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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LOaY3DGAvhX3f8zHElMVz2Tv0HqdLk6bES9x2hFTKIw6q9i55M5LdftyQ+QAHdsW PtFAI6FvhCI6Lsn17HttxQ== 0001065407-09-000518.txt : 20090925 0001065407-09-000518.hdr.sgml : 20090925 20090925091109 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001065407-09-000518 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090925 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090925 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: 1st United Bancorp, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001415277 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 650925265 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-85007 FILM NUMBER: 091086397 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33432 BUSINESS PHONE: (561) 362-3400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE NORTH FEDERAL HIGHWAY CITY: BOCA RATON STATE: FL ZIP: 33432 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001431719 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2929 ARCH STREET CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19104 BUSINESS PHONE: 215-972-2200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2929 ARCH STREET CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19104 SC 13D 1 schedule13_d.htm SCHEDULE 13D - PATRIOT/1ST UNITED BANCORP schedule13_d.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. __)


1st United Bancorp, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)


Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

33740N 1 05
(CUSIP Number)

W. Kirk Wycoff		Copies to:
Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.		Raymond A. Tiernan, Esq.
Cira Centre		Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P.
2929 Arch Street, 27th Floor		734 15th Street, N.W., 11th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104		Washington, D.C. 20005
(215) 399-4650		(202) 347-0300
(Name, Address, Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

September 18, 2009
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [ ].

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) [ X ] (b) [ ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)	[ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,061,334
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,061,334

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,061,334
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.7%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) [ X ] (b) [ ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)	[ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 183,666
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 183,666

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 183,666
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.8%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) [ X ] (b) [ ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)	[ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,245,000
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,245,000

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,245,000
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) [ X ] (b) [ ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)	[ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,245,000
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,245,000

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,245,000
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) W. Kirk Wycoff
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) [ X ] (b) [ ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)	[ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,245,000
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,245,000

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,245,000
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Ira M. Lubert
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) [ X ] (b) [ ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)	[ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,245,000
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,245,000

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,245,000
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) James J. Lynch
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP	(a) [ X ] (b) [ ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)	[ ]
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,245,000
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,245,000

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5351,58
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.5%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

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Item 1.

Security and Issuer

This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of 1st United Bancorp, Inc., a financial holding company (the “Company” or the “Issuer”), whose principal executive offices are located at One North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33432.

Item 2.

Identity and Background

The Schedule 13D is being jointly filed by the parties indentified below. All of the filers of this Schedule 13D are collectively referred to as the “Patriot Financial Group.” The joint filing agreement of the members of the Patriot Financial Group is filed as Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13D.

(a)- (c) The following are members of the Patriot Financial Group:

·	Patriot Financial Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Patriot Fund”);

·	Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Patriot Parallel Fund” and together with the Patriot Fund, the “Funds”);

·	Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and general partner of the Funds (“Patriot GP”);

·	Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of Patriot GP (“Patriot LLC”); and

·	W. Kirk Wycoff, Ira M. Lubert and James J. Lynch as general partners of the Funds and Patriot GP and as members of Patriot LLC.

The Funds are private equity funds focused on investing in community banks throughout the United States. The principal business of Patriot GP is to serve as the general partner and manage the Funds. The principal business of Patriot LLC is to serve as the general partner and manage Patriot GP. The principal employment of Messrs. Wycoff, Lubert and Lynch is investment management with each of the Funds, Patriot GP and Patriot LLC.

The business address of each member of the Patriot Financial Group is c/o Patriot Financial Partners, LP, Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, 27th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.

(d) During the last five years, no member of the Patriot Financial Group has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

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(e) During the last five years, no member of the Patriot Financial Group has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) Each natural person who is a member of the Patriot Financial Group is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Patriot Financial Group beneficially owns an aggregate of 1,245,000 shares of Common Stock acquired at an aggregate cost of $6,236,948. The Patriot Fund holds 1,061,334 shares of Common Stock acquired at a cost of $5,316,856 and the Patriot Parallel Fund holds 183,666 shares of Common Stock acquired at a cost of $920,092. All of the shares were acquired with working capital of the Funds.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

The shares of Common Stock were acquired for investment purposes to profit from the appreciation in the market price of the Common Stock and through the payment of dividends, if any.

While the Patriot Financial Group intends to exercise its rights as stockholders, no member thereof currently has any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company or the disposition of securities of the Company, other than purchases in the open market in the normal course of business; (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Company; (f) any other material change in the Company's business or corporate structure; (g) changes in the Company's charter or bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or (j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

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Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

The percentages used in this Schedule 13D are based upon 22,670,231 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of September 17, 2009, as reported in the Company’s Prospectus filed on September 18, 2009.

(a) - (b) Patriot Fund possesses shared voting and dispositive power and beneficially owns 1,061,334 shares, or 4.7%, of the outstanding Common Stock.

Patriot Parallel Fund possesses shared voting and dispositive power and beneficially owns 183,666 shares, or 0.8%, of the outstanding Common Stock.

Because (i) Messrs. Wycoff, Lubert and Lynch serve as general partners of the Funds and Patriot GP and as members of Patriot LLC, (ii) Patriot LLC serves as general partner of Patriot GP and (iii) Patriot GP serves as general partner of the Funds, each of Messrs Wycoff, Lubert and Lynch, Patriot LLC and Patriot GP may be deemed to possess shared voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock held by the Funds or 1,245,000 shares, or 5.5%, of the outstanding Common Stock.

(c) Members of the Patriot Financial Group made the following purchases and sales of Common Stock in the open market in the last 60 days.

Purchaser	Date	Number of Shares Purchased	Price Per Share	Total Cost
Patriot Fund	9/18/09	1,061,334	$5.01	$5,316,856
Patriot Parallel Fund	9/18/09	183,666	5.01	920,092

(d) Not applicable.

(e)	Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

As of the date of this Schedule 13D, except as described below, none of the Patriot Financial Group is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship among themselves or with any other person with respect to any securities of the Company, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the Common Stock, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, the giving or withholding of proxies, or otherwise subject to a contingency the occurrence of which would give another person voting or investment power over the Common Stock.

Item 7.

Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

1	Joint Filer Statement

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: September 25, 2009

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.

By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff____________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P., the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS PARALLEL, L.P.

By: _/s/ W. Kirk Wycoff____________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P., the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P.

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, L.P.

By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff______________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC., the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P.

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LLC

By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff_____________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member

/s/ W. Kirk Wycoff_________________

W. Kirk Wycoff

/s/ Ira M. Lubert_____________

Ira M. Lubert

/s/ James J. Lynch_______

James J. Lynch

EX-1 2 exhibit1.htm JOINT FILING AGREEMENT exhibit1.htm

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13D to which this Joint Filing Agreement is being filed as an exhibit shall be a joint statement filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.

Date: September 25, 2009

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.

By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff____________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P., the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS PARALLEL, L.P.

By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff____________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P., the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P.

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, L.P.

By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff______________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member of Patriot Financial Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Patriot Financial Partners GP, L.P.

PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LLC

By: /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff ______________

W. Kirk Wycoff, a member

/s/ W. Kirk Wycoff__________________

W. Kirk Wycoff

/s/ Ira M. Lubert___________________

Ira M. Lubert

/s/ James J. Lynch ________________

James J. Lynch

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