Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000899140-17-000152
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2017-02-08 10:12:37
Filed By:
Basswood Capital
Company:
Washingtonfirst Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:WFBI)
Filing Date:
2017-02-08
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Basswood Capital Management 0 492,584 0 492,584 492,584 4.7%
Matthew Lindenbaum 0 492,584 0 492,584 492,584 4.7%
Bennett Lindenbaum 0 492,584 0 492,584 492,584 4.7%
Filing
 



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

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*


WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

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

940730104
 (CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2016
(Date of Event which Requires Filing
of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[X]     Rule 13d-1(b)
[   ]     Rule 13d-1(c)
[   ]     Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
 

 

CUSIP No. 940730104
 
 
13G
 
 
Page  2  of  7  Pages
 
 
1
 
 
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
 
 
2
 
 
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(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
 
 492,584
 
 
 
7
 
 
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
 
 
8
 
 
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  492,584
 
 
 
9
 
 
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  492,584
 
 
10
 
 
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
4.7%
 
 
12
 
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
IA
 
 
 
 

 

CUSIP No. 940730104
 
13G
 
 
Page  3  of  7  Pages
 
 
1
 
 
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
Matthew Lindenbaum
 
 
2
 
 
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)  ☐
(b)  ☒
 
 
 
3
 
 
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
 
 
5
 
 
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
 
 
6
 
 
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 492,584
 
 
7
 
 
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
 
 
8
 
 
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  492,584
 
 
9
 
 
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  492,584
 
 
10
 
 
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
4.7%
 
 
12
 
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
IN/HC
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
CUSIP No. 940730104
 
 
13G
 
 
Page  4   of  7    Pages
 
 
1
 
 
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
Bennett Lindenbaum
 
 
2
 
 
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)  ☐
(b)  ☒
 
 
 
3
 
 
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
 
 
5
 
 
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
 
 
6
 
 
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
  492,584
 
 
7
 
 
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
 
 
8
 
 
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
  492,584
 
 
9
 
 
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
  492,584
 
 
10
 
 
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES     ☐
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
4.7%
 
 
12
 
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
IN/HC
 
 
 
 
 

 
Item 1(a)
Name of Issuer:
   
 
WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
   
Item 1(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
   
 
11921 Freedom Drive, Suite 250
 
Reston, VA 20190
   
Item 2(a)
Name of Person Filing:
   
 
The information required by Item 2(a) is set forth in Row 1 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
   
Item 2(b)
Address or Principal Business Office:
   
 
c/o Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
 
645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
 
New York, NY 10022
   
Item 2(c)
Citizenship:
   
 
The information required by Item 2(c) is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
   
Item 2(d)
Title of Class of Securities:
   
 
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
   
Item 2(e)
CUSIP Number:
   
 
940730104
   
Item 3
Statement filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c):
   
 
The information required by Item 3 is set forth in Row 12 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
   
Item 4
Ownership:
   
 
The information required by Items 4(a)-(c) is set forth in Rows 5-11 of the cover page hereto for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

 
 

 


Item 5
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
   
 
Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C., Matthew Lindenbaum and Bennett Lindenbaum have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities.
   
Item 6
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
   
 
Not Applicable
   
Item 7
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
   
 
Not Applicable
   
Item 8
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
   
 
Not Applicable
   
Item 9
Notice of Dissolution of Group:
   
 
Not Applicable
   
Item 10
Certification:
   
By signing below the signatory certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

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

Dated:  February 8, 2017

 
Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.
   
 
By:
/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum                                    
Name:  Matthew Lindenbaum
Title:  Managing Member
   
 
/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum                                    
Matthew Lindenbaum, an individual
   
 
/s/ Bennett Lindenbaum                                      
Bennett Lindenbaum, an individual



 
 
 
 
 
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