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

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
12-31-2023
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
EJF Capital LLC
Address:
2107 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 410
Arlington, VA 22201
Form 13F File Number:
028-11792

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
John Pollard
Title:
Chief Legal Officer
Phone:
703-997-5728


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ John Pollard
                         [Signature]
Arlington, VIRGINIA
                 [City, State]
02-14-2024
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

☒ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 

☐ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) 

☐ 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
0
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
93
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
191276453
          (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.]

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

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
AERCAP HOLDINGS NVSHSN009851061,300,60017,500SHSOLE17,500 0 0
ALGOMA STL GROUP INCCOM015658107376,24537,512SHSOLE37,512 0 0
ALPHABET INCCAP STK CL C02079K107281,8602,000SHSOLE2,000 0 0
AMERIS BANCORPCOM03076K1082,340,77844,124SHSOLE41,4312,693 0
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPCOM03674X106226,80010,000SHSOLE10,000 0 0
APA CORPORATIONCOM03743Q108358,80010,000SHSOLE10,000 0 0
ASSURED GUARANTY LTDCOMG0585R1062,118,58728,312SHSOLE28,312 0 0
AXOS FINANCIAL INCCOM05465C1005,244,00296,044SHSOLE91,1504,894 0
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INCCOM05990K1065,963,068444,011SHSOLE402,98041,031 0
BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INC VACOM0958251053,030,0001,000,000SHSOLE1,000,000 0 0
BROADWAY FINL CORP DELCL A NEW111444709550,88381,171SHSOLE81,171 0 0
BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INCCOM108621103820,34060,676SHSOLE38,26122,415 0
BRIGHTSPHERE INVT GROUP INCCOM10948W1031,721,83389,866SHSOLE89,866 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPCOM14040H1052,076,81015,839SHSOLE12,5683,271 0
CITIGROUP INCCOM NEW172967424514,40010,000SHSOLE10,000 0 0
COASTAL FINL CORP WACOM NEW19046P2095,137,793115,690SHSOLE103,99511,695 0
COLUMBIA BKG SYS INCCOM1972361023,540,463132,701SHSOLE124,1248,577 0
COMERICA INCCOM200340107976,28417,493SHSOLE12,9314,562 0
CONNECTONE BANCORP INCCOM20786W107543,88323,740SHSOLE15,0298,711 0
CUMULUS MEDIA INCCOM CL A231082801473,01788,913SHSOLE88,913 0 0
CUSTOMERS BANCORP INCCOM23204G1002,824,59049,021SHSOLE49,021 0 0
DESIGNER BRANDS INCCL A250565108726,15182,051SHSOLE82,051 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP NEWCOM25179M103453,00010,000SHSOLE10,000 0 0
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INCCOM25278X109387,7002,500SHSOLE2,500 0 0
EAST WEST BANCORP INCCOM27579R1046,055,45684,162SHSOLE76,7357,427 0
ENCORE CAP GROUP INCCOM2925541021,750,57134,494SHSOLE34,494 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER L PCOM UT LTD PTN29273V100414,00030,000SHSOLE30,000 0 0
ENTERPRISE FINL SVCS CORPCOM2937121053,174,88371,106SHSOLE66,8604,246 0
EQUITABLE HLDGS INCCOM29452E1012,041,79061,315SHSOLE61,315 0 0
F N B CORPCOM3025201013,458,873251,189SHSOLE251,189 0 0
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LCOMG3398L118170,38613,448SHSOLE13,448 0 0
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FIRST BANCSHARES INC MSCOM3189161034,282,063145,996SHSOLE134,11211,884 0
FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC NCL A31946M1035,441,7503,835SHSOLE3,467368 0
FIRST HORIZON CORPORATIONCOM3205171052,317,383163,657SHSOLE153,58110,076 0
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPCOM3208171093,549,85495,735SHSOLE89,9425,793 0
FIRST UTD CORPCOM33741H1075,118,903217,733SHSOLE217,733 0 0
GENWORTH FINL INCCOM CL A37247D1062,987,089447,169SHSOLE447,169 0 0
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATIONCOM410120109810,91916,689SHSOLE10,5376,152 0
HEARTLAND FINL USA INCCOM42234Q1022,844,85875,641SHSOLE75,641 0 0
HERITAGE FINL CORP WASHCOM42722X106707,90233,095SHSOLE20,74312,352 0
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INCCOM4327481011,049,61029,810SHSOLE29,810 0 0
HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INCCOM4378721041,099,27840,835SHSOLE40,835 0 0
INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP INCCOM45384B1064,551,06389,447SHSOLE86,9342,513 0
INTERDIGITAL INCCOM45867G101960,5798,850SHSOLE8,850 0 0
JACKSON FINANCIAL INCCOM CL A46817M1071,947,18738,031SHSOLE38,031 0 0
KEYCORPCOM4932671082,960,640205,600SHSOLE205,600 0 0
LINKBANCORP INCCOM53578P1051,206,961151,438SHSOLE151,438 0 0
MERCHANTS BANCORP INDCOM58844R1082,514,94559,064SHSOLE55,4533,611 0
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NATIONAL BK HLDGS CORPCL A633707104398,45410,714SHSOLE6,7743,940 0
NB BANCORP INCCOM63945M1072,757,250205,000SHSOLE205,000 0 0
NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INCCOM6494451032,998,699293,128SHSOLE272,53020,598 0
NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REL ETCOM NEW65340G2052,307,853290,296SHSOLE290,296 0 0
OCEANFIRST FINL CORPCOM675234108608,59035,057SHSOLE22,08712,970 0
OLD NATL BANCORP INDCOM6800331072,809,432166,337SHSOLE149,32717,010 0
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC ILLCOM6802771003,512,971227,524SHSOLE209,38018,144 0
ONEMAIN HLDGS INCCOM68268W1031,813,31536,856SHSOLE36,856 0 0
ONESPAN INCCOM68287N1001,179,200110,000SHSOLE110,000 0 0
OPPENHEIMER HLDGS INCCL A NON VTG6837971041,470,99235,600SHSOLE35,600 0 0
ORIGIN BANCORP INCCOM68621T102776,31521,825SHSOLE13,9097,916 0
PAGAYA TECHNOLOGIES LTD*W EXP 09/01/202M7S64L1071,135,6335,166,667SHSOLE5,166,667 0 0
PAGAYA TECHNOLOGIES LTDCL A SHSM7S64L1157,666,4925,555,429SHSOLE5,555,429 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORPCOM704551100729,60030,000SHSOLE30,000 0 0
PEOPLES BANCORP INCCOM709789101866,78825,675SHSOLE16,5429,133 0
PINNACLE FINL PARTNERS INCCOM72346Q1043,791,89043,475SHSOLE39,0874,388 0
POPULAR INCCOM NEW7331747001,053,28612,834SHSOLE8,2694,565 0
PREMIER FINANCIAL CORPCOM74052F108647,08526,850SHSOLE17,0679,783 0
PROLOGIS INC.COM74340W103266,6002,000SHSOLE2,000 0 0
PROVIDENT FINL SVCS INCCOM74386T1051,674,64492,881SHSOLE92,881 0 0
QCR HOLDINGS INCCOM74727A104541,1599,268SHSOLE5,9793,289 0
RED ROCK RESORTS INCCL A75700L1081,038,76219,478SHSOLE19,478 0 0
SANDY SPRING BANCORP INCCOM8003631031,705,22462,600SHSOLE62,600 0 0
SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEWCOM828806109570,5604,000SHSOLE4,000 0 0
SLM CORPCOM78442P1062,588,905135,403SHSOLE135,403 0 0
SOUTHERN CALIF BANCORPCOM84252A1061,809,900104,317SHSOLE104,317 0 0
SPDR SER TRS&P REGL BKG78464A698211,7654,039SHSOLE4,039 0 0
STEEL PARTNERS HLDGS L PLTD PRTRSHIP U85814R107800,20020,005SHSOLE20,005 0 0
STELLAR BANCORP INCCOM858927106619,46822,251SHSOLE14,0348,217 0
SUMMIT FINL GROUP INCCOM86606G1014,543,869148,057SHSOLE148,057 0 0
SURO CAPITAL CORPCOM NEW86887Q109140,27235,602SHSOLE35,602 0 0
SYNOVUS FINL CORPCOM NEW87161C5013,431,38391,139SHSOLE82,1498,990 0
THE ODP CORPCOM88337F1051,187,42321,091SHSOLE21,091 0 0
TRANSOCEAN LTDREG SHSH8817H100158,75025,000SHSOLE25,000 0 0
TRINITY CAP INCCOM896442308363,25025,000SHSOLE25,000 0 0
TRIUMPH FINANCIAL INCCOM89679E300664,2918,285SHSOLE8,285 0 0
TRUIST FINL CORPCOM89832Q1094,135,483112,012SHSOLE105,5366,476 0
UMB FINL CORPCOM9027881082,886,15134,544SHSOLE31,3563,188 0
VALLEY NATL BANCORPCOM919794107475,04943,743SHSOLE27,55216,191 0
WEBSTER FINL CORPCOM9478901095,062,14399,727SHSOLE94,2585,469 0
WEST FRASER TIMBER CO LTDCOM952845105598,8896,998SHSOLE6,998 0 0
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPCOM9576381094,745,23572,127SHSOLE69,1203,007 0
WINTRUST FINL CORPCOM97650W1083,473,20937,447SHSOLE32,8644,583 0