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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS INC COM 00181T107 9,773 184,567 SH   DFND 1 184,567 0 0
AFC GAMMA INC COM 00109K105 7,228 350,000 SH   DFND 1 350,000 0 0
AGNC INVT CORP COM 00123Q104 1,555 83,900 SH   DFND 1 83,900 0 0
AMBAC FINL GROUP INC COM NEW 023139884 2,163 150,000 SH   DFND 1 150,000 0 0
BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INC VA COM 095825105 1,852 106,692 SH   DFND 1 106,692 0 0
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES IN COM 12326C105 4,131 180,000 SH   SOLE   180,000 0 0
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES IN COM 12326C105 2,343 102,102 SH   DFND 1 102,102 0 0
CENTRAL PAC FINL CORP COM NEW 154760409 7,757 287,500 SH   DFND 1 287,500 0 0
CENTURY BANCORPORATION INC CL A NON VTG 156432106 8,253 72,390 SH   DFND 1 72,390 0 0
CHOICEONE FINL SVCS INC COM 170386106 1,722 66,855 SH   DFND 1 66,855 0 0
CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 7,946 152,509 SH   DFND 1 152,509 0 0
CROWN PROPTECH ACQUISITIONS UNIT 99/99/9999 G25741128 2,941 297,365 SH   DFND 1 297,365 0 0
CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC COM 23204G100 5,725 160,000 SH   DFND 1 160,000 0 0
DHB CAPITAL CORP UNIT 03/31/2028 23291W208 1,094 109,372 SH   DFND 1 109,372 0 0
ESQUIRE FINL HLDGS INC COM 29667J101 1,527 62,974 SH   DFND 1 62,974 0 0
EVERTEC INC COM 30040P103 3,554 82,500 SH   DFND 1 82,500 0 0
FIGURE ACQUISITION CORP I COM CL A 302438106 3,200 318,400 SH   DFND 1 318,400 0 0
FIGURE ACQUISITION CORP I UNIT 99/99/9999 302438205 5,992 583,180 SH   DFND 1 583,180 0 0
FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP CL A 318085107 7,620 612,500 SH   DFND 1 612,500 0 0
FIRST BANCORP P R COM NEW 318672706 10,824 875,000 SH   DFND 1 875,000 0 0
FIRST BUSEY CORP COM NEW 319383204 6,993 270,000 SH   DFND 1 270,000 0 0
FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N CL A 31946M103 6,362 7,500 SH   DFND 1 7,500 0 0
FIRST MID ILL BANCSHARES INC COM 320866106 7,473 175,000 SH   DFND 1 175,000 0 0
FIVE STAR BANCORP COM 33830T103 2,106 80,000 SH   DFND 1 80,000 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM 38141G104 5,468 15,000 SH   DFND 1 15,000 0 0
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION COM 410120109 9,011 187,500 SH   DFND 1 187,500 0 0
HOME BANCORP INC COM 43689E107 4,947 125,521 SH   DFND 1 125,521 0 0
JOFF FINTECH ACQUISITION COR UNIT 02/03/2026 46592C209 2,218 221,790 SH   DFND 1 221,790 0 0
KATAPULT HOLDINGS INC COM 485859102 6,108 565,000 SH   DFND 1 565,000 0 0
LENDINGCLUB CORP COM NEW 52603A208 15,227 839,900 SH   DFND 1 839,900 0 0
MACATAWA BK CORP COM 554225102 1,871 213,773 SH   DFND 1 213,773 0 0
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC COM 56064Y100 1,528 67,671 SH   DFND 1 67,671 0 0
MOTIVE CAPITAL CORP UNIT 99/99/9999 G6293A129 502 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
MOTIVE CAPITAL CORP SHS CL A G6293A103 3,420 350,000 SH   DFND 1 350,000 0 0
MOTIVE CAPITAL CORP *W EXP 12/31/202 G6293A111 48 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 4,434 402,400 SH   DFND 1 402,400 0 0
OCEANFIRST FINL CORP COM 675234108 1,303 62,500 SH   DFND 1 62,500 0 0
OFG BANCORP COM 67103X102 2,212 100,000 SH   DFND 1 100,000 0 0
PAYSAFE LIMITED ORD G6964L107 4,844 400,000 SH   DFND 1 400,000 0 0
PENNYMAC FINL SVCS INC NEW COM 70932M107 8,641 140,000 SH   DFND 1 140,000 0 0
POPULAR INC COM NEW 733174700 20,785 262,800 SH   DFND 1 262,800 0 0
PROVIDENT BANCORP INC COM NEW 74383L105 3,306 202,694 SH   DFND 1 202,694 0 0
QCR HOLDINGS INC COM 74727A104 10,100 210,016 SH   DFND 1 210,016 0 0
RIBBIT LEAP LTD SHS CL A G7552B105 1,737 162,475 SH   DFND 1 162,475 0 0
SEVERN BANCORP INC ANNAPOLIS COM 81811M100 106 8,949 SH   DFND 1 8,949 0 0
SHORE BANCSHARES INC COM 825107105 511 30,483 SH   DFND 1 30,483 0 0
SIGNATURE BK NEW YORK N Y COM 82669G104 12,283 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
SILVERGATE CAP CORP CL A 82837P408 7,649 67,500 SH   DFND 1 67,500 0 0
SOUTHERN MO BANCORP INC COM 843380106 7,347 163,423 SH   DFND 1 163,423 0 0
SOUTHERN MO BANCORP INC COM 843380106 2,810 62,500 SH   SOLE   62,500 0 0
SPROTT INC COM NEW 852066208 3,441 87,500 SH   DFND 1 87,500 0 0
SYNOVUS FINL CORP COM NEW 87161C501 5,485 125,000 SH   DFND 1 125,000 0 0
UWM HOLDINGS CORPORATION COM CL A 91823B109 315 37,300 SH   DFND 1 37,300 0 0