Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001656345-22-000004
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2022-02-09 19:00:00
- Filed By:
- Strategic Value Investors Lp
- Company:
- Meridian Corp (NASDAQ:MRBK)
- Filing Date:
- 2022-02-10
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Value Investors | 325,649 | 325,649 | 325,649 | 5.4% | ||
| Ben Mackovak | 325,649 | 325,649 | 325,649 | 5.4% | ||
| Marty Adams | 325,649 | 325,649 | 325,649 | 5.4% | ||
| Umberto Fedeli | 325,649 | 325,649 | 325,649 | 5.4% | ||
| Strategic Value Bank Partners | 325,649 | 325,649 | 325,649 | 5.4% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
| Meridian Corporation |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 58958P104 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| December 31, 2021 |
| (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) | |
| ☐ | 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 (“Act”) 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).
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 2 of 10 |
|
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | Strategic Value Investors, 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 | ||
| NUMBER OF SHARES | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | NONE | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | 325,649 | |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | NONE | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 325,649 | |
|
9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| 325,649 | ||
|
10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| ☐ | ||
|
11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
| 5.4% | ||
|
12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
| PN | ||
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 3 of 10 |
|
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | Ben Mackovak | ||
|
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 | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | NONE | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | 325,649 | |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | NONE | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 325,649 | |
|
9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| 325,649 | ||
|
10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| ☐ | ||
|
11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
| 5.4% | ||
|
12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
| IN | ||
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 4 of 10 |
|
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | Marty Adams | ||
|
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 | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | NONE | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | 325,649 | |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | NONE | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 325,649 | |
|
9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| 325,649 | ||
|
10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| ☐ | ||
|
11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
| 5.4% | ||
|
12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
| IN | ||
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 5 of 10 |
|
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | Umberto Fedeli | ||
|
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 | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | NONE | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | 325,649 | |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | NONE | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 325,649 | |
|
9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| 325,649 | ||
|
10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| ☐ | ||
|
11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
| 5.4% | ||
|
12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
| IN | ||
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 6 of 10 |
|
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | Strategic Value Bank Partners 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 Ohio | ||
| NUMBER OF SHARES | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | NONE | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | 325,649 | |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | NONE | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | 325,649 | |
|
9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| 325,649 | ||
|
10 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
| ☐ | ||
|
11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
| 5.4% | ||
|
12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
| OO | ||
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 7 of 10 |
| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: | |
| Meridian Corporation | ||
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | |
| 9 Old Lincoln Highway | ||
| Malvern, PA 19355 | ||
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: | |
| i. Strategic Value Investors, LP is a Delaware limited partnership. | ||
| ii. Ben Mackovak (Mackovak), who serves as a managing member of Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC. | ||
| iii. Marty Adams (Adams), who serves as a managing member of Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC. | ||
| iv. Umberto Fedeli (Fedeli), who serves as a member of Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC. | ||
| v. Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC, a Ohio Limited Liability company, which serves as the general partner of Strategic Value Investors, LP. | ||
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | |
| The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Person is 127 Public Square, Suite 1510, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 | ||
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: | |
| Strategic Value Investors is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Ohio. Each of Messrs. Mackovak, Adams and Fedeli is a citizen of the United States of America. | ||
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: | |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | ||
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: | |
| 58958P104 | ||
| Item 3. | If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: | |
| (a) | ☐ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). | |
| (b) | ☐ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | |
| (c) | ☐ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). | |
| (d) | ☐ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). | |
| (e) | ☑ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 8 of 10 |
| (f) | ☐ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
| (g) | ☐ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | ☐ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); | |
| (i) | ☐ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | |
| (j) | ☐ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
| Item 4. | Ownership. |
| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. |
| Strategic Value Investors, LP | |||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 325,649 | ||
| (b) | Percent of class: 5.4% | ||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- | ||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 325,649 | ||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- | ||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 325,649 | ||
| Ben Mackovak | |||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 325,649 | ||
| (b) | Percent of class: 5.4% | ||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- | ||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 325,649 | ||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- | ||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 325,649 | ||
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 9 of 10 |
| Marty Adams | |||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 325,649 | ||
| (b) | Percent of class: 5.4% | ||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- | ||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 325,649 | ||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- | ||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 325,649 | ||
| Umberto Fedeli | |||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 325,649 | ||
| (b) | Percent of class: 5.4% | ||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- | ||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 325,649 | ||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- | ||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 325,649 | ||
| Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC | |||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 325,649 | ||
| (b) | Percent of class: 5.4% | ||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- | ||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 325,649 | ||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- | ||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 325,649 | ||
| CUSIP No . | 58958P104 | Page 10 of 10 |
| 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 Which 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. |
| See Item 2. | |
| 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 acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and 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 such purpose or effect.
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.
| Date: | 2/10/2022 | ||
| Signature: | /s/ Marty Adams | ||
| Name: Title: | Marty Adams Partner of the General Partner |