8-K

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): March 31, 2015

CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

New Jersey	000-11486	52-1273725
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

301 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey	07632
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 816-8900

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

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) On March 31, 2015, Howard Kent, a director of the Registrant and ConnectOne Bank, the Registrant's wholly owned subsidiary and a New Jersey state chartered commercial bank (the "Bank"), resigned from the Board of Directors of both the Registrant and the Bank.

(d)

(1) On March 31, 2015, effective upon the resignation of Mr. Kent described above, Mr. Alexander A. Bol was appointed to serve as a director of the Registrant and of the Bank. Mr. Bol previously served on the Registrant's Board of Directors, resigning on July 1, 2014 upon the closing of the merger agreement reported on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(2) There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bol and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Bol was selected as a Director.

(3) It has not yet been decided which Board committees Mr. Bol will serve on.

(4) There are no "related party transactions" between Mr. Bol and the Registrant or the Bank which require disclosure.

(5) There are no material plans, contracts or other arrangements (or amendments thereto) to which Mr. Bol is a party, or in which he participates, that was entered into or amended, in connection with Mr. Bol being appointed as a director of the Registrant and the Bank.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 3, 2015, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the information disclosed in Item 5.02. A copy of the April 3, 2015 press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 3, 2015

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.

Date: April 3, 2015	CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ WILLIAM S. BURNS William S. Burns Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

EXHIBIT 99.1

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. Announces Appointment of Alexander Bol to Board of Directors

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNOB) (the "Company" or "ConnectOne"), parent company of ConnectOne Bank (the "Bank"), today announced the appointment of Alexander Bol to its Board of Directors, effective March 31, 2015. ConnectOne also announced that Howard Kent has resigned from the Board of Directors. Mr. Bol and Mr. Kent were directors on the Center Bancorp, Inc. board prior to the merger with ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. last year.

Alexander Bol is the President and founder of Bol Architecture, a Berkeley Heights firm, which specializes in high-end residential projects. "I'm proud to be part of the ConnectOne Board, and the opportunity to continue to bring the most innovative service, technology and financial products to the communities we serve," said Mr. Bol.

Frank Sorrentino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ConnectOne said, "We welcome Alexander Bol to our Board of Directors and look forward to his insights and guidance for the benefit of our company, clients and shareholders. I would also like to thank Howard Kent for his contributions to the Bank as a board member."

About ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

ConnectOne is a New Jersey corporation and a registered bank holding company pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, for ConnectOne Bank ("the Bank"). The Bank is a community-based, full-service New Jersey-chartered commercial bank that was founded in 2005. The Bank operates from its headquarters located at 301 Sylvan Avenue in the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, New Jersey, and through its 23 other banking offices.

For more information regarding ConnectOne Bank, visit https://www.ConnectOneBank.com.

CONTACT: Investor Contact:
         William S. Burns
         Executive VP & CFO
         201-816-4474; bburns@cnob.com

         Media Contact:
         Chrissie Marra
         646-215-6888; cmarra@mww.com