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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December&nbsp;27, 2018 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-38534</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">65-0032379</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>file number)</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>220 Alhambra Circle </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Coral Gables, Florida </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(305) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">460-8728</FONT> </B></P>
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the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR&#167;230.405) or Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.12b-2).</FONT> </P>
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emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;27, 2018, following the December&nbsp;21, 2018 closing of Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation&#146;s (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) initial public offering (the &#147;<U>Offering</U>&#148;) of its Class&nbsp;A common stock (&#147;<U>Class</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;A Shares</U>&#148;), the Company and Mercantil Servicios Financieros, C.A.
(&#147;<U>MSF</U>&#148;) entered into a Class&nbsp;B Share Purchase Agreement (the &#147;<U>Class</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;B Purchase Agreement</U>&#148;). Pursuant to the Class&nbsp;B Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase up to all
3,532,456.66 shares of its nonvoting Class&nbsp;B common stock (&#147;<U>Class</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;B Shares</U>&#148;) from MSF using the net proceeds from the Company&#146;s sale of its Class&nbsp;A Shares. On Friday, December&nbsp;28, 2018, the
Company completed the purchase of 1,420,135.66 Class&nbsp;B Shares from MSF for $12.61 per Class&nbsp;B Share, representing an aggregate purchase price of approximately $17,907,910.67 (the &#147;<U>Initial Class</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;B
Repurchase</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company funded the Initial Class&nbsp;B Repurchase using the net proceeds the Company received in the
Offering. Following the closings of the Offering and the Initial Class&nbsp;B Repurchase, MSF beneficially owns no Class&nbsp;A Shares and 2,112,330 Class&nbsp;B Shares. As of the date hereof, MSF beneficially owns less than 5% of all outstanding
Company common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Class&nbsp;B Purchase Agreement, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from any exercise of
the overallotment option granted to the underwriters of the Offering, and of any subsequent sales of its voting Class&nbsp;A Shares to purchase MSF&#146;s remaining Class&nbsp;B Shares, in each case at a price equal to 97% of the Class&nbsp;A
Shares&#146; selling price, before any placement agent or underwriter commissions, discounts and charges. On April&nbsp;30, 2019, MSF will contribute to the Company all remaining Class&nbsp;B Shares, if any, beneficially held by MSF. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subsequent Class&nbsp;B Share repurchases are subject to the terms of the Class&nbsp;B Purchase Agreement and customary closing conditions,
including the receipt of sufficient funds from Company sales of Class&nbsp;A Shares to purchase additional Class&nbsp;B Shares from MSF. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Class&nbsp;B Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1 attached hereto,
which is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;28, 2018, the Company issued a press release (the &#147;<U>Press Release</U>&#148;) announcing the closing of the Initial
Class&nbsp;B Repurchase. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective December&nbsp;31, 2018, and in connection with the closing of the Offering, Mr.&nbsp;Gustavo Vollmer resigned as Chairman of the
Company&#146;s Board of Directors (the &#147;<U>Board</U>&#148;). Mr.&nbsp;Vollmer is not resigning from the Board and will continue to serve as a Company director. Effective December&nbsp;31, 2018, Mr.&nbsp;Frederick&nbsp;C. Copeland, Jr. will
serve as the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-executive</FONT> Chairman of the Board. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;2, 2019, the Federal Reserve issued a determination that MSF no longer controls the Company for purposes of the Bank Holding
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d685112dex101.htm">Class&nbsp;B Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December&nbsp;27, 2018, by and between Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation and Mercantil Servicios Financieros, C.A. </A></TD></TR>
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8-K
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): December 27, 2018
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 27, 2018, following the December 21, 2018 closing of Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation's (the
"
Company
") initial public offering (the "
Offering
") of its Class A common stock ("
Class
A Shares
"), the Company and Mercantil Servicios Financieros, C.A.
("
MSF
") entered into a Class B Share Purchase Agreement (the "
Class
B Purchase Agreement
"). Pursuant to the Class B Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase up to all
3,532,456.66 shares of its nonvoting Class B common stock ("
Class
B Shares
") from MSF using the net proceeds from the Company's sale of its Class A Shares. On Friday, December 28, 2018, the
Company completed the purchase of 1,420,135.66 Class B Shares from MSF for $12.61 per Class B Share, representing an aggregate purchase price of approximately $17,907,910.67 (the "
Initial Class
B
Repurchase
").
The Company funded the Initial Class B Repurchase using the net proceeds the Company received in the
Offering. Following the closings of the Offering and the Initial Class B Repurchase, MSF beneficially owns no Class A Shares and 2,112,330 Class B Shares. As of the date hereof, MSF beneficially owns less than 5% of all outstanding
Company common stock.
Pursuant to the Class B Purchase Agreement, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from any exercise of
the overallotment option granted to the underwriters of the Offering, and of any subsequent sales of its voting Class A Shares to purchase MSF's remaining Class B Shares, in each case at a price equal to 97% of the Class A
Shares' selling price, before any placement agent or underwriter commissions, discounts and charges. On April 30, 2019, MSF will contribute to the Company all remaining Class B Shares, if any, beneficially held by MSF.
Subsequent Class B Share repurchases are subject to the terms of the Class B Purchase Agreement and customary closing conditions,
including the receipt of sufficient funds from Company sales of Class A Shares to purchase additional Class B Shares from MSF.
The foregoing description of the Class B Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1 attached hereto,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 28, 2018, the Company issued a press release (the "
Press Release
") announcing the closing of the Initial
Class B Repurchase. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Effective December 31, 2018, and in connection with the closing of the Offering, Mr. Gustavo Vollmer resigned as Chairman of the
Company's Board of Directors (the "
Board
"). Mr. Vollmer is not resigning from the Board and will continue to serve as a Company director. Effective December 31, 2018, Mr. Frederick C. Copeland, Jr. will
serve as the
non-executive
Chairman of the Board.
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On January 2, 2019, the Federal Reserve issued a determination that MSF no longer controls the Company for purposes of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Number
Exhibit
10.1
Class B Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2018, by and between Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation and Mercantil Servicios Financieros, C.A.
99.1
Press Release of Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation issued December 28, 2018.
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.
Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation
Date: January 2, 2019
By:
/s/ Julio Pena
Name: Julio Pena
Title: Senior Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary