8-K - PNBK - Equibles

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

30, 2021

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Connecticut	000-29599	06-1559137
(State or other Jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.)

900 Bedford Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06901

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 252-5900

N/A

(Former Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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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 – CorporateGovernance 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 30, 2021, Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Patriot Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), appointed Michael Weinbaum, an independent director, to their respective Audit Committee.

Mr. Weinbaum has been a director of the Company and the Bank since October 2010, and has been serving on the Compensation Committee, the Asset Liability Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He has been the Vice President of Real Estate Operations for United Capital Corp. for more than twenty years. He has extensive experience in real estate operations and transactions. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and has been a member of United Capital’s Board of Directors since 2005.

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: October 1, 2021	PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Robert G. Russell, Jr.
	Name:	Robert G. Russell, Jr.
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer