<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-16-008859.txt : 20160329
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-16-008859
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160328
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160329

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:		161533907

	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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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html><head></head><body style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><p style="font-size: 14pt;" align="center"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549<br></strong>______________________</p><p style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;" align="center"><strong>Form 8-K<br></strong>______________________</p><p style="font-size: 12pt;" align="center"><strong>CURRENT REPORT</strong></p><p style="font-size: 12pt;" align="center"><strong>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></p><p align="center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): <!--March 28, 2016-->March 28, 2016 &#160;</p><p align="center"><strong style="font-size: 14pt;">CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.</strong><br>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><strong>New Jersey</strong></td><td align="center" width="34%"><strong>001-11486</strong></td><td align="center" width="33%"><strong>52-1273725</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</td><td align="center" width="34%">(Commission File Number)</td><td align="center" width="33%">(I.R.S. 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Other Events.</strong></p><p><p>On March 28, 2016, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had redeemed all $11.25 million outstanding of preferred stock issued to the United States Department of the Treasury in connection with the Small Business Lending Fund.&#160; The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</p></p><p><strong> &#160;</strong></p><p><strong>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</strong></p><p><p>(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibit<br></p><p>99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press Release, dated March 28, 2016</p></p><p><p> &#160;</p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><p align="center"><strong>SIGNATURE</strong></p><p>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.</p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="49%">&#160;</td><td style="font-size: 12pt;" colspan="2" valign="top"><strong>CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">&#160;</td><td width="2%">&#160;</td><td width="49%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="49%">Date:&#160;March 28, 2016</td><td width="2%">By:&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" width="49%">/s/ William S. 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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094"></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ConnectOne&#160;Bancorp,&#160;Inc.&#160;Announces&#160;Redemption&#160;of&#160;SBLF&#160;Preferred</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><p> <p align="left">ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March  28, 2016  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNOB) (the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;ConnectOne&#8221;), parent company of ConnectOne Bank (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;), today announced it had redeemed all $11.25 million outstanding preferred stock issued to the Department of the Treasury in connection with the Small Business Lending Fund (&#8220;SBLF&#8221;). The dividend rate on the preferred stock, which had been 1%, would have increased to 9%. The redemption was financed with a portion of the proceeds of a June 30, 2015 $50 million subordinated debt issuance. At year-end 2015, the Company had consolidated assets of $4.0 billion and tangible capital of $327.5 million, and the Bank&#8217;s regulatory leverage ratio was 9.96%<br></p>  <p><strong>About ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.</strong></p>  <p align="justify">ConnectOne is a New Jersey corporation and a registered bank holding company pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and serves as the holding company 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 21 other banking offices.</p>  <p align="justify">For more information visit https://www.ConnectOneBank.com/.</p>  <p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements </strong></p>  <p align="justify"><strong>This news release contains certain forward-looking statements which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions. The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, those factors set forth in Item 1A &#8211; Risk Factors of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, and changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company's market area and accounting principles and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.</strong></p></p><p>Investor&#160;Contact:<br><br>William&#160;S.&#160;Burns<br>Executive&#160;VP&#160;&&#160;CFO<br>201.816.4474;&#160;bburns@cnob.com<br><br>Media&#160;Contact:<br>Christine&#160;Marra,&#160;MWW<br>646.215.6888;&#160;cmarra@mww.com</p></body></html>
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