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): December 20, 2023

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)	(Zip Code)

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

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not Applicable

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	PNBK	NASDAQ Global Market

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. ☐

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 20, 2023, Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). A majority of the shareholders of the Company, which beneficially owned approximately 64.46% of its outstanding voting stock, were represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders and each of them was approved at the Meeting. 

The final results of the shareholders’ votes are as follows:

(1) To elect six (6) directors to serve until the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2024 and until their successors are elected.

NAME OF DIRECTOR	VOTES FOR		VOTES WITHHELD
Michael A. Carrazza		1,189,206		790,857
David Lowery		1,577,982		402,081
Edward N. Constantino		1,156,323		823,740
Emile Van den Bol		1,154,980		825,083
Michael J. Weinbaum		1,159,523		820,540
Grace Doherty		1,577,564		402,499

(2) To approve and ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2023 fiscal year.

VOTES FOR	2,343,237
VOTES AGAINST	20,953
ABSTAINED/WITHHELD	192,127

SIGNATURE

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.
December 22, 2023		By: /s/ David Lowery
		Name: David Lowery
		Title: Chief Executive Officer