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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Broadway Financial Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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111444105
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(CUSIP Number)
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October 21, 2022
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
☐ 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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).
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CUSIP No. 111444105
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13G
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1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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EJF Capital LLC
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b)☒
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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2,652,000
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,652,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,652,000
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10
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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5.5% (1)
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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IA
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(1)
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Based upon 48,186,828 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 14, 2022.
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CUSIP No. 111444105
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13G
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1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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Emanuel J. Friedman
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b)☒
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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United States
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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2,652,000
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,652,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,652,000
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10
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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5.5% (1)
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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IN
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(1)
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Based upon 48,186,828 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022.
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CUSIP No. 111444105
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13G
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1
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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EJF Financial Services Fund, LP
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b)☒
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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2,652,000
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,652,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,652,000
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10
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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5.5% (1)
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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PN
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(1)
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Based upon 48,186,828 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022.
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CUSIP No. 111444105
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13G
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
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EJF Financial Services GP, LLC
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b)☒
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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2,652,000
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,652,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,652,000
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10
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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☐
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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5.5% (1)
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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OO
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(1)
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Based upon 48,186,828 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of November 7, 2022, as disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022.
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| Item 1. (a) |
Name of Issuer |
Broadway Financial Corporation
| Item 1. (b) |
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices |
5055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
Los Angeles, California 90036
| Item 2. (a) |
Name of Person Filing |
This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons (the “Reporting Persons”)*:
(i) EJF Capital LLC;
(ii) Emanuel J. Friedman;
(iii) EJF Financial Services Fund, LP; and
(iv) EJF Financial Services GP, LLC
*Attached as Exhibit A is a copy of an agreement among the Reporting Persons that this Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.
| Item 2. (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence |
The address of the principal business office of each Reporting Person is:
2107 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 410
Arlington, VA 22201
| Item 2. (c) | Citizenship |
See Item 4 of the attached cover pages.
| Item 2. (d) | Title of Class of Securities |
Class A common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, voting (“Class A Common Stock”)
| Item 2. (e) | CUSIP Number |
111444105
| Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: |
Not Applicable.
| Item 4. | Ownership |
See Item 9 of the attached cover pages.
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Amount beneficially owned: | |
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See Item 9 of the attached cover pages.
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Percent of class: | |
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See Item 11 of the attached cover pages. | |
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Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) |
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: |
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See Item 5 of the attached cover pages. |
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(ii) |
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: |
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See Item 6 of the attached cover pages. |
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: |
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: | |
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EJF Financial Services Fund, LP is the record owner of the shares of Class A Common Stock shown on Item 9 of its respective cover page.
EJF Financial Services GP, LLC is the general partner of EJF Financial Services Fund, LP and an investment manager of certain affiliates thereof and may be deemed to
share beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock of which EJF Financial Services Fund, LP is the record owner.
EJF Capital LLC is the sole member of EJF Financial Services GP, LLC and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the
shares of Class A Common Stock of which EJF Financial Services GP, LLC may share beneficial ownership.
Emanuel J. Friedman is the controlling member of EJF Capital LLC and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock of which EJF
Capital LLC may share beneficial ownership.
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
Not Applicable.
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person |
Not Applicable.
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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 I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Dated January 18, 2023
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EJF CAPITAL LLC
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By:
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/s/ David Bell
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Name:
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David Bell
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Title:
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General Counsel
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EMANUEL J. FRIEDMAN
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/s/ Emanuel J. Friedman
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Name:
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Emanuel J. Friedman
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EJF FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, LP
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By:
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EJF FINANCIAL SERVICES GP, LLC
General Partner
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By:
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EJF CAPITAL LLC
Sole Member
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/s/ David Bell
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Name:
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David Bell
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Title:
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General Counsel
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EJF FINANCIAL SERVICES GP, LLC
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By:
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EJF CAPITAL LLC
Sole Member
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By:
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/s/ David Bell
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Name:
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David Bell
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Title:
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General Counsel
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EXHIBIT A
The undersigned, EJF Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Emanuel J. Friedman, EJF Financial Services Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and EJF Financial Services GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, hereby agree and acknowledge that the information required by this Schedule 13G, to
which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, is filed on behalf of each of them. The undersigned further agree that any further amendments or supplements thereto shall also be filed on behalf of each of them.
Dated: January 18, 2023
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EJF CAPITAL LLC
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By:
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/s/ David Bell
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Name:
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David Bell
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Title:
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General Counsel
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EMANUEL J. FRIEDMAN
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/s/ Emanuel J. Friedman
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Name:
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Emanuel J. Friedman
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EJF FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, LP
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By:
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EJF FINANCIAL SERVICES GP, LLC
General Partner
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By:
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EJF CAPITAL LLC
Sole Member
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By:
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/s/ David Bell
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Name:
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David Bell
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Title:
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General Counsel
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EJF FINANCIAL SERVICES GP, LLC
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By:
Its:
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EJF CAPITAL LLC
Sole Member
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By:
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/s/ David Bell
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Name:
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David Bell
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Title:
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General Counsel
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