0001398344-22-018733.txt : 20220919 0001398344-22-018733.hdr.sgml : 20220919 20220919142520 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001398344-22-018733 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220919 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220919 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Provident Bancorp, Inc. /MD/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001778784 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-91407 FILM NUMBER: 221250375 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5 MARKET STREET CITY: AMESBURY STATE: MA ZIP: 01913 BUSINESS PHONE: (978) 388-0050 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5 MARKET STREET CITY: AMESBURY STATE: MA ZIP: 01913 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M3 PARTNERS LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001426094 IRS NUMBER: 260838223 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EXCHANGE PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 510 CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84111 BUSINESS PHONE: (202) 246-9200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EXCHANGE PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 510 CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84111 SC 13G 1 fp0079750_sc13g.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

Provident Bancorp, Inc

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

74383L105

(CUSIP Number)

September 9, 2022

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[   ]

Rule 13d-1(b)

[X]

Rule 13d-1(c)

[   ]

Rule 13d-1(d)

____________________

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

(Continued on following pages)

CUSIP NO. 74383L105

13G

Page 2 of 9 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS M3 FUNDS, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [   ] (b) [   ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION STATE OF DELAWARE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 936,552 shares of Common Stock
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [   ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.29% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)

CUSIP NO. 74383L105

13G

Page 3 of 9 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS M3 PARTNERS, LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [   ] (b) [   ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION STATE OF DELAWARE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 936,552 shares of Common Stock
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [   ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.29% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN (Limited Partnership)

CUSIP NO. 74383L105

13G

Page 4 of 9 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS M3F, INC.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [   ] (b) [   ]
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION STATE OF UTAH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 936,552 shares of Common Stock
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [   ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.29% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO, IA

CUSIP NO. 74383L105

13G

Page 5 of 9 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Jason A. Stock
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 OF AMERICA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 936,552 shares of Common Stock
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [   ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.29% of the outstanding Common Stock
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

CUSIP NO. 74383L105

13G

Page 6 of 9 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS William C. Waller
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 OF AMERICA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER N/A
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER N/A
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 936,552 shares of Common Stock
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 936,552 shares of Common Stock
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [   ]
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.29% of the outstanding Common Stock
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer:

Provident Bancorp, Inc (the “Issuer”)

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

5 Market Street,

Amesbury, MA 01913

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Persons Filing:

M3 Funds, LLC

M3 Partners, LP

M3F, Inc.

Jason A. Stock

William C. Waller

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

For all persons filing:

10 Exchange Place, Suite 510

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

M3 Funds, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company

M3 Partners, LP is a Delaware limited partnership

M3F, Inc. is a Utah corporation

Mr. Stock and Mr. Waller are United States citizens

(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock

(e) CUSIP Number:

74383L105

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. Filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).

Item 4.

Ownership.

			M3 Funds, LLC	M3 Partners, LP	M3F, Inc.	Jason A. Stock	William C. Waller
(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:		936,552	936,552	936,552	936,552	936,552
(b)	Percent of Class:		5.29%	5.29%	5.29%	5.29%	5.29%
(c)	Number of Shares to Which Reporting Person Has:
	(i)	Sole Voting Power:	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	(ii)	Shared Voting Power:	936,552	936,552	936,552	936,552	936,552
	(iii)	Sole Dispositive Power:	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	(iv)	Shared Dispositive Power:	936,552	936,552	936,552	936,552	936,552

The reported shares are the Issuer’s common stock.

All of the reported shares are owned directly by M3 Partners, L.P. (“M3 Partners”), whose general partner is M3 Funds, LLC (the “General Partner”) and whose investment adviser is M3F, Inc. (the “Investment Adviser”). The General Partner and the Investment Adviser could each be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of the reported shares, and could be deemed to share such beneficial ownership with M3 Partners.

Jason A. Stock and William C. Waller are the managers of the General Partner and the managing directors of the Investment Adviser, and could be deemed to share such indirect beneficial ownership with the General Partner, the Investment Adviser and M3 Partners.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [   ].

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary That Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

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, each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of his or its 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.

Exhibits

Exhibit 1

Joint Filing Agreement dated September 19, 2022, among M3 Partners, LP, M3 Funds, LLC, M3F, Inc., Jason A. Stock and William C. Waller.

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

	Date: September 19, 2022
	M3 PARTNERS, LP
	By:	M3 Funds, LLC, General Partner

	By:	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Name:	Jason A. Stock
	Title:	Manager

	Date: September 19, 2022
	M3 FUNDS, LLC

	By:	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Name:	Jason A. Stock
	Title:	Manager

	Date: September 19, 2022
	M3F, INC.

	By:	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Name:	Jason A. Stock
	Title:	Managing Director

	Date: September 19, 2022
	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Jason A. Stock

	Date: September 19, 2022
	/s/ William C. Waller
	William C. Waller

EX-99.1 2 fp0079750_ex991.htm

EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Provident Bancorp, Inc. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.

The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the timely filing of such Statement on Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning such party contained therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning any other party, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

This Joint Filing Agreement may be signed in counterparts with the same effect as if the signature on each counterpart were upon the same instrument.

In witness whereof, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of September 19, 2022.

	M3 PARTNERS, LP
	By:	M3 Funds, LLC, General Partner
	By:	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Name:	Jason A. Stock
	Title:	Manager

	M3 FUNDS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Name:	Jason A. Stock
	Title:	Manager

	M3F, INC.
	By:	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Name:	Jason A. Stock
	Title:	Managing Director
	/s/ Jason A. Stock
	Jason A. Stock
	/s/ William C. Waller
	William C. Waller