EX-32 8 exhibit32.htm PERSONAL CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, Frank Sorrentino III and William S. Burns hereby jointly certify as follows:

They are the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”);

To the best of their knowledge, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Report”) complies in all material respects with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

To the best of their knowledge, based upon a review of the Report, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 4, 2016 |  | By: | /s/ Frank Sorrentino III
|  |  | Frank Sorrentino III
|  |  | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 4, 2016 |  | By: | /s/ William S. Burns
|  |  | William S. Burns
|  |  | Executive Vice President and
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer