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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-14-004450
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140923
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140924
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140923

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000712771
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				521273725
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11486
		FILM NUMBER:		141116960

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		301 SYLVAN AVENUE
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07632
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2018168900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		301 SYLVAN AVENUE
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07632

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENTER BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
					SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of<br>
					The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <b>September 23, 2014</b>&nbsp; <br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.</b></font><br>
			<font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font></p>
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				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>New Jersey</b></font></td>
				<td width="34%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>001-35812</b></font></td>
				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>26-1998619</b></font></td>
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				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2">(State or other jurisdiction<br>
						of incorporation) </font></td>
				<td width="34%" align="center"><font size="2">(Commission File Number) </font></td>
				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2">(IRS Employer Identification No.) </font></td>
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				<td width="50%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>301 Sylvan Avenue<br>
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey</b></font></td>
				<td width="50%" align="center" valign="bottom"><font size="2"><b>07632</b></font></td>
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				<td width="50%" align="center"><font size="2">(Address of principal executive offices) </font></td>
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		<p align="center"><font size="2">Registrant's telephone number, including area code: &nbsp; <b>(201) 816-8900</b></font></p>
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		<p><font size="3"><b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 8.01. Other Events.</b></font></p></b></font></p>
		<p><font size="2">On September 23, 2014 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

		<p><font size="3"><b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p></b></font></p>
		<p><font size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibit 99.1.  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Press release dated September 23, 2014</font></p>
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		<p><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </font></p>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.</b>
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					(Registrant)</font><br>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>September 23, 2014</b>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>/s/ &nbsp; WILLIAM S. BURNS</b></font>
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					<font size="2">William S. Burns</font><br>
					<font size="2"><i>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</i></font></td>
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    <td width="30" align="center"><font size="2">99.1</font></td>
    <td width="300"><font size="2">Press release dated September 23, 2014</font></td>
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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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<html><head><title>ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend of $0.075 per Share</title></head><body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend of $0.075 per Share</h3><p>ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <strong>ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc</strong>. (Nasdaq:CNOB) ("ConnectOne" or the "Corporation"), parent company of <strong>ConnectOne Bank</strong>, (the "Bank"), announced that the Board of Directors of ConnectOne Bancorp has declared a common cash dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend will be paid on November 3, 2014, to all shareholders of record on October 17, 2014.</p><p>
	<strong>About ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.</strong></p><p>
	ConnectOne is a New Jersey corporation and a registered bank holding company pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. 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&#160;https://www.ConnectOneBank.com.</p><p>
	<strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p><p>
	All non-historical statements in this press release (including statements regarding loan growth) constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may use forward-looking terminology such as "expect," "look," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "may," "will" or similar statements or variations of such terms or otherwise express views concerning trends and the future. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, the direction of interest rates, continued levels of loan quality and origination volume, continued relationships with major customers, &#160;including sources for loans, as well as the effects of international, national, regional and local economic conditions and legal and regulatory barriers and structure, including those relating to economic recovery and the deregulation of the financial services industry, and other risks cited in the Corporation's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. assumes no obligation for updating any such forward-looking statement at any time.&#160;&#160;</p><pre>CONTACT: Investor Contact:
         William S. Burns
         Executive Vice President &amp; CFO
         201.816.4474; bburns@cnob.com

         Media Contact:
         Dawn Lauer
         212.827.3744; dlauer@mww.com</pre></body></html>
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