LINKBANCORP, Inc. — Major Shareholding Notification 2022

Sep 16, 2022

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**(Amendment No. _) ***

| Linkbancorp,
Inc (LNKB) |
| --- |
| (Name
of Issuer) |
| Common
Stock |
| (Title
of Class of Securities) |
| 53578P105 |
| (CUSIP
Number) |
| 9/15/2022 |
| (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)
☑	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).

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CUSIP No . 53578P105 Page 2 of 12

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | | Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | | (a)
☑ (b)
☐ |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | | |
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | Delaware |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES | 5 | SOLE
VOTING POWER | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED
VOTING POWER | 887,543
(1) |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER | 887,543
(1) |
| 9 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | 887,543
(1) |
| 10 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | ☐ |
| 11 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | | 6.16% |
| 12 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON | | OO |

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(1) Consists of 887,543 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Fund, LLC.

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| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | | Financial
Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | | (a)
☑ (b)
☐ |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | | |
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | Delaware |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES | 5 | SOLE
VOTING POWER | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED
VOTING POWER | 31,831
(1) |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER | 31,831
(1) |
| 9 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | 31,831
(1) |
| 10 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | ☐ |
| 11 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | | 0.22% |
| 12 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON | | OO |

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(1) Consists of 31,831 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund, LLC.

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| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | | Financial
Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | | (a)
☑ (b)
☐ |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | | |
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | Delaware |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES | 5 | SOLE
VOTING POWER | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED
VOTING POWER | 261,048
(1) |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER | 261,048
(1) |
| 9 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | 261,048
(1) |
| 10 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | ☐ |
| 11 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | | 1.81% |
| 12 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON | | OO |

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(1) Consists of 261,048 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC.

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| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | | Financial
Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | | (a)
☑ (b)
☐ |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | | |
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | Delaware |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES | 5 | SOLE
VOTING POWER | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED
VOTING POWER | 184,452
(1) |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER | 184,452
(1) |
| 9 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | 184,452
(1) |
| 10 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | ☐ |
| 11 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | | 1.28% |
| 12 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON | | OO |

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(1) Consists of 184,452 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC.

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CUSIP No . 53578P105 Page 6 of 12

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | | FJ
Capital Management LLC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | | (a)
☑ (b)
☐ |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | | |
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | Delaware |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES | 5 | SOLE
VOTING POWER | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED
VOTING POWER | 1,420,500
(1) |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER | 1,420,500
(1) |
| 9 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | 1,420,500
(1) |
| 10 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | ☐ |
| 11 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | | 9.86% |
| 12 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON | | IA |

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(1) Consists of 887,543 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Fund LLC, 31,831 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC, 261,048 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC, 184,452 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC, of which FJ Capital Management LLC is the managing member, and 55,626 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by managed accounts that FJ Capital Management manages; as such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of reported shares but as to which the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership.

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CUSIP No . 53578P105 Page 7 of 12

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) | | Martin
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 | 5 | SOLE
VOTING POWER | |
| BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY | 6 | SHARED
VOTING POWER | 1,420,500
(1) |
| EACH REPORTING | 7 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
| PERSON WITH: | 8 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER | 1,420,500
(1) |
| 9 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | | 1,420,500
(1) |
| 10 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 9 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | | ☐ |
| 11 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 | | 9.86% |
| 12 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON | | IN |

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(1) Consists of 887,543 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Fund LLC, 31,831 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC, 261,048 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC, 184,452 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC, of which FJ Capital Management LLC is the managing member, and 55,626 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by managed accounts that FJ Capital Management manages. Martin Friedman is the Managing Member of FJ Capital Management LLC; as such, Mr. Friedman may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of reported shares but as to which Mr. Friedman disclaims beneficial ownership.

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| Item
1(a). | Name
of Issuer: |
| --- | --- |
| | LinkBancorp,
Inc (LNKB) |
| Item
1(b). | Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
| | 3045
Market Street |
| | Camp
Hill, PA 17011 |
| Item
2(a). | Name
of Person Filing: |
| | This
Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following Reporting Persons: Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC Financial
Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC Financial
Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC Financial
Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC FJ
Capital Management LLC Martin
Friedman |
| Item
2(b). | Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: |
| | Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC 7901
Jones Branch Drive, Suite 210 McLean,
VA 22102 Financial
Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC 7901
Jones Branch Drive, Suite 210 McLean,
VA 22102 Financial
Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC 7901
Jones Branch Drive, Suite 210 McLean,
VA 22102 Financial
Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC 7901
Jones Branch Drive, Suite 210 McLean,
VA 22102 FJ
Capital Management, LLC 7901
Jones Branch Drive, Suite 210 McLean,
VA 22102 Martin
Friedman 7901
Jones Branch Drive, Suite 210 McLean,
VA 22102 |

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| Item
2(c). | |
| --- | --- |
| | Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC, Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC, Financial Hybrid Opportunity
Fund LLC, Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC, and FJ Capital Management LLC, LLC –
Delaware limited liability companies Martin
Friedman – United States citizen |
| Item
2(d). | Title
of Class of Securities: |
| | Common
Stock |
| Item
2(e). | CUSIP
Number: |
| | 53578P105 |
| 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); |

| (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); |

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| | (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. | | |

| (a) | Amount
beneficially owned: | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC – 887,543 shares Financial
Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 31,831 shares Financial
Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 261,048 shares Financial
Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC – 184,452 shares FJ
Capital Management LLC – 1,420,500 shares Martin
Friedman – 1,420,500 shares | |
| (b) | Percent
of class: | |
| | Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC – 6.16% Financial
Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 0.22% Financial
Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 1.81% Financial
Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC – 1.28% FJ
Capital Management LLC – 9.86% Martin
Friedman – 9.86% | |
| (c) | Number
of shares as to which such person has: | |
| | (i) | Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote |
| | | All
Reporting Persons - 0 |
| | (ii) | Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote |
| | | Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC – 887,543 shares Financial
Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 31,831 shares Financial
Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 261,048 shares Financial
Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC – 184,452 shares FJ
Capital Management LLC – 1,420,500 shares Martin
Friedman – 1,420,500 shares |

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| (iii) | Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
| --- | --- |
| | All
Reporting Persons – 0 |
| (iv) | Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of |
| | Financial
Opportunity Fund LLC – 887,543 shares Financial
Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 31,831 shares Financial
Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 261,048 shares Financial
Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC – 184,452 shares FJ
Capital Management LLC – 1,420,500 shares Martin
Friedman – 1,420,500 shares |

| 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. |
| | N/A. |
| Item
7. | Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
| | N/A |
| Item
8. | Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group. |
| | Due
to the relationships among them, the reporting persons hereunder may be deemed to constitute a “group” with one another
for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| Item
9. | Notice
of Dissolution of Group. |
| | N/A |
| 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 such purpose or effect. |

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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: 9/16/2022 Financial Opportunity Fund LLC By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member By: /s/ Martin Friedman __ Name: Martin Friedman Title: Managing Member Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member By: /s/ Martin Friedman __ Name: Martin Friedman Title: Managing Member Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member By: /s/ Martin Friedman __ Name: Martin Friedman Title: Managing Member Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPVI LLC By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member By: /s/ Martin Friedman __ Name: Martin Friedman Title: Managing Member FJ Capital Management LLC By: /s/ Martin Friedman __ Name: Martin Friedman Title: Managing Member /s/ Martin Friedman __ MARTIN FRIEDMAN