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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 15,005 250,000 SH   DFND 1 250,000 0 0
AFC GAMMA INC COM 00109K105 2,698 125,000 SH   DFND 1 125,000 0 0
AFFIRM HLDGS INC COM CL A 00827B106 2,978 25,000 SH   DFND 1 25,000 0 0
BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INC VA COM 095825105 2,595 147,502 SH   DFND 1 147,502 0 0
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES IN COM 12326C105 2,234 95,526 SH   SOLE   95,526 0 0
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES IN COM 12326C105 2,388 102,102 SH   DFND 1 102,102 0 0
CENTRAL PAC FINL CORP COM NEW 154760409 7,383 287,500 SH   DFND 1 287,500 0 0
CHOICEONE FINL SVCS INC COM 170386106 2,144 86,621 SH   DFND 1 86,621 0 0
CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 7,923 152,509 SH   DFND 1 152,509 0 0
CROWN PROPTECH ACQUISITIONS UNIT 99/99/9999 G25741128 2,922 297,556 SH   DFND 1 297,556 0 0
CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC COM 23204G100 6,883 160,000 SH   DFND 1 160,000 0 0
DHB CAPITAL CORP UNIT 03/31/2028 23291W208 1,081 109,372 SH   DFND 1 109,372 0 0
ESQUIRE FINL HLDGS INC COM 29667J101 6,762 235,928 SH   DFND 1 235,928 0 0
EVERTEC INC COM 30040P103 2,858 62,500 SH   DFND 1 62,500 0 0
FAR PEAK ACQUISITION CORP SHS CL A G3312L103 2,653 266,605 SH   DFND 1 266,605 0 0
FIGURE ACQUISITION CORP I COM CL A 302438106 3,535 358,929 SH   DFND 1 358,929 0 0
FIGURE ACQUISITION CORP I UNIT 99/99/9999 302438205 5,630 585,854 SH   DFND 1 585,854 0 0
FIRST BANCORP P R COM NEW 318672706 9,534 725,000 SH   DFND 1 725,000 0 0
FIRST BUSEY CORP COM NEW 319383204 6,650 270,000 SH   DFND 1 270,000 0 0
FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N CL A 31946M103 6,324 7,500 SH   DFND 1 7,500 0 0
FIRST MID ILL BANCSHARES INC COM 320866106 7,050 171,703 SH   DFND 1 171,703 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM 38141G104 6,616 17,500 SH   DFND 1 17,500 0 0
HOME BANCORP INC COM 43689E107 4,855 125,518 SH   DFND 1 125,518 0 0
JOFF FINTECH ACQUISITION COR UNIT 02/03/2026 46592C209 2,198 221,790 SH   DFND 1 221,790 0 0
LENDINGCLUB CORP COM NEW 52603A208 20,895 739,900 SH   DFND 1 739,900 0 0
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC COM 56064Y100 1,808 75,358 SH   DFND 1 75,358 0 0
METROPOLITAN BK HLDG CORP COM 591774104 6,798 80,638 SH   DFND 1 80,638 0 0
MOTIVE CAPITAL CORP UNIT 99/99/9999 G6293A129 682 66,884 SH   DFND 1 66,884 0 0
MOTIVE CAPITAL CORP SHS CL A G6293A103 3,960 400,000 SH   DFND 1 400,000 0 0
MOTIVE CAPITAL CORP *W EXP 12/31/202 G6293A111 63 50,000 SH   DFND 1 50,000 0 0
NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 6,435 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
OCEANFIRST FINL CORP COM 675234108 6,280 293,300 SH   DFND 1 293,300 0 0
OFG BANCORP COM 67103X102 6,936 275,000 SH   DFND 1 275,000 0 0
PAYSAFE LIMITED ORD G6964L107 5,690 734,200 SH   DFND 1 734,200 0 0
PENNYMAC FINL SVCS INC NEW COM 70932M107 6,113 100,000 SH   DFND 1 100,000 0 0
POPULAR INC COM NEW 733174700 18,641 240,000 SH   DFND 1 240,000 0 0
PROVIDENT BANCORP INC COM NEW 74383L105 3,364 210,009 SH   DFND 1 210,009 0 0
QCR HOLDINGS INC COM 74727A104 9,158 178,036 SH   DFND 1 178,036 0 0
RIBBIT LEAP LTD SHS CL A G7552B105 1,644 162,475 SH   DFND 1 162,475 0 0
SIGNATURE BK NEW YORK N Y COM 82669G104 7,488 27,500 SH   DFND 1 27,500 0 0
SOUTHERN MO BANCORP INC COM 843380106 6,887 153,423 SH   DFND 1 153,423 0 0
SPROTT INC COM NEW 852066208 7,980 217,500 SH   DFND 1 217,500 0 0
SYNOVUS FINL CORP COM NEW 87161C501 7,900 180,000 SH   DFND 1 180,000 0 0
VERSABANK NEW COM 92512J106 5,523 500,000 SH   DFND 1 500,000 0 0
WASHINGTON FED INC COM 938824109 5,509 160,567 SH   DFND 1 160,567 0 0