ECB Bancorp (ECBK) Form 4 ECB Bancorp / Brandon Lavertu 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^*

Lavertu Brandon

(Last) (First) (Middle)

419 BROADWAY

(Street)

EVERETT MA 02149

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECB Bancorp, Inc. /MD/ [ ECBK ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2024

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	02/20/2025		P		75	A	$14.3	45,075	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		50	A	$14.3788	45,125	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		75	A	$14.3816	45,200	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		700	A	$14.4	45,900	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		150	A	$14.4073	46,050	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		75	A	$14.4466	46,125	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		50	A	$14.4508	46,175	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		75	A	$14.4584	46,250	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/20/2025		P		100	A	$14.4809	46,350	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		50	A	$14.12	46,400	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.303	46,500	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.305	46,600	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		50	A	$14.3899	46,650	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		25	A	$14.458	46,675	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		150	A	$14.4618	46,825	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		75	A	$14.4622	46,900	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		105	A	$14.48	47,005	I	By IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		200	A	$14.15	30,155(1)	D
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.281	30,255(1)	D
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.3216	30,355(1)	D
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.406	30,455(1)	D
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.463	30,555(1)	D
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.2691	15,100	I	By Roth IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.3156	15,200	I	By Roth IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		217	A	$14.42	15,417	I	By Roth IRA
Common Stock	02/21/2025		P		100	A	$14.4255	15,517	I	By Roth IRA
Common Stock								15,000	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								1,117	I	By ESOP

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
Stock Options	$10.12							10/31/2024	10/31/2033	Common Stock	74,888(2)		74,888(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares of restricted stock which vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on October 31, 2024.

2. Stock options vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on October 31, 2024.

	/s/ Steven T. Lanter, pursuant to power of attorney	02/24/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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