Lacey Amanda Pierce Form 4 COMMUNITY FINANCIAL / Lacey Amanda Pierce ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Pierce Lacey Amanda

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3035 LEONARDTOWN ROAD

(Street)

WALDORF MD 20601

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP /MD/ [ TCFC ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
EVP & CAO of Subsidiary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/04/2021

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

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

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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/04/2021		A		477(1)	A	$0.0000	477	I	By Restricted Stock Units III
Common Stock								7,742(2)	D
Common Stock								1,360(3)	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								475	I	By Restricted Stock Units(4)
Common Stock								500	I	By Restricted Stock Units II(5)
Common Stock								74	I	Restricted Stock I(6)
Common Stock								94	I	Restricted Stock II(7)
Common Stock								320	I	Restricted Stock III(8)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units that vest in 3 annual installments beginning on February 4, 2022, the first anniversary of the date of the award. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of The Community Financial Corporation common stock.

2. Amount reflects an increase in beneficial ownership resulting from an exempt acquisition of common stock under The Community Financial Corporation Dividend Reinvestment Plan pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

3. This form reflects an increase in beneficial ownership resulting from an exempt acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).

4. Represents restricted stock units that vest in 3 annual installments beginning on August 20, 2021, the first anniversary of the date of the award. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of The Community Financial Corporation common stock.

5. Represents restricted stock units that vest in 3 annual installments beginning on December 17, 2021, the first anniversary of the date of the award. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of The Community Financial Corporation common stock.

6. Vests in 3 annual installments beginning on February 15, 2019, the first anniversary of the date of the award.

7. Vests in 3 annual installments beginning on February 14, 2020, the first anniversary of the date of the award.

8. Vests in 3 annual installments beginning on February 20, 2021, the first anniversary of the date of the award.

	/s/ Lacey Amanda Pierce	02/08/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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