0000919574-24-001417.txt : 20240214 0000919574-24-001417.hdr.sgml : 20240214 20240214141616 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-24-001417 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001040762 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 133906061 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-07148 FILM NUMBER: 24636015 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 EAST 52ND STREET STREET 2: 30TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-486-7300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 EAST 52ND STREET STREET 2: 30TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SANDLER ONEILL ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970610 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml X0202 13F-HR LIVE false true false 0001040762 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2023 12-31-2023 false MALTESE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

150 East 52nd Street 30th Floor New York NY 10022

13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-07148 000138175 801-71969 N Terry Maltese 212-486-7300 /s/Terry Maltese New York NY 02-14-2024 1 179 355007591 1 0001067768 028-21900 Malta Hedge Fund II, L.P. 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