CUSIP No. 30263Y104

13G

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	Emanual J. Friedman
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a)☐
	(b)☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			190,866
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			190,866
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	190,866
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	5.1%(1)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN

 

 

(1)	Based on 3,736,960 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 2, 2018, as reflected in the Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer with the SEC on November 9, 2018.

 

 

(1)	Based on 3,736,960 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 2, 2018, as reflected in the Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer with the SEC on November 9, 2018.

 

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Item 1. (a)  Name of Issuer

FS Bancorp, Inc.

  

Item 1. (b)  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

6920 220th Street SW
Mountlake Terrace, Washington  98043

Item 2. (a)  Name of Person Filing

This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons (the “Reporting Persons”)*:

*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

30263Y104

  

Item 3.              If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

 

Item 4.              Ownership

EJF Sidecar Series SFE 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 Series SFE, and the investment manager of an affiliate thereof, and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of which EJF Sidecar Series SFE 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

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  November 13, 2018

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

The undersigned, EJF Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Emanuel J. Friedman, and EJF Sidecar Fund, Series LLC – Small Financial Equities Series, a Delaware separate series limited liability company, hereby agree and acknowledge that the information required by this Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, is filed on behalf of each of them.  The undersigned further agree that any further amendments or supplements thereto shall also be filed on behalf of each of them.

Dated:  November 13, 2018