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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-012978
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170719
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170724
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170724

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:		17978257

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 BEDFORD ST
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2033247500
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<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported):&nbsp;July 19, 2017</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA18 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA37 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>900 Bedford Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Item&nbsp;5.02.&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA74 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On July 19, 2017, Richard A. Muskus, Jr. was appointed by the Board of Directors of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (&#8220;Patriot&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) as a Director. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">In addition to Mr. Muskus&#8217; recent appointment onto the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors, he has been President of the Company since January&nbsp;26, 2017, and </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">also serves as President and Chief Lending Officer of the Company&#8217;s wholly-owned subsidiary, Patriot Bank, N.A. (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;). Prior to becoming President of the Company and the Bank, Mr. Muskus had served as the Bank&#8217;s Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer since February 2014. He helped significantly expand the size and scope of the Bank&#8217;s commercial loan portfolio, introducing new products and initiatives, as well as overseeing the financing objectives of numerous vital community projects such as the Wall Street Theater restoration and the Greenwich Skating Club&#8217;s recent expansion. Throughout his Patriot banking career, Mr. Muskus has been responsible for developing new and successful commercial loan underwriting methods and credit standards for the Bank. Mr. Muskus is well known in the Greenwich community and is a highly respected second-generation banker with over 25 years of financial and lending experience. He began his career at State Street Bank in Boston and then expanded into analytical roles with Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Investment Management. Mr. Muskus became SVP of Commercial Lending of The Greenwich Bank &amp; Trust Company in 2000 before serving as President of the bank from 2010 to 2014. He is Director Emeritus and former President of the Board of Directors of the Transportation Association of Greenwich, a nonprofit operating 17 vehicles transporting the elderly and disabled. He serves as President of the Joseph Pilsudski Society of Greenwich and is the Fiduciary and Administrator of the Jane C. Bausman Scholarship Fund, administered by the Greenwich Scholarship Association. Mr. Muskus earned his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Bentley University in Waltham, MA. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA96 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Press Release of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., dated July 24, 2017</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">STAMFORD, Conn., <B>July 24, 2017</B> (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Richard Muskus, Jr., President of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)&nbsp;(NASDAQ: PNBK)&nbsp;and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Patriot Bank, N.A. (&#8220;Patriot&#8221;), has been elected to the community banking Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. &nbsp;Patriot is headquartered in Stamford, CT and has 10 locations across Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut and Westchester County, New York.</P>
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<P id=PARA42 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">A photo accompanying this announcement is available at&nbsp;http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/34a36426-6476-4055-9915-1689637ed93e</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&nbsp;</P>
<P id=PARA19 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">In January 2017, Mr. Muskus, 49, was elevated to president, having formerly served as the institution&#8217;s Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer. He has spent his career in financial services and community banking. </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25">&nbsp;</P>
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<P id=PARA23 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Bank reinstated its dividend policy, which was suspended during the financial crisis, by declaring a quarterly dividend of $.01 per share. The record date for this quarterly dividend will be July 24, 2017, with a dividend payment date of August 1, 2017.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA24 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA25 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">At the end of the 2016 fiscal year, Patriot surpassed the three quarters of a billion-dollar milestone, with strong growth continuing into 2017. In the first fiscal quarter of 2017, Patriot reported net income of $1,730,000, or $0.44 per diluted share, a 165% increase over the prior year. First quarter earnings also increased 66% over the prior quarter. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA27 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8220;Patriot Bank&#8217;s consistent growth and market success over recent years is very exciting and demonstrates the successful strategic vision the board and bank&#8217;s executive leadership have put into place and that has put us ahead of our peer banks,&#8221; said <B>Mr. Muskus.</B> </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA29 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Muskus is a lifelong resident of Greenwich, CT, where he lives with his wife, Lindsay, and three children. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Bentley University in Waltham, MA with a concentration in corporate taxation. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">He is Director Emeritus and former President of the Board of Directors of the Transportation Association of Greenwich, CT, a nonprofit assisting in the transportation of the city&#8217;s elderly and disabled residents. He also serves as fiduciary and administrator of the Jane C. Bausman Memorial Scholarship Fund.</FONT></P>
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