METAIRIE, La. – MBT Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: MBKL), the holding company of Metairie Bank & Trust, Co., announced yesterday that its Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.50 per share on the common stock of the company, payable on Jan. 2, 2019 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 14. The announcement was shared in a press release.