PL Capital Advisors Form 3 EVANS BANCORP / RICHARD J LASHLEY ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PL Capital Advisors, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

750 ELEVENTH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202

(Street)

NAPLES FL 34102

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/16/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EVANS BANCORP INC [ EVBN ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	552,796	I	See footnotes(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PL Capital Advisors, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

750 ELEVENTH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202

(Street)

NAPLES FL 34102

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LASHLEY RICHARD J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

750 ELEVENTH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202

(Street)

NAPLES FL 34102

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PALMER JOHN W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

750 ELEVENTH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202

(Street)

NAPLES FL 34102

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This statement is being filed jointly by: (1) PL Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment adviser ("PL Capital Advisors"); (2) Richard J. Lashley, a managing member of PL Capital Advisors; and (3) John W. Palmer, a managing member of PL Capital Advisors.

2. The principal business of PL Capital Advisors is to serve as an investment adviser to various investment partnerships, funds and managed accounts (collectively, the "Clients"). The principal occupation of Messrs. Lashley and Palmer is investment management through their ownership and control over the affairs of PL Capital Advisors. PL Capital Advisors has sole voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock held by the Clients, which is deemed shared with the two managing members of PL Capital Advisors, and the Clients do not have the right to acquire voting or dispositive power over the common stock within sixty days.

	PL Capital Advisors, LLC by: Richard J. Lashley, Managing Member	04/18/2024
	/s/ John W. Palmer	04/18/2024
	/s/ Richard J. Lashley	04/18/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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