Maltese Capital Management 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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			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
1895 BANCORP OF WIS INC	COM	28253R105	774,855	110,852	SH		SOLE		110,852	0	0
1895 BANCORP OF WIS INC	COM	28253R105	724,674	103,673	SH		DFND	1	103,673	0	0
AFFINITY BANCSHARES INC	COM	00832E103	53,004	3,319	SH		SOLE		3,319	0	0
AFFINITY BANCSHARES INC	COM	00832E103	74,756	4,681	SH		DFND	1	4,681	0	0
AMERANT BANCORP INC	CL A	023576101	2,250,612	91,600	SH		DFND	1	91,600	0	0
AMERANT BANCORP INC	CL A	023576101	3,164,616	128,800	SH		SOLE		128,800	0	0
AMERIS BANCORP	COM	03076K108	3,385,810	63,823	SH		DFND	1	63,823	0	0
AMERIS BANCORP	COM	03076K108	4,836,940	91,177	SH		SOLE		91,177	0	0
ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION	CL A COM STK	03990B101	261,624	2,200	SH		DFND	1	2,200	0	0
ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION	CL A COM STK	03990B101	332,976	2,800	SH		SOLE		2,800	0	0
ASSETMARK FINL HLDGS INC	COM	04546L106	89,850	3,000	SH		SOLE		3,000	0	0
ASSETMARK FINL HLDGS INC	COM	04546L106	72,779	2,430	SH		DFND	1	2,430	0	0
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC	COM	05990K106	2,700,773	201,100	SH		DFND	1	201,100	0	0
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC	COM	05990K106	4,215,677	313,900	SH		SOLE		313,900	0	0
BANK AMERICA CORP	COM	060505104	1,737,372	51,600	SH		SOLE		51,600	0	0
BANK AMERICA CORP	COM	060505104	1,124,578	33,400	SH		DFND	1	33,400	0	0
BANKUNITED INC	COM	06652K103	2,467,923	76,100	SH		DFND	1	76,100	0	0
BANKUNITED INC	COM	06652K103	3,495,954	107,800	SH		SOLE		107,800	0	0
BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC	COM	108621103	360,984	26,700	SH		SOLE		26,700	0	0
BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC	COM	108621103	247,416	18,300	SH		DFND	1	18,300	0	0
BRIGHTSPHERE INVT GROUP INC	COM	10948W103	2,207,366	115,207	SH		DFND	1	115,207	0	0
BRIGHTSPHERE INVT GROUP INC	COM	10948W103	3,296,363	172,044	SH		SOLE		172,044	0	0
Banc of California 7.75 Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	Not 13F Security	05990K841	1,861,780	80,180	SH		SOLE		80,180	0	0
Banc of California 7.75 Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	Not 13F Security	05990K841	1,344,438	57,900	SH		DFND	1	57,900	0	0
CAPITAL BANCORP INC MD	COM	139737100	2,188,091	90,417	SH		SOLE		90,417	0	0
CAPITAL BANCORP INC MD	COM	139737100	1,925,909	79,583	SH		DFND	1	79,583	0	0
CAPITAL CITY BK GROUP INC	COM	139674105	1,035,936	35,200	SH		DFND	1	35,200	0	0
CAPITAL CITY BK GROUP INC	COM	139674105	1,171,314	39,800	SH		SOLE		39,800	0	0
CARVER BANCORP INC	COM NEW	146875604	42,749	21,700	SH		SOLE		21,700	0	0
CITIGROUP INC	COM NEW	172967424	5,425,891	105,480	SH		SOLE		105,480	0	0
CITIGROUP INC	COM NEW	172967424	3,318,909	64,520	SH		DFND	1	64,520	0	0
CITIZENS FINL GROUP INC	COM	174610105	1,086,992	32,800	SH		DFND	1	32,800	0	0
CITIZENS FINL GROUP INC	COM	174610105	1,262,634	38,100	SH		SOLE		38,100	0	0
CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC	COM NO PAR	178867107	1,292,847	70,111	SH		DFND	1	70,111	0	0
CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC	COM NO PAR	178867107	1,012,153	54,889	SH		SOLE		54,889	0	0
CNB FINL CORP PA	COM	126128107	445,023	19,700	SH		DFND	1	19,700	0	0
CNB FINL CORP PA	COM	126128107	797,427	35,300	SH		SOLE		35,300	0	0
COLUMBIA BKG SYS INC	COM	197236102	8,785,724	329,300	SH		SOLE		329,300	0	0
COLUMBIA BKG SYS INC	COM	197236102	3,820,576	143,200	SH		DFND	1	143,200	0	0
COREBRIDGE FINL INC	COM	21871X109	932,463	43,050	SH		DFND	1	43,050	0	0
COREBRIDGE FINL INC	COM	21871X109	1,233,537	56,950	SH		SOLE		56,950	0	0
EAST WEST BANCORP INC	COM	27579R104	4,126,333	57,350	SH		DFND	1	57,350	0	0
EAST WEST BANCORP INC	COM	27579R104	6,306,418	87,650	SH		SOLE		87,650	0	0
ECB BANCORP INC	COM	26828M106	602,340	47,957	SH		SOLE		47,957	0	0
ECB BANCORP INC	COM	26828M106	590,860	47,043	SH		DFND	1	47,043	0	0
ENTERPRISE FINL SVCS CORP	COM	293712105	1,982,460	44,400	SH		DFND	1	44,400	0	0
ENTERPRISE FINL SVCS CORP	COM	293712105	2,482,540	55,600	SH		SOLE		55,600	0	0
ENVESTNET INC	COM	29404K106	232,744	4,700	SH		DFND	1	4,700	0	0
ENVESTNET INC	COM	29404K106	262,456	5,300	SH		SOLE		5,300	0	0
ESQUIRE FINL HLDGS INC	COM	29667J101	2,022,930	40,491	SH		SOLE		40,491	0	0
ESQUIRE FINL HLDGS INC	COM	29667J101	2,973,070	59,509	SH		DFND	1	59,509	0	0
ESSA BANCORP INC	COM	29667D104	3,083,641	154,028	SH		DFND	1	154,028	0	0
ESSA BANCORP INC	COM	29667D104	3,641,778	181,907	SH		SOLE		181,907	0	0
Equitable Financial Corp.	Not 13F Security	29448T105	845,239	73,499	SH		SOLE		73,499	0	0
Equitable Financial Corp.	Not 13F Security	29448T105	1,344,362	116,901	SH		DFND	1	116,901	0	0
FEDERATED HERMES INC	CL B	314211103	1,499,998	44,300	SH		SOLE		44,300	0	0
FEDERATED HERMES INC	CL B	314211103	1,357,786	40,100	SH		DFND	1	40,100	0	0
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP	COM	316773100	603,575	17,500	SH		DFND	1	17,500	0	0
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP	COM	316773100	776,025	22,500	SH		SOLE		22,500	0	0
FINANCIAL INSTNS INC	COM	317585404	31,950	1,500	SH		SOLE		1,500	0	0
FINANCIAL INSTNS INC	COM	317585404	21,300	1,000	SH		DFND	1	1,000	0	0
FIRST BANCSHARES INC MS	COM	318916103	2,003,239	68,300	SH		SOLE		68,300	0	0
FIRST BANCSHARES INC MS	COM	318916103	2,542,911	86,700	SH		DFND	1	86,700	0	0
FIRST CMNTY CORP S C	COM	319835104	1,053,032	48,910	SH		SOLE		48,910	0	0
FIRST CMNTY CORP S C	COM	319835104	794,242	36,890	SH		DFND	1	36,890	0	0
FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N	CL A	31946M103	6,880,586	4,849	SH		SOLE		4,849	0	0
FIRST CTZNS BANCSHARES INC N	CL A	31946M103	4,820,241	3,397	SH		DFND	1	3,397	0	0
FIRST FINL BANCORP OH	COM	320209109	541,500	22,800	SH		SOLE		22,800	0	0
FIRST FINL BANCORP OH	COM	320209109	467,875	19,700	SH		DFND	1	19,700	0	0
FIRST FNDTN INC	COM	32026V104	4,200,152	433,900	SH		SOLE		433,900	0	0
FIRST FNDTN INC	COM	32026V104	2,817,848	291,100	SH		DFND	1	291,100	0	0
FIRST HORIZON CORPORATION	COM	320517105	361,080	25,500	SH		DFND	1	25,500	0	0
FIRST HORIZON CORPORATION	COM	320517105	863,760	61,000	SH		SOLE		61,000	0	0
HEARTLAND FINL USA INC	COM	42234Q102	616,804	16,400	SH		DFND	1	16,400	0	0
HEARTLAND FINL USA INC	COM	42234Q102	1,075,646	28,600	SH		SOLE		28,600	0	0
HOME BANCORP INC	COM	43689E107	1,596,548	38,004	SH		DFND	1	38,004	0	0
HOME BANCORP INC	COM	43689E107	1,940,694	46,196	SH		SOLE		46,196	0	0
HOME BANCSHARES INC	COM	436893200	1,762,968	69,600	SH		SOLE		69,600	0	0
HOME BANCSHARES INC	COM	436893200	1,058,794	41,800	SH		DFND	1	41,800	0	0
HORIZON BANCORP INC	COM	440407104	1,594,134	111,400	SH		SOLE		111,400	0	0
HORIZON BANCORP INC	COM	440407104	1,196,316	83,600	SH		DFND	1	83,600	0	0
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC	COM	446150104	1,160,064	91,200	SH		SOLE		91,200	0	0
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC	COM	446150104	1,002,336	78,800	SH		DFND	1	78,800	0	0
IF BANCORP INC	COM	44951J105	1,266,803	79,027	SH		SOLE		79,027	0	0
IF BANCORP INC	COM	44951J105	2,072,551	129,292	SH		DFND	1	129,292	0	0
INDEPENDENT BK CORP MICH	COM NEW	453838609	28,622	1,100	SH		SOLE		1,100	0	0
INDEPENDENT BK CORP MICH	COM NEW	453838609	23,418	900	SH		DFND	1	900	0	0
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES COR	COM	459044103	2,764,888	50,900	SH		SOLE		50,900	0	0
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES COR	COM	459044103	2,031,568	37,400	SH		DFND	1	37,400	0	0
INVESTAR HLDG CORP	COM	46134L105	2,322,039	155,737	SH		SOLE		155,737	0	0
INVESTAR HLDG CORP	COM	46134L105	1,852,761	124,263	SH		DFND	1	124,263	0	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM	46625H100	629,370	3,700	SH		SOLE		3,700	0	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM	46625H100	476,280	2,800	SH		DFND	1	2,800	0	0
KKR & CO INC	COM	48251W104	1,226,180	14,800	SH		DFND	1	14,800	0	0
KKR & CO INC	COM	48251W104	1,408,450	17,000	SH		SOLE		17,000	0	0
LENNAR CORP	CL B	526057302	4,661,589	34,775	SH		DFND	1	34,775	0	0
LENNAR CORP	CL B	526057302	5,954,903	44,423	SH		SOLE		44,423	0	0
M & T BK CORP	COM	55261F104	7,991,764	58,300	SH		SOLE		58,300	0	0
M & T BK CORP	COM	55261F104	5,784,776	42,200	SH		DFND	1	42,200	0	0
MACATAWA BK CORP	COM	554225102	144,384	12,800	SH		DFND	1	12,800	0	0
MACATAWA BK CORP	COM	554225102	250,416	22,200	SH		SOLE		22,200	0	0
MAGYAR BANCORP INC	COM	55977T208	471,607	42,014	SH		SOLE		42,014	0	0
MAGYAR BANCORP INC	COM	55977T208	446,867	39,810	SH		DFND	1	39,810	0	0
MERCHANTS BANCORP IND	COM	58844R108	2,674,024	62,800	SH		DFND	1	62,800	0	0
MERCHANTS BANCORP IND	COM	58844R108	3,613,552	84,865	SH		SOLE		84,865	0	0
Merchants Bancorp 8.25 Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D	Not 13F Security	58844R884	1,458,660	60,400	SH		SOLE		60,400	0	0
Merchants Bancorp 8.25 Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D	Not 13F Security	58844R884	1,062,600	44,000	SH		DFND	1	44,000	0	0
Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc.	Not 13F Security	59548Q107	436,172	43,100	SH		SOLE		43,100	0	0
Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc.	Not 13F Security	59548Q107	558,877	55,225	SH		DFND	1	55,225	0	0
NATIONAL BK HLDGS CORP	CL A	633707104	5,303,257	142,599	SH		SOLE		142,599	0	0
NATIONAL BK HLDGS CORP	CL A	633707104	3,887,657	104,535	SH		DFND	1	104,535	0	0
NBT BANCORP INC	COM	628778102	410,718	9,800	SH		DFND	1	9,800	0	0
NBT BANCORP INC	COM	628778102	481,965	11,500	SH		SOLE		11,500	0	0
OCEANFIRST FINL CORP	COM	675234108	194,432	11,200	SH		DFND	1	11,200	0	0
OCEANFIRST FINL CORP	COM	675234108	239,568	13,800	SH		SOLE		13,800	0	0
OP BANCORP	COM	67109R109	791,324	72,267	SH		SOLE		72,267	0	0
OP BANCORP	COM	67109R109	495,050	45,210	SH		DFND	1	45,210	0	0
P10 INC	COM CL A	69376K106	822,710	80,500	SH		SOLE		80,500	0	0
P10 INC	COM CL A	69376K106	940,240	92,000	SH		DFND	1	92,000	0	0
PB BANKSHARES INC	COM	69318V103	497,838	39,700	SH		DFND	1	39,700	0	0
PB BANKSHARES INC	COM	69318V103	568,062	45,300	SH		SOLE		45,300	0	0
PCB BANCORP	COM	69320M109	875,425	47,500	SH		SOLE		47,500	0	0
PCB BANCORP	COM	69320M109	836,722	45,400	SH		DFND	1	45,400	0	0
PEOPLES BANCORP N C INC	COM	710577107	262,990	8,500	SH		DFND	1	8,500	0	0
PEOPLES BANCORP N C INC	COM	710577107	278,460	9,000	SH		SOLE		9,000	0	0
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC	COM	693475105	1,045,238	6,750	SH		DFND	1	6,750	0	0
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC	COM	693475105	1,215,573	7,850	SH		SOLE		7,850	0	0
PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC	COMMON STOCK	732344106	1,162,601	119,119	SH		SOLE		119,119	0	0
PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC	COMMON STOCK	732344106	871,734	89,317	SH		DFND	1	89,317	0	0
PREFERRED BK LOS ANGELES CA	COM NEW	740367404	3,198,640	43,787	SH		DFND	1	43,787	0	0
PREFERRED BK LOS ANGELES CA	COM NEW	740367404	4,913,197	67,258	SH		SOLE		67,258	0	0
PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP	COM	74167B109	5,724,004	452,133	SH		SOLE		452,133	0	0
PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP	COM	74167B109	3,248,556	256,600	SH		DFND	1	256,600	0	0
PROVIDENT BANCORP INC	COM NEW	74383L105	562,208	55,830	SH		SOLE		55,830	0	0
PROVIDENT BANCORP INC	COM NEW	74383L105	686,472	68,170	SH		DFND	1	68,170	0	0
QCR HOLDINGS INC	COM	74727A104	2,761,321	47,291	SH		SOLE		47,291	0	0
QCR HOLDINGS INC	COM	74727A104	1,970,487	33,747	SH		DFND	1	33,747	0	0
S & T BANCORP INC	COM	783859101	792,054	23,700	SH		SOLE		23,700	0	0
S & T BANCORP INC	COM	783859101	544,746	16,300	SH		DFND	1	16,300	0	0
SEACOAST BKG CORP FLA	COM NEW	811707801	515,126	18,100	SH		DFND	1	18,100	0	0
SEACOAST BKG CORP FLA	COM NEW	811707801	791,188	27,800	SH		SOLE		27,800	0	0
SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION	COM	840441109	1,039,748	12,312	SH		SOLE		12,312	0	0
SOUTHSTATE CORPORATION	COM	840441109	1,003,942	11,888	SH		DFND	1	11,888	0	0
STERLING BANCORP INC	COM	85917W102	116,860	20,253	SH		SOLE		20,253	0	0
STERLING BANCORP INC	COM	85917W102	57,036	9,885	SH		DFND	1	9,885	0	0
SYNOVUS FINL CORP	COM NEW	87161C501	820,770	21,800	SH		DFND	1	21,800	0	0
SYNOVUS FINL CORP	COM NEW	87161C501	948,780	25,200	SH		SOLE		25,200	0	0
TC BANCSHARES INC	COM	87224V108	370,108	26,800	SH		SOLE		26,800	0	0
TC BANCSHARES INC	COM	87224V108	527,542	38,200	SH		DFND	1	38,200	0	0
TOWNEBANK PORTSMOUTH VA	COM	89214P109	1,214,208	40,800	SH		SOLE		40,800	0	0
TOWNEBANK PORTSMOUTH VA	COM	89214P109	874,944	29,400	SH		DFND	1	29,400	0	0
TRUIST FINL CORP	COM	89832Q109	1,196,208	32,400	SH		SOLE		32,400	0	0
TRUIST FINL CORP	COM	89832Q109	649,792	17,600	SH		DFND	1	17,600	0	0
TRUSTMARK CORP	COM	898402102	167,280	6,000	SH		SOLE		6,000	0	0
TRUSTMARK CORP	COM	898402102	111,520	4,000	SH		DFND	1	4,000	0	0
US BANCORP DEL	COM NEW	902973304	3,984,703	92,068	SH		DFND	1	92,068	0	0
US BANCORP DEL	COM NEW	902973304	6,402,497	147,932	SH		SOLE		147,932	0	0
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	CLASS A COM	90355N101	2,764,825	225,700	SH		SOLE		225,700	0	0
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	CLASS A COM	90355N101	2,383,850	194,600	SH		DFND	1	194,600	0	0
VALLEY NATL BANCORP	COM	919794107	2,619,432	241,200	SH		DFND	1	241,200	0	0
VALLEY NATL BANCORP	COM	919794107	3,896,568	358,800	SH		SOLE		358,800	0	0
WEBSTER FINL CORP	COM	947890109	6,857,676	135,100	SH		SOLE		135,100	0	0
WEBSTER FINL CORP	COM	947890109	4,563,324	89,900	SH		DFND	1	89,900	0	0
WELLS FARGO CO NEW	COM	949746101	11,005,592	223,600	SH		SOLE		223,600	0	0
WELLS FARGO CO NEW	COM	949746101	7,220,574	146,700	SH		DFND	1	146,700	0	0
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION	COM	957090103	5,212,284	92,400	SH		SOLE		92,400	0	0
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION	COM	957090103	3,390,241	60,100	SH		DFND	1	60,100	0	0
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORP	COM	957638109	4,171,086	63,400	SH		DFND	1	63,400	0	0
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORP	COM	957638109	10,631,664	161,600	SH		SOLE		161,600	0	0
WILLIS LEASE FIN CORP	COM	970646105	234,868	4,805	SH		SOLE		4,805	0	0
WILLIS LEASE FIN CORP	COM	970646105	404,629	8,278	SH		DFND	1	8,278	0	0
WINTRUST FINL CORP	COM	97650W108	2,610,171	28,142	SH		DFND	1	28,142	0	0
WINTRUST FINL CORP	COM	97650W108	3,882,330	41,858	SH		SOLE		41,858	0	0
WISDOMTREE INC	COM	97717P104	625,779	90,300	SH		DFND	1	90,300	0	0
WISDOMTREE INC	COM	97717P104	690,921	99,700	SH		SOLE		99,700	0	0
White River Bancshares Co	Not 13F Security	96445A108	1,020,285	16,590	SH		SOLE		16,590	0	0
White River Bancshares Co	Not 13F Security	96445A108	1,839,650	29,913	SH		DFND	1	29,913	0	0
ZIONS BANCORPORATION N A	COM	989701107	5,000,961	113,995	SH		SOLE		113,995	0	0
ZIONS BANCORPORATION N A	COM	989701107	3,992,389	91,005	SH		DFND	1	91,005	0	0