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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
Adelphia Recovery Trust COM 00685R102 30 1,478,658 SH   DFND 1 0 1,478,658 0
Advanced Emissions Solutions Inc. COM 00770C101 5,320 800,000 SH   DFND 1 0 800,000 0
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc COM 007800105 4,095 250,000 SH   DFND 1 0 250,000 0
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. COM 007800105 406 24,794 SH   SOLE 0 24,794 0 0
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. COM 01973R101 8,094 300,000 SH   DFND 1 0 300,000 0
Allscripts Healtcare Solutions, Inc. COM 01988PAD0 6,308 477,500 SH   DFND 1 0 477,500 0
Ally Financial Inc. COM 02005N100 4,680 250,000 SH   DFND 1 0 250,000 0
Ally Financial Inc. COM 02005N100 412 22,000 SH   SOLE 0 22,000 0 0
American Midstream Partners LP COM UNITS 02752P100 3,547 512,500 SH   DFND 1 0 512,500 0
American Midstream Partners LP COM UNITS 02752P100 69 10,000 SH   SOLE 0 10,000 0 0
American River Bankshares COM 029326105 1,849 182,000 SH   DFND 1 0 182,000 0
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. COM 032511107 2,887 62,000 SH   DFND 1 0 62,000 0
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 04033A100 6,869 1,075,000 SH   DFND 1 0 1,075,000 0
Atlantic Capital Bancshares COM 048269203 13,269 951,893 SH   DFND 1 0 951,893 0
Axiall Corp COM 05463D100 2,512 115,000 SH   DFND 1 0 115,000 0
Baker Hughes Inc. COM 057224107 877 20,000 SH   SOLE 0 20,000 0 0
Bank of America Corporation COM 060505104 1,352 100,000 SH   SOLE 0 100,000 0 0
Barnes & Noble Edu. Inc. COM 06777U101 54 5,554 SH   SOLE 0 5,554 0 0
Belmond Ltd. Class A CL A G1154H107 2,183 230,000 SH   DFND 1 0 230,000 0
BKF Capital Group, Inc. COM 05548G102 209 293,800 SH   DFND 1 0 293,800 0
Blount International, Inc. COM 095180105 10,138 1,015,800 SH   DFND 1 0 1,015,800 0
BMC Stock Holdings Inc. COM 05591B109 59,475 3,578,527 SH   DFND 1 0 3,578,527 0
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP UT LTD PARTNER 096627104 2,011 136,417 SH   DFND 1 0 136,417 0
Boeing Co. COM 097023105 2,539 20,000 SH   SOLE 0 20,000 0 0
Boston Scientific Corp. COM 101137107 32,729 1,740,000 SH   DFND 1 0 1,740,000 0
BRT Realty Trust COM 055645303 1,170 168,369 SH   DFND 1 0 168,369 0
Capital Properties, Inc. COM 140430109 235 23,149 SH   DFND 1 0 23,149 0
Carbon Natural Gas Co. COM 14115T109 844 4,222,222 SH   DFND 1 0 4,222,222 0
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. COM 144577103 3,278 106,000 SH   DFND 1 0 106,000 0
Central Steel & Wire Company COM 155411101 44 108 SH   DFND 1 0 108 0
Chubb Limited COM B3BQMF6 4,016 33,706 SH   DFND 1 0 33,706 0
CIBL, Inc. COM 12543Y104 279 215 SH   DFND 1 0 215 0
CIT Group Inc. COM NEW 125581801 15,515 500,000 SH   DFND 1 0 500,000 0
CIT Group Inc. COM NEW 125581801 621 20,000 SH   SOLE 0 20,000 0 0
Citizens Financial Group COM 174610105 2,514 120,000 SH   DFND 1 0 120,000 0
Clifton Bancorp, Inc. COM 186873105 4,439 293,568 SH   DFND 1 0 293,568 0
Columbus McKinnon Corp. COM 199333105 2,443 155,000 SH   DFND 1 0 155,000 0
Continental Resources Inc. COM 212015101 3,461 114,000 SH   DFND 1 0 114,000 0
Continental Resources Inc. COM 212015101 6,072 200,000 SH   SOLE 0 200,000 0 0
Crimson Wine Group Ltd. COM 22662X100 6,911 824,678 SH   DFND 1 0 824,678 0
Devon Energy Corp. New COM 25179M103 1,921 70,000 SH   SOLE 0 70,000 0 0
Dolby Laboratories Inc. COM 25659T107 44,521 1,024,420 SH   DFND 1 0 1,024,420 0
Dolby Laboratories Inc. COM 25659T107 359 8,255 SH   SOLE 0 8,255 0 0
Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co COM 263534109 7,282 115,000 SH   DFND 1 0 115,000 0
Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co COM 263534109 1,900 30,000 SH   SOLE 0 30,000 0 0
EMC Corporation COM 268648102 11,460 430,000 SH   DFND 1 0 430,000 0
EMC Corporation COM 268648102 5,597 210,000 SH   SOLE 0 210,000 0 0
Enable Midstream Partners, LP COM UNIT RP IN 292480100 856 100,000 SH   DFND 1 0 100,000 0
Enable Midstream Partners, LP COM UNIT RP IN 292480100 86 10,000 SH   SOLE 0 10,000 0 0
Exxon Mobil Corp. COM 30231G102 1,672 20,000 SH   SOLE 0 20,000 0 0
Farmer Brothers Co. COM 307675108 5,750 206,300 SH   DFND 1 0 206,300 0
Farmer Brothers Co. COM 307675108 78 2,800 SH   SOLE 0 2,800 0 0
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. COM 32043P106 922 59,459 SH   DFND 1 0 59,459 0
First Northwest Bancorp COM 335834107 3,218 250,000 SH   DFND 1 0 250,000 0
FMC Corp. COM NEW 30249U101 10,093 250,000 SH   DFND 1 0 250,000 0
FMC Corp. COM NEW 30249U101 2,019 50,000 SH   SOLE 0 50,000 0 0
FMC Technologies, Inc. COM 30249U101 10,055 367,500 SH   DFND 1 0 367,500 0
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. COM 345550107 5,852 277,500 SH   DFND 1 0 277,500 0
Fossil Group, Inc. COM 34988V106 10,212 229,900 SH   DFND 1 0 229,900 0
Franklin Resources Inc. COM 354613101 2,343 60,000 SH   DFND 1 0 60,000 0
GAMCO Investors, Inc. COM 361438104 611 16,500 SH   DFND 1 0 16,500 0
General Electric Co. COM 369604103 318 10,000 SH   SOLE 0 10,000 0 0
General Motors Corp. COM 37045V100 5,867 186,657 SH   DFND 1 0 186,657 0
Getty Realty Corp. COM 374297109 6,375 321,477 SH   DFND 1 0 321,477 0
Getty Realty Corp. COM 374297109 722 36,427 SH   SOLE 0 36,427 0 0
GM '16 WRNT *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V118 230 10,597 SH   DFND 1 0 10,597 0
GM '19 WRNT *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V126 145 10,597 SH   DFND 1 0 10,597 0
Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Rty Trust Unit COM 40222T104 55 611,942 SH   SOLE 0 611,942 0 0
Gyrodyne, LLC COM 403829104 1,230 45,642 SH   DFND 1 0 45,642 0
Gyrodyne, LLC COM 403829104 126 4,658 SH   SOLE 0 4,658 0 0
Halliburton Co. COM 406216101 714 20,000 SH   SOLE 0 20,000 0 0
Hardinge, Inc. COM 412324303 3,129 250,900 SH   DFND 1 0 250,900 0
Heartware International COM 422368100 943 30,000 SH   DFND 1 0 30,000 0
Helmerich & Payne Inc. COM 423452101 4,844 82,500 SH   DFND 1 0 82,500 0
Heritage Oaks Bancorp COM 42724R107 6,244 801,486 SH   DFND 1 0 801,486 0
Hess Corporation COM 42809H107 20,534 390,000 SH   DFND 1 0 390,000 0
Hess Corporation COM 42809H107 9,477 180,000 SH   SOLE 0 180,000 0 0
Highland Bankshares Inc. COM 430893107 2,181 396,458 SH   DFND 1 0 396,458 0
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. COM 437872104 2,264 123,500 SH   DFND 1 0 123,500 0
Hugoton Realty Trust TEX Unit Ben Int UNIT BEN INT 444717102 227 165,940 SH   SOLE 0 165,940 0 0
ICTC Group COM 44931F108 79 3,575 SH   DFND 1 0 3,575 0
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 16,175 500,000 SH   DFND 1 0 500,000 0
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 43,673 1,350,000 SH   SOLE 0 1,350,000 0 0
Investar Holding Corporation COM 46134L105 2,567 175,000 SH   DFND 1 0 175,000 0
Investors Bancorp, Inc. COM 46146L101 5,820 500,000 SH   DFND 1 0 500,000 0
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 2,705 25,000 SH   SOLE 0 25,000 0 0
JP Energy Partners, LP UNT REPST LTD 46643C109 1,262 235,000 SH   DFND 1 0 235,000 0
JP Energy Partners, LP UNT REPST LTD 46643C109 54 10,000 SH   SOLE 0 10,000 0 0
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. COM PAR $0.01 483007704 19,444 230,000 SH   DFND 1 0 230,000 0
Kearny Financial Corp. COM 48716P108 17,599 1,425,000 SH   DFND 1 0 1,425,000 0
Kemper Corp. COM 488401100 296 10,000 SH   SOLE 0 10,000 0 0
Keysight Technologies, Inc. COM 49338L103 4,161 150,000 SH   DFND 1 0 150,000 0
LICT Corp. COM 50187G104 1,451 275 SH   DFND 1 0 275 0
MB Bancorp Inc. COM 55280E104 1,154 91,559 SH   DFND 1 0 91,559 0
Meridian Bancorp, Inc. COM 58958U103 1,392 100,000 SH   DFND 1 0 100,000 0
MSB Financial COM 55352L101 2,248 174,897 SH   DFND 1 0 174,897 0
National Presto Industries, Inc. COM 637215104 6,790 81,082 SH   DFND 1 0 81,082 0
News Corp COM 65249B109 5,619 440,000 SH   DFND 1 0 440,000 0
Northeast Bancorp COM NEW 663904209 3,839 361,800 SH   DFND 1 0 361,800 0
Oasis Petroleum Inc COM 674215108 728 100,000 SH   DFND 1 0 100,000 0
Old Republic Interrnational Corp. COM 680223104 386 21,093 SH   SOLE 0 21,093 0 0
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. COM 704699107 1,690 100,000 SH   DFND 1 0 100,000 0
Permian Basin Rlty Trust UNIT BEN INT 714236106 147 23,841 SH   SOLE 0 23,841 0 0
Plains All American Pipeline UNIT LTD PARTN 726503105 8,545 407,500 SH   DFND 1 0 407,500 0
Plains All American Pipeline UNIT LTD PARTN 726503105 232 11,081 SH   SOLE 0 11,081 0 0
Plains GP Holdings LP SHS A REP LTPN 72651A108 3,844 442,400 SH   DFND 1 0 442,400 0
Plains GP Holdings LP SHS A REP LTPN 72651A108 217 25,000 SH   SOLE 0 25,000 0 0
Popular, Inc. COM NEW 733174700 8,583 300,000 SH   DFND 1 0 300,000 0
Popular, Inc. COM NEW 733174700 286 10,000 SH   SOLE 0 10,000 0 0
Prudential Bancorp Inc. COM 74431A101 1,737 121,287 SH   DFND 1 0 121,287 0
Realogy Holdings Corp. COM 75605Y106 3,611 100,000 SH   DFND 1 0 100,000 0
Resolute Forest Products COM 76117w109 3,546 643,500 SH   DFND 1 0 643,500 0
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc. COM 783332109 4,292 233,136 SH   DFND 1 0 233,136 0
S&W Seed Company COM 785135104 13,014 3,113,423 SH   DFND 1 0 3,113,423 0
San Juan Basin Realty Trust Unit UNIT BEN INT 798241105 266 51,639 SH   SOLE 0 51,639 0 0
Sanofi-Aventis SA, CVR SPONSORED ADR 80105N113 369 3,235,625 SH   DFND 1 0 3,235,625 0
Sanofi-Aventis SA, CVR SPONSORED ADR 80105N113 40 348,043 SH   SOLE 0 348,043 0 0
Seaboard Corp. COM 811543107 150 50 SH   DFND 1 0 50 0
SI Financial Group COM 78425V104 1,672 120,000 SH   DFND 1 0 120,000 0
Steel Holdings LP Ltd Prshp Unit LTD PRTRSHIP U 85814R107 88 5,773 SH   SOLE 0 5,773 0 0
Tejon Ranch Co. COM 879080109 10,696 520,000 SH   DFND 1 0 520,000 0
Tejon Ranch Warrant *W EXP 08/31/201 879080133 0 76,809 SH   DFND 1 0 76,809 0
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. COM 881624209 23,560 440,300 SH   DFND 1 0 440,300 0
The Bancorp Bank COM 05969A105 2,331 407,500 SH   DFND 1 0 407,500 0
The Macerich Company COM 554382101 3,019 38,100 SH   DFND 1 0 38,100 0
TowneBank Portsmouth VA COM 89214P109 9,595 500,000 SH   DFND 1 0 500,000 0
Trinity Place Holdings Inc. COM 89656D101 20,152 2,920,577 SH   DFND 1 0 2,920,577 0
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. COM 913837100 3,032 297,500 SH   DFND 1 0 297,500 0
Vereit Inc. COM 92339V100 6,209 700,000 SH   DFND 1 0 700,000 0
Vmware, Inc. CL A COM 928563402 262 5,000 SH   SOLE 0 5,000 0 0
Vornado Realty Trust SH BEN INT 929042109 246 2,600 SH   DFND 1 0 2,600 0
Waterstone Financial Inc. COM 94188P101 16,274 1,189,617 SH   DFND 1 0 1,189,617 0
Westlake Chemical Corp. COM 960413102 4,630 100,000 SH   DFND 1 0 100,000 0
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust COM 963025101 3,359 2,687,500 SH   DFND 1 0 2,687,500 0
Whiting Petroleum COM 966387102 319 40,000 SH   DFND 1 0 40,000 0
William H. Sadlier, Inc. COM 786327106 1,209 21,217 SH   DFND 1 0 21,217 0
Wright Investors Service Holdings COM 982345100 1,106 825,691 SH   DFND 1 0 825,691 0