13G Filing: EJF Capital and Severn Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:SVBI)

CUSIP No. 81811M100

           13G

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

EJF Capital LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)☐

 (b)☒

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH REPORTING

PERSON WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,182,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,182,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,182,000

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

☐

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

9.8% (1)

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

IA

(1)

Based on 10,088,879 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”) outstanding as of March 9, 2016, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 17, 2016, together with 2,015,500 shares of Common Stock issued in a private placement on April 15, 2016, as disclosed in the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on April 15, 2016.