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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 22, 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 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On September 22, 2021, Raymond B. Smyth, a Director of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Patriot Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), passed away. Mr. Smyth had served as a Director of the Company and the Bank from 2008 to 2010, and again since 2011. He also served on the Company’s Asset Liability Committee, Audit Committee, Loan Committee and Executive Committee, as well as the Compliance Committee of the Bank.
 
Section 7 Regulation FD
 
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On September 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, expressing condolences for Mr. Smyth’s death.
 
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
 
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., dated September 24, 2021
104
 
Cover Pager Interactive Data File, formatted in 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 24, 2021
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.  
     
 
By:
/s/ Robert G. Russell, Jr.
 
Name:
Robert G. Russell, Jr.
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer