N/A