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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-18-004151
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180522
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180522

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:		18853451

	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 STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>May 22, 2018</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><b><U>CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 41%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>New Jersey</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>001-11486</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>52-1273725</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Identification No)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>301 Sylvan Avenue</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>07632</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">Company's telephone number, including area code&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>(201)
816-8900</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">[ &nbsp;] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">[&nbsp; ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">[&nbsp; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &sect;230.405) or Rule&nbsp;12b-2&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(17 CFR&nbsp;&sect;240.12b-2).&nbsp;Emerging growth company [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">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. [&nbsp;&nbsp; ]</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.07</B></TD><TD><B><U>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">On May 22, 2018, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;), for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies.
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the proposals set forth below, as described in the Company&rsquo;s definitive
proxy materials filed with the SEC on April 20, 2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">On April 6, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were
a total of 32,161,913 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 29,334,293 shares
of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The proposals voted on and approved by the shareholders
at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results with respect to such proposals, were as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Proposal 1: The election of eleven persons to serve as directors
for one year terms. The following is a list of the directors elected at the Annual Meeting with the number of votes For and Withheld,
as well as the number of Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; border-top: Black 1pt solid">**</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-top: Black 1pt solid">FOR</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-top: Black 1pt solid">WITHHELD</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-top: Black 1pt solid">BROKER NON-VOTES</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">FRANK SORRENTINO III</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,933,172</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">606,505</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">FRANK W. BAIER</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,987,351</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">552,326</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">ALEXANDER A. BOL</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,958,116</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">581,561</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">STEPHEN BOSWELL</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,572,190</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">967,487</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">FREDERICK FISH</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,715,420</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">824,257</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">FRANK HUTTLE III</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">21,481,247</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">2,058,430</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">MICHAEL KEMPNER</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,686,045</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">853,632</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">NICHOLAS MINOIA</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,572,008</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">967,669</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">5,794,616</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">JOSEPH PARISI JR.</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">22,952,438</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">WILLIAM A. THOMPSON</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Proposal 2: The vote, on an advisory basis, to approve the executive
compensation for ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.&rsquo;s named executive officers, as described in the proxy statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0"><U>For</U>: 22,363,189 ;&nbsp;<U>Against</U>: 366,815;&nbsp;<U>Abstentions</U>: 809,673;&nbsp;<U>Broker
Non-Votes</U>: 5,794,616.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Proposal 3: The vote, on an advisory basis, on how often ConnectOne
Bancorp, Inc. will conduct the non-binding vote to approve executive compensation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0"><U>1 Year:</U> 21,194,360 <U>2 Years</U>: 73,502 <U>3 Years</U>: 1,574,826 <U>Abstentions:
</U>696,989</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Broker Non-Votes: 5,794,616</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Proposal 4: The vote to ratify the appointment of  Crowe
Horwath, LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0"><U>For</U>: 28,938,065;&nbsp; <U>Against</U>: 119,950;&nbsp; <U>Abstentions</U>: 276,278.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated: &nbsp;May 22, 2018</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By: <U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;William S. Burns&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WILLIAM S. BURNS</B></FONT></TD>
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