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Based on 15,509,061 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") outstanding as of August 1, 2016, as disclosed in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on August 15, 2016.
Item 1.(a)
Name of Issuer
Atlantic Coast Financial Corp.
Item 1.(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
Atlantic Coast Financial Corp.
4655 Salisbury Road, Suite 110 A
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Item 2.
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Name of Person Filing
This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons (the "Reporting Persons")*:
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(i)
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EJF Capital LLC;
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(ii)
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Emanuel J. Friedman; and
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(iii)
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EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Series E.
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*Attached as Exhibit A is a copy of an agreement among the Reporting Persons that this Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.
Item 2.(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
The address of the principal business office of each reporting person is:
2107 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 410
Arlington, VA 22201
Item 2.(c)
Citizenship
See Item 4 of the attached cover pages.
Item 2.(d)
Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")
Item 2.(e)
CUSIP Number
048426100
Item 3.
Not Applicable.
Item 4.
Ownership
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Amount
beneficially owned:
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See Item 9 of the attached cover pages.
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(b)
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Percent of class:
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See Item 11 of the attached cover pages.
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(c)
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Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i)
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Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
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See Item 5 of the attached cover pages.
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(ii)
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
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See Item 6 of the attached cover pages.
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
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See Item 7 of the attached cover pages.
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
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See Item 8 of the attached cover pages.
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EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Series E is the record owner of the number of shares of Common Stock shown on Item 9 of its respective cover page.
EJF Capital LLC is the managing member of EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Series E and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of which EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Series E is the record owner.
Emanuel J. Friedman is the controlling member of EJF Capital LLC and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock over which EJF Capital LLC may share beneficial ownership.
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable.
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
See Item 4.
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable.
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable.
Item 10.
Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.