8-K

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): June 7, 2007

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)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

900 Bedford Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901

(Address of principal executive offices)

(203) 324-7500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01	Other Events On June 7, 2007 Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. issued a Press Release announcing a quarterly dividend on its common stock for the second quarter, and reporting on the status of new branches.
SIGNATURES
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EX-99.1:	Press Release dated June 7, 2007

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
	PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
	Registrant
June 7, 2007	By: /s/ Robert F. O'Connell
	Robert F. O'Connell
	Senior Executive Vice President
	and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Contact:

Patriot National Bank

900 Bedford Street

Stamford, CT 06901

Charles F. Howell

President and CEO

Robert F. O’Connell

SEVP & CFO

(203) 324-7500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES ITS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Stamford, CT, JUNE 7, 2007. Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Market "PNBK"), the parent of Patriot National Bank, announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend on its Common Stock.

The dividend, in the amount of $0.045 per share, will be payable on July 17, 2007 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 3, 2007.

During the second quarter the Bank opened a branch in Bedford, New York. The Bank has opened four branches in 2007 and currently has 14 branches in Connecticut and two in New York. The Bank has received regulatory approval to open four additional branch locations and anticipates opening two of these branches, in Westport, Connecticut and Scarsdale, New York before year end 2007.