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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  September 1, 2021
 
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Connecticut
 
000-29599
 
06-1559137
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.)
 
900 Bedford Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (203) 324-7500
 
N/A
(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
 
PNBK
 
NASDAQ Global Market
 
 

 
Section 1 Registrants Business and Operations
 
Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On September 1, 2021, Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) received notification from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) that its formal agreement dated November 7, 2018, has been terminated.  The OCC concluded that the safety and soundness of the Bank and its compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the Agreement. 
 
The foregoing description of the termination of agreement from the OCC does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the termination notification, a copy of which is annexed hereto.
 
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
1.01
 
Letter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, dated September 1, 2021
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
   
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  September 7, 2021
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.  
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert G. Russell, Jr.
 
Name:
Robert G. Russell, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer