<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-16-043910.txt : 20161229
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-16-043910
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161222
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161229
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161229

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001098146
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				061559137
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-29599
		FILM NUMBER:		162074599

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 BEDFORD ST
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2033247500
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<P id=PARA15 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2016</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA140 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On December 22, 2016, Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) completed the issuance, through a private placement, of $12.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% fixed senior unsecured notes due December 22, 2021 (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;).</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA142 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The proceeds of the Notes will qualify as Tier 1 capital on a consolidated basis under the Federal Reserve capital guidelines. The Company intends to use the proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, which will include advances to its bank operating subsidiary, Patriot Bank N.A. (&#8220;Patriot Bank&#8221;), to finance growth activities. Capital advanced to Patriot Bank will qualify as Tier 1 capital. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA144 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Notes were offered and sold by the Company to eligible purchasers in a private offering in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the provisions of Regulation D thereunder.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA146 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">See the disclosure contained in Item 2.03 below, which is also incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.</FONT></P></FONT>
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<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Notes were issued pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016, between the Company and accredited institutional investors. The Notes bear a fixed interest rate of 7.00% per annum from and including December 22, 2016 to but excluding December 22, 2021 and are payable semi-annually in arrears on June 22 and December 22 of each year, beginning June 22, 2017. The Notes are not subject to redemption at the option of the Company. Principal and interest on the Notes are subject to acceleration only in limited circumstances.</FONT></P></FONT>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The foregoing description is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement and the Notes, the forms of which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA195 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Exhibit 10.1</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 196.05pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>$12,000,000</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA4 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>7% Senior Notes due 2021</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA9 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Ladies and Gentlemen:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the &#8220;<U>Company</U>&#8221;), agrees with the several purchasers named in <U>Schedule I</U> hereto (the &#8220;<U>Purchasers</U>&#8221;) as follows:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Issuance of Notes</U>. Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers $12,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company&#8217;s 7% Senior Notes due 2021 in the form attached as <U>Exhibit&nbsp;A</U> hereto (each a &#8220;<U>Senior Note</U>&#8221; and, collectively, the &#8220;<U>Senior Notes</U>&#8221;). </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the basis of the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price equal to the aggregate principal amount thereof, the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes set forth in <U>Schedule I</U> opposite the name of such Purchaser. Delivery to the Purchasers of, and payment for, the Senior Notes will be made at a closing (the &#8220;<U>Closing</U>&#8221;) to be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on December 22, 2016 (the &#8220;<U>Closing Date</U>&#8221;) at the offices of Patriot Bank, N.A., 900 Bedford Street, Stamford Connecticut 06901 (or at such other place as will be reasonably acceptable to the Company and Purchasers)</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"> </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">or by electronic delivery of signature pages and funds at a time as the Company and the Purchasers may determine, either in writing or orally.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA29 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">An incumbency certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying the names of the officer or officers of the Company authorized to sign the Documents and any other documents provided for in this Purchase Agreement, together with a sample of the true signature of each such officer.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Representations and Warranties of the Company</U>. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Purchaser that, as of the Closing Date:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA33 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Subsidiaries</I>. Each of the Company&#8217;s subsidiaries that is a &#8220;significant subsidiary&#8221; as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X (each a &#8220;<U>Subsidiary</U>&#8221; and collectively, the &#8220;<U>Subsidiaries</U>&#8221;) is listed on <U>Schedule II</U> attached hereto.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA35 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries</I>. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has been duly organized or formed, as the case may be, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets, and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or other entity as the case may be, authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of such businesses or the ownership or leasing of such properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on (1) the properties, business, operations, earnings, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (2) the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to perform its obligations in all material respects under any Document, (3) the validity or enforceability of any of the Documents, or (4) the consummation of any of the Transactions (each, a &#8220;<U>Material Adverse Effect</U>&#8221;). The Company is registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Patriot Bank, N.A. (the &#8220;<U>Bank</U>&#8221;) is a national banking association and is validly existing. The deposit accounts of the Bank are insured up to the applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the &#8220;<U>FDIC</U>&#8221;) to the full extent permitted by law and the rules and regulations of the FDIC, and no proceeding for the revocation or termination of such insurance has been instituted or is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened or contemplated.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA37 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<I>Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters</I>. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of, and are not subject to, any preemptive or similar rights. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Subsidiaries are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all liens, security interests, mortgages, pledges, charges, equities, claims or restrictions on transferability or encumbrances of any kind (collectively, &#8220;<U>Liens</U>&#8221;), other than those imposed by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;<U>Securities Act</U>&#8221;), and the securities or &#8220;Blue Sky&#8221; laws of certain U.S. state jurisdictions. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA39 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Legal Power and Authority</I>. The Company has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the Transactions.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA41 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The Purchase Agreement</I>. This Purchase Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA43 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Notes</I>. The Senior Notes have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Purchase Agreement, will have been duly executed, issued and delivered and will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors&#8217; rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA45 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Compliance with Existing Instruments</I>. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents (the &#8220;<U>Charter </U><U>Documen</U><U>ts</U>&#8221;); (ii) in violation of any U.S. federal, state or local statute, law (including, without limitation, common law) or ordinance, or any judgment, decree, rule, regulation, order or injunction (collectively, &#8220;<U>Applic</U><U>able L</U><U>aw</U>&#8221;) of any U.S. federal, state, local or other governmental or regulatory authority, governmental or regulatory agency or body, court, arbitrator or self-regulatory organization (each, a &#8220;<U>Governmental </U><U>Authority</U>&#8221;), applicable to any of them or any of their respective properties; or (iii) in breach of or default under any material bond, debenture, note, loan or other evidence of indebtedness, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or any other agreement or instrument (in each case, excluding deposits) to which any of them is a party or by which any of them or their respective property is bound (collectively, the &#8220;<U>Applicable </U><U>A</U><U>greements</U>&#8221;), except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) for such violations, breaches or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA47 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>No Material Adverse Effect</I>. Since September 30, 2016, there has not been any fact, event, change, occurrence, condition, development, circumstance or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA49 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>No Conflicts</I>. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of the Documents nor the consummation of any of the Transactions will conflict with, violate, constitute a breach of or a default (with the passage of time or otherwise) or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the imposition of a Lien on any assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the imposition of any penalty or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event under or pursuant to (i) the Charter Documents, (ii) any Applicable Agreement, (iii) any Applicable Law or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award binding upon or affecting the Company. &#8220;<U>Debt </U><U>Repayment Triggering</U><U> </U><U>E</U><U>vent</U>&#8221; means any event or condition that gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder&#8217;s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA51 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Aggregate Investments.</I> Contemporaneously with the Closing, all Purchasers shall have actually subscribed, severally and not jointly, for Senior Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $12,000,000.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA53 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>No Consents</I>. No governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals or authorizations are required to be obtained by the Company that have not been obtained, and no registrations or declarations are required to be filed by the Company in connection with, or, contemplation of, the execution and delivery of, and performance under, the Documents that have not been filed, except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#8221;), state securities or blue sky laws and any applicable federal or state banking laws and regulations</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA55 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(l)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>No Material Applicable Laws or Proceedings</I>. No Applicable Law has been enacted, adopted or issued; no stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Senior Notes in any jurisdiction has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been commenced or, to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, after due inquiry, is pending or contemplated as of the Closing Date; and there is no action, claim, suit, demand, hearing, notice of violation or deficiency, or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, after due inquiry, threatened or contemplated by Governmental Authorities or threatened by others that, in any case, would restrain, enjoin, prevent or interfere with the consummation of the Transactions.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA57 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(m)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Financial Statements</I>. The audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and supporting schedules of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes and supporting schedules of the Company as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (collectively, the &#8220;<U>Financial Statements</U>&#8221;) (i) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Company; and (ii) present fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (&#8220;<U>GAAP</U>&#8221;), in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as of the respective dates and for the respective periods to which they apply. The Report of Condition and Income of the Bank as of and for the period ended September 30, 2016 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position of the Bank and the results of its operations at the date and for the period indicated in conformity with the Instructions for the Preparation of Call Reports as promulgated by applicable Governmental Authority.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(n)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<I>Tax Law Compliance</I>. All income and franchise Tax (as hereinafter defined) returns required to be filed by the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have been filed and all such returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. All material Taxes that are due from the Company and the Subsidiaries have been paid other than those (i) currently payable without penalty or interest or (ii) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate accruals have been established in accordance with GAAP. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no actual or proposed Tax assessments against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The accruals on the books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries in respect of any material Tax liability for any period not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments of Tax for any such period. For purposes of this Purchase Agreement, the term &#8220;Tax&#8221; and &#8220;Taxes&#8221; will mean all U.S. and non-U.S. federal, state and local taxes, and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or through withholding), including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(o)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Intellectual Property Rights</I>. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed under, and has the right to use, all patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, domain names and trade names (collectively, &#8220;<U>I</U><U>ntellectual Property</U>&#8221;) necessary for the conduct of its businesses, except for those that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No claims or notices of any potential claim have been asserted by any person challenging the use of any such Intellectual Property by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property or any license or agreement related thereto, other than any claims that, if successful, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Intellectual Property used by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has been obtained or is used by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or, to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries&#8217; knowledge, its officers, directors or employees or otherwise in violation of the rights of any person.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(p)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Compliance with Environmental Laws</I>. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) is in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, or the pollution or the protection of the environment or hazardous or toxic substances of wastes, pollutants or contaminants (&#8220;<U>Environmental Laws</U>&#8221;), (ii) has received and is in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its respective businesses and (iii) has not received notice of, and is not aware of, any actual or potential liability for damages to natural resources or the investigation or remediation of any disposal, release or existence of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, in each case except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive and comply with required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(q)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Insurance</I>. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA69 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(s)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Investment Company Act</I>. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an &#8220;investment company&#8221; that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA71 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(t)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>No Brokers</I>. The Company has engaged Brean Capital, LLC, as its exclusive placement agent (the &#8220;<U>Placement Agent</U>&#8221;) for the offering of the Senior Notes. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates is under any obligation to pay any broker&#8217;s fee or commission or finder&#8217;s fee in connection with the Transactions, other than commissions or fees payable to the Placement Agent.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(u)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Solvency. </I>After giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement, the Company has capital sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and all businesses and transactions in which it is about to engage and is solvent and able to pay its debts as they mature. No transfer of property is being made and no indebtedness is being incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of the Company, Bank or any other Subsidiary.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA75 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<I>Foreign Corrupt Practices Act</I>. None of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any Subsidiary (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any domestic government official, &#8220;foreign official&#8221; (as defined in the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the &#8220;<U>FCPA</U>&#8221;) or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the FCPA; or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any domestic government official, such foreign official or employee.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(w)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Regulatory Matters</I>. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is subject or is party to, or has received any written notice or written advice that any of them may become subject or party to any investigation with respect to, any corrective, suspension or cease-and-desist order, agreement, consent agreement, memorandum of understanding or other regulatory enforcement action, proceeding or order with or by, or is a party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any directive by, or has been a recipient of any supervisory letter from, or has adopted any board resolutions at the request of, any Regulatory Agency (as defined below) that currently restricts in any material respect the conduct of their business, that in any manner relates to their capital adequacy, or that in any material respect relates to credit policies or management (each, a &#8220;<U>Regulatory A</U><U>greement</U>&#8221;), nor has the Company or any of the Subsidiaries been advised by any Regulatory Agency that it is considering issuing or requesting any such Regulatory Agreement. There is no unresolved violation, criticism or exception by any Regulatory Agency with respect to any report or statement relating to any examinations of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, is expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries are currently unable to pay dividends or make distributions to its shareholders with respect to any class of equity securities, or prohibited from paying principal or interest on any debt obligations, due to a restriction of limitation. As used herein, the term &#8220;Regulatory Agency&#8221; means any federal or state agency charged with the supervision or regulation of depositary institutions or holding companies of depositary institutions, or engaged in the insurance of depositary institution deposits, or any court, administrative agency or commission or other Governmental Authority having supervisory or regulatory authority with respect to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA79 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(x)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<I>Exchange Act Filings.</I> The Company&#8217;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (&#8220;<U>Form 10-K</U>&#8221;) and the Company&#8217;s Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C, Forms 10-Q and Forms 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K, including any amendments thereto, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Purchase Agreement and as of the Closing Date, and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of its date and as of the Closing Date, did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(y)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Derivative Financial Instruments</I>. Any and all material swaps, caps, floors, futures, forward contracts, option agreements (other than stock options issued to the Company&#8217;s employees, directors, agents or consultants) and other derivative financial instruments, contracts or arrangements, whether entered into for the account of the Company or one of the Subsidiaries or for the account of a customer of the Company or one of the Subsidiaries, were entered into in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with Applicable Laws, rules, regulations and policies of all applicable regulatory agencies and with counterparties believed by the Company to be financially responsible at the time. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have duly performed in all material respects all of their obligations thereunder to the extent that such obligations to perform have accrued, and there are no breaches, violations or defaults or allegations or assertions of such by any party thereunder which would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA89 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers</U>. Each Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company, severally and not jointly, as follows:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA91 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Legal Power and Authority</I>. The Purchaser has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Documents and to consummate the Transactions.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>No Conflicts</I>. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of the Documents nor the consummation of any of the Transactions will conflict with, violate, constitute a breach of or a default (with the passage of time or otherwise) under (i) any agreement to which the Purchaser is a party, (ii) any Applicable Law or (iii) any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award binding upon or affecting the Purchaser.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Investment</I>. The Purchaser is acquiring the Senior Notes for investment for its own account and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, and such Purchaser has no present intention of selling or distributing the Senior Notes. The Purchaser does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person or entity to sell, transfer or grant a participation to such person or entity or to any third person or entity with respect to the Senior Notes other than as set forth in this Purchase Agreement.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Purchaser acknowledges that such Purchaser and its advisors have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company that have been requested by such Purchaser or its advisors and has been given the opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement in order to make an informed and voluntary decision to enter into such Agreement. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA105 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Purchaser has made its own investment decision based upon its own judgment, due diligence and advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by any other person or entity, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by such Purchaser or its advisors or representatives, if any, will modify, amend or affect the Purchaser&#8217;s right to rely on the Company&#8217;s representations and warranties contained herein. The Purchaser is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any advice, statement, representation or warranty made by any person or entity by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, except for the express statements, representations and warranties of the Company made or contained in this Purchase Agreement. Furthermore, the Purchaser acknowledges that: (i) the Placement Agent has not performed any due diligence review on behalf of the Purchaser; (ii) nothing in this Purchase Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Senior Notes constitutes legal, tax or investment advice and such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the Senior Notes; and (iii) the Purchaser received or had access to all of the information such Purchaser deemed necessary in order to make its decision to invest in the Senior Notes. The Placement Agent and its affiliates (and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys and consultants) are third-party beneficiaries of this Section 4.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>No Offering Memorandum</I>. The Purchaser acknowledges that: (i) the Company is not providing the Purchasers with the written disclosures that would be required if the offer and sale of the Senior Notes were registered under the Securities Act, nor are the Purchasers being provided with any offering circular or prospectus prepared in connection with the offer and sale of the Senior Notes; (ii) the Purchaser has conducted its own examination of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the terms of the Senior Notes to the extent it deems necessary to make its decision to purchase the Senior Notes; and (iii) the Purchaser has availed itself of access to financial and other information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent it deems necessary to make its decision to purchase the Senior Notes.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <I>Notices</I>. Notices given under this Purchase Agreement will be addressed as follows: (i) if to the Company, to: Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., 900 Bedford Street, Stamford CT 06901, Attention: Michael A. Carrazza, Chief Executive Officer, with a copy to: Blank Rome LLP, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Attention: Alan L. Zeiger, Esquire, and (ii) if to the Purchasers, to their respective addresses listed in <U>Schedule I</U> (or in any case to such other address as the person to be notified may have requested in writing).</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA123 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<I>Beneficiaries. </I>This Purchase Agreement is made for the sole benefit of Company and the Purchasers, and no other person will be deemed to have any privity of contract hereunder nor any right to rely hereon to any extent or for any purpose whatsoever, nor will any other person have any right of action of any kind hereon or be deemed to be a third party beneficiary hereunder; provided, that the Placement Agent may rely on the representations and warranties contained herein to the same extent as if it were a party to this Purchase Agreement. The term &#8220;successors and assigns&#8221; will not include a purchaser of any of the Senior Notes from any Purchaser merely because of such purchase.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Secondary Market Transactions</I>. Each Purchaser shall have the right at any time from time to time to securitize its Senior Notes or any portion thereof in a single asset securitization or a pooled loan securitization of rated single or multi-class securities secured by or evidencing ownership interests in the Senior Notes (each such securitization is referred to herein as a &#8220;<U>Secondary Market Transaction</U>&#8221;). In connection with such Secondary Market Transactions, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Purchasers and otherwise reasonably assist Purchasers in satisfying the market standards to which Purchasers customarily adhere or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by applicable rating agencies in connection with such Secondary Market Transactions. Each Purchaser shall bear the cost and expenses of any such Secondary Market Transaction. Publicly available information regarding the Company may be furnished, without liability to any Purchaser, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, to any Person, as reasonably deemed necessary by Purchaser in connection with such Secondary Market Transaction.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <I>Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial</I>. This Purchase Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE COMPANY AND EACH PURCHASER KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SENIOR NOTES, OR ANY OTHER STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS OF THE COMPANY OR PURCHASERS. THE COMPANY AND EACH PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA180 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">List of Subsidiaries</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA182 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Patriot Bank, N.A.&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA191 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>EXHIBIT A</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA203 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Exhibit 10.2</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS SENIOR NOTE IS NOT A DEPOSIT AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (THE &#8220;<U>FDIC</U>&#8221;) OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR FUND. THIS SENIOR NOTE REPRESENTS AN UNSECURED OBLIGATION OF PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS SENIOR NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE &#8220;<U>SECURITIES ACT</U>&#8221;) OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, IF REQUESTED.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS: </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF OR THEREOF AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (&#8220;<U>ERISA</U>&#8221;), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE &#8220;<U>CODE</U>&#8221;) (EACH A &#8220;<U>PLAN</U>&#8221;), OR AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE &#8220;PLAN ASSETS&#8221; BY REASON OF ANY PLAN&#8217;S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING &#8220;PLAN ASSETS&#8221; OF ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY, OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, ARE NOT PROHIBITED BY SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE AND HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT EITHER (i)&nbsp;IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN TO WHICH TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE &#8220;PLAN ASSETS&#8221; OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH PURCHASE, OR (ii)&nbsp;SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING WILL NOT RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE FOR WHICH FULL EXEMPTIVE RELIEF IS NOT AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA9 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">ANY FIDUCIARY OF ANY PLAN WHO IS CONSIDERING THE ACQUISITION OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO ACQUIRING SUCH SECURITIES.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Registered No. [ ]</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">70336F AA2</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA18 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>7% Senior Note Due 2021</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA21 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Payment</U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the &#8220;<U>Issuer</U>&#8221;), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [ ] Dollars (U.S.) ($[ ]) on December 22, 2021 (the &#8220;<U>Maturity Date</U>&#8221;) and to pay interest thereon from and including the original issue date of the Senior Notes to but excluding the Maturity Date, at the rate of 7% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 22 and December 22 of each year (each, an &#8220;<U>Interest Payment Date</U>&#8221;), beginning June 22, 2017. All interest on this Senior Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and, for any period less than a full month, on the number of days actually elapsed. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA25 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any payment of principal of or interest on this Senior Note that would otherwise become due and payable on a day which is not a Business Day will become due and payable on the next succeeding Business Day, with the same force and effect as if made on the date for payment of such principal or interest, and no interest will accrue in respect of such payment for the period after such day. A &#8220;Business Day&#8221; means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal holiday or day on which banks in the State of Connecticut are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Senior Notes</U>. This Senior Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior promissory notes of the Issuer designated as the &#8220;7% Senior Notes Due 2021&#8221; (collectively, the &#8220;<U>Senior Notes</U>&#8221; and each, a &#8220;<U>Senior Note</U>&#8221;) and initially issued on December 22, 2016 (&#8220;<U>Issue Date</U>&#8221;). This Senior Note ranks equally with all of the other Senior Notes. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA29 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Redemption</U>. This Senior Note is not subject to redemption either by the holder of this Senior Note (&#8220;<U>Holder</U>&#8221;) or the Issuer.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Affirmative Covenants</U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">.</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"> </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Until the Maturity Date, the Issuer will:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA37 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Financial Statements</U>. Furnish to Holder or file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;<U>SEC</U>&#8221;), within the time periods applicable to a non-accelerated filer under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#8221;), all annual and quarterly financial statements required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms 10-K and 10-Q (or any successor form), and, with respect to the annual information only, (i) a report on the annual financial statements issued by BDO USA, LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized standing (which opinion shall be without a &#8220;going concern&#8221; explanatory note, other than an explanatory note solely related to the maturity of the Senior Notes hereunder, and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit, it being agreed that the accountant&#8217;s expressing no opinion on the effectiveness of the Issuer's internal control or financial reporting is not a qualification or exception as to scope), and (ii) if at such time the Issuer is subject to the requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a report of such independent public accountants as to the Issuer&#8217;s internal controls required under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, together with a certificate of such accounting firm to the Holder (but only to the extent the internal policies of such accounting firm allow such certificate to be provided) stating that in the course of the regular audit of the business of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted by such accounting firm in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm has obtained no knowledge that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if, in the opinion of such accounting firm, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA39 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the information and reports referred to in this Section 4(c) are filed with the SEC for public availability, the Issuer shall be deemed to have furnished to Holder such information and reports on the date that the Issuer files such information and reports with the SEC. </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA42 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Call Reports</U>. As soon as available and in any event by the 30<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th</SUP> day after each calendar quarter, provide a Report of Condition and Income of the Bank that presents the financial position of the Bank and the results of its operations at the date and for the period indicated in conformity with the Instructions for the Preparation of Call Reports as promulgated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA46 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Failure to Make Payments</U>. Upon the occurrence of a failure by the Issuer to make any required payment of principal or interest on this Senior Note, or an Event of Default until such Event of Default is cured by the Issuer, the Issuer shall not: (a) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of the Issuer&#8217;s capital stock; (b) make any payment of principal or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Issuer that rank equal with or junior to the Senior Notes; or (c) make any payments under any guarantee that ranks equal with or junior to the Senior Notes, in each case, other than (i) any dividends or distributions in shares of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, any class of the Issuer&#8217;s common stock; (ii) any declaration of a non-cash dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders&#8217; rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto; (iii) as a result of reclassification of the Issuer&#8217;s capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the Issuer&#8217;s capital stock for another class or series of the Issuer&#8217;s capital stock; (iv) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Issuer&#8217;s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged; or (v) purchases of any class of the Issuer&#8217;s common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any equity or benefit plans for the Issuer&#8217;s directors, officers or employees or any of the Issuer&#8217;s dividend reinvestment plans. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA52 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, will have occurred and be continuing.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA54 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">7.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Events of Default; Acceleration</U>. If any of the following events will occur and be continuing (each an &#8220;<U>Event of Default</U>&#8221;):</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA56 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the Issuer shall fail to pay any principal of any Senior Note when the same shall become due and payable or (ii) the Issuer shall fail to pay any interest on any Senior Note within 30 days after the same shall become due and payable; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA58 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any representation or warranty made by the Issuer (or any of its officers) in the Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2016 (the "<U>Purchase Agreement</U>"), by and among the Issuer and the Purchasers (as defined therein) party thereto, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA60 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Issuer shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 4(a), 4(b), 5 or 6 hereof;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA62 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Issuer shall fail to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Senior Note or in the Purchase Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of the date on which (i) any executive officer of the Issuer becomes aware of such failure or (ii) written notice thereof shall have been given to the Issuer by any Holder;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA64 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any judgments or orders, either individually or in the aggregate, for the payment of money in excess of $5,000,000 not covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance in favor of the Issuer or a Subsidiary shall be rendered against the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of 10 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA68 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any ERISA Event shall have occurred and the sum of the liabilities (determined as of the date of occurrence of such ERISA Event) of the Issuer and the ERISA Affiliates related to such ERISA Event and to any other ERISA Events that have occurred and are continuing exceeds $5,000,000. For the purposes of this Section 6(g): </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA70 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">An &#8220;<U>ERISA Event</U>&#8221; means (a)(i) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, with respect to any Plan unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect to such event has been waived by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or (ii) the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA apply with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, of a Plan, and an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such Plan within the following 30 days; (b) with respect to any Plan, a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, or the application for a minimum funding waiver; (c) the provision by the administrator of any Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (d) the cessation of operations at a facility of the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (e) the withdrawal by the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (f) the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (g) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan requiring the provision of security to such Plan pursuant to Section 206 of ERISA; (h) the occurrence of a non-exempt &#8220;prohibited transaction&#8221; with respect to which the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate is a &#8220;disqualified person&#8221; (each, within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), or a &#8220;party in interest&#8221; (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA), or with respect to which the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate could otherwise be liable, or (i) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition described in Section 4042 of ERISA that constitutes grounds for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, such Plan. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA72 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">An &#8220;<U>ERISA Affiliate</U>&#8221; means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that together with the Issuer, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA74 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">A &#8220;<U>Multiple Employer Plan</U>&#8221; means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that (a) is maintained for employees of the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one Person other than the Issuer and the ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA76 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a court having jurisdiction enters a decree or order for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any receivership, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding relating to the Issuer and such decree or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA80 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any subsidiary of the Issuer that (i) is a federally-insured depository institution and (ii)&nbsp;meets the definition of &#8220;significant subsidiary&#8221; within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act is the subject of a receivership, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding; </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA82 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">then, and in each such case, unless the principal of this Senior Note already will have become due and payable, the principal amount of this Senior Note, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Holder, and the Issuer waives demand, presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, notice of protest, and all other notices.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">8.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Payment Procedures</U>. Payment of the principal and interest payable on the Maturity Date or upon redemption as provided herein will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to a bank account in the United States designated by the Holder, upon presentment and surrender of this Senior Note at the main office of the Issuer or at such other place or places as the Issuer will designate by notice to the Holder, provided that this Senior Note is presented to the Issuer in time for the Issuer to make such payments in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Payments of interest (other than interest payable on the Maturity Date or upon redemption) will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds or check mailed to the person in whose name this Senior Note is registered as of the close of business on the Regular Record Date with respect to such Interest Payment Date, which will be the 15<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th</SUP> calendar day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date (&#8220;<U>Regular Record Date</U>&#8221;), at such Holder&#8217;s address as it appears in the Security Register or to such other address or to such account as the Holder may designate in a form and manner satisfactory to the Issuer. Any interest on this Senior Note that is payable, but not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will cease to be payable to the person in whose name this Senior Note is registered as of at the close of business on the Regular Record Date, and may be paid by the Issuer to the person in whose name this Senior Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date fixed by the Issuer (a &#8220;<U>Special Record Date</U>&#8221;), notice of which will be given to the Holder not less than 15 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date, or in any other lawful manner. To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest will accrue at the rate at which interest accrues on the principal of this Senior Note, on any amount of principal of or interest on this Senior Note not paid when due. All payments on this Senior Note will be applied first to accrued interest and then the balance, if any, to principal.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA88 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Security Register</U>. The Issuer will maintain a register of the Senior Notes (the &#8220;<U>Security Register</U>&#8221;) and of their transfer and exchange. Prior to due presentment of this Senior Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer may deem and treat the person in whose name this Senior Note is registered in the Security Register as the absolute owner of this Senior Note for all purposes, whether or not this Senior Note is overdue, and neither the Issuer nor any agent of the Issuer will be affected by any notice to the contrary. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA90 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Denominations; Registration of Transfer and Exchange</U>. The Senior Notes are issuable only in registered form without interest coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of this Senior Note, the Issue will execute and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more Senior Notes denominated as authorized herein of a like aggregate principal amount bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding and containing identical terms and provisions. Except as otherwise provided herein, at the option of the Holder, this Senior Note may be exchanged for other Senior Notes containing identical terms and provisions, in any authorized denominations, and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of this Senior Note. To be properly presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange or redemption or otherwise, this Senior Note must be presented or surrendered at the main office of the Issuer or at such other place or places as the Issuer will designate by notice to the Holder, duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer, and will be accompanied by such evidence of due authorization and guarantee of signature as may reasonably be required by the Issuer in form satisfactory to the Issuer, duly executed by the Holder or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such tax identification number or other information for each person in whose name a Senior Note is to be issued. The Issuer may also request evidence of compliance with any restrictive legends appearing on this Senior Note. The Issuer will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange this Senior Note within fifteen (15) calendar days of the Maturity Date or with respect to any portion of this Senior Note called for redemption.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>Notices</U>. All notices and other communications to the Issuer under this Senior Note will be in writing and addressed to the Issuer at Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., 900 Bedford Street, Stamford CT 06901, Attention: Michael A. Carrazza, Chief Executive Officer, or to such other address as the Issuer may provide by notice to the Holder, and will be deemed given when actually received by the Issuer. Any notice required or permitted to be given to a Holder under the provisions of this Senior Note will be deemed to be properly given if deposited in a post office letter box in the United States first-class postage prepaid and addressed to the Holder at such Holder&#8217;s addressed as set forth in the Security Register. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA102 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No delay or omission of the Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No waiver or amendment of any term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement in the Senior Notes shall be effective except with the consent of the holders of greater than fifty percent (50%) in aggregate principal amount (excluding any Senior Notes held by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates) of the Senior Notes at the time outstanding; provided, however, that without the consent of each holder of an affected Senior Note, no such amendment or waiver may: (i) reduce the principal amount of the Senior Note; (ii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Senior Note; (iii) extend the maturity of any Senior Note; (iv) change the currency in which payment of the obligations of the Issuer under the Purchase Agreement and the Senior Notes are to be made; (v) lower the percentage of aggregate principal amount of outstanding Senior Notes required to approve any amendment of the Purchase Agreement or the Senior Notes; (vi) make any changes to Section 5 (Failure to Make Payments) of the Senior Notes that adversely affects the rights of any holder of a Senior Note; or (vii) disproportionately and adversely affect any of the holders of the then outstanding Senior Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may amend or supplement the Senior Notes without the consent of the holders of the Senior Notes to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or to provide for uncertificated Senior Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Senior Notes, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of any of the Senior Notes. No failure to exercise or delay in exercising, by any party hereto or any holder of the Senior Notes, of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy provided by law. The rights and remedies provided in the Purchase Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any right or remedy provided by law or equity. No notice or demand on the Issuer in any case shall, in itself, entitle the Issuer to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of Purchasers to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. No consent or waiver, expressed or implied, by Purchasers to or of any breach or default by the Issuer in the performance of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance of the same or any other obligations of the Issuer hereunder. Failure on the part of Purchasers to complain of any acts or failure to act or to declare an Event of Default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by Purchasers of their rights hereunder or impair any rights, powers or remedies on account of any breach or default by the Issuer.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA215.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA215.13 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">By: </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA215.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Name: Neil McDonnell</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA215.22 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Title: Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;December 22, 2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA138 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>[Signature Page to 7% Senior Note Due 2021]</I></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA144 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">To assign this Senior Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Senior Note to: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA154 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">and irrevocably appoint <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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> agent to transfer this Senior Note on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA242 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Senior Note) &nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA159 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;17Ad-15).</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA165 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The undersigned certifies that it [is / is not] an &#8220;affiliate&#8221; of the Issuer (as defined in the Securities Act) and that, to its knowledge, the proposed transferee [is / is not] an affiliate of the Issuer.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA167 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">In connection with any transfer or exchange of this Senior Note occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of this Senior Note and the last date, if any, on which this Senior Note was owned by the Issuer or any affiliate of the Issuer, the undersigned confirms that this Senior Note is being:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA257 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">acquired for the undersigned&#8217;s own account, without transfer; </P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA263 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">transferred in accordance and in compliance with Rule 144A under the </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Securities Act of 1933, as amended; </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA281 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">transferred in accordance with another available exemption from the registration </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA188 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Issuer will refuse to register this Senior Note in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5), (6) or (7) is checked, the Issuer may require, prior to registering any such transfer of this Senior Note, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuer may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA194 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U></U></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;17Ad-15).</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA199 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Senior Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a &#8220;qualified institutional buyer&#8221; within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule&nbsp;144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned&#8217;s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule&nbsp;144A. </FONT></P>
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