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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-17-017613
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171026
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171026
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171026

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:		171154903

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 BEDFORD ST
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06901
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2033247500
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>900 Bedford Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Section<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;7 &ndash; Regulation FD</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">On October 26, 2017, Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, regarding its proposed acquisition of Prime Bank.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">The information contained herein and the exhibit attached herewith shall be deemed furnished and not filed.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>ITEM<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(d) Exhibits.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_97598.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Press Release of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., dated October 26, 2017</a></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Date: October 26, 2017</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</font><img src="logo.jpg"></p>

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			<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;"><i><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Patriot Bank, N.A. </font></i></p>
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			<td style="text-align: left; width: 25%;"><i><font style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif">Richard Muskus</font></i></td>
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			<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;"><i><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Joseph Perillo</font></i></p>
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			<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;"><i><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Michael Carrazza</font></i></p>
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			<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; margin: 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>900 Bedford Street</i></p>
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			<td style="text-align: left; width: 25%;"><i>President</i></td>
			<td style="text-align: left; width: 25%;"><i><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></i></td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><i><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt">CEO and Chairman</font></i></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><i>Stamford, Ct 06901 </i></p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><u><i>www.BankPatriot.com</i></u></p>
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			<td style="text-align: left; width: 25%; vertical-align: top;"><i>203-252-5939</i></td>
			<td style="text-align: left; width: 25%; vertical-align: top;"><i><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt">203-252-5954</font></i></td>
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			<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; margin: 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size:10pt">203-251-8230</font></i></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Patriot and Prime Bank Announce Shareholder Approval of Merger</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Stamford, CT and Orange, CT</b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> <b>October 26, 2017</b> Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PNBK) (&ldquo;Patriot&rdquo;) and Prime Bank (PMHV:US) (&ldquo;Prime&rdquo;) today announced that,&nbsp;as a result of Prime&rsquo;s shareholder meeting on&nbsp;October 17<sup>th</sup> 2017,&nbsp;more than 71% of the shareholders of Prime&nbsp;voted in favor of the transaction by which Prime Bank, headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, would be acquired and merged into Patriot&rsquo;s operating subsidiary, Patriot Bank.&nbsp; This represents confirmation of the transaction previously communicated in Patriot&rsquo;s press release of August 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2017, which announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement between Patriot and Prime. &nbsp;The transaction will be consummated pursuant to a Merger Agreement, as may be amended, which has previously been entered into.&nbsp; The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, and is expected to close before the end of 2017.&nbsp; None of the shareholders of Prime Bank exercised appraisal rights.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Upon closing, the acquisition will result in a new Patriot Bank branch located in the Town of Orange, in New Haven County, Connecticut.</p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><u><b>About the Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.</b></u></p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and the Bank has full service branches in Connecticut and New York.</p>

<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Since opening its doors in 1994, Patriot<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s mission has been to serve its local communities by helping its neighbors and neighborhood businesses thrive. All lending is handled locally and is specific to each borrower, and the commitment to local businesses goes further to connect, support and grow businesses in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, along with municipalities. Patriot believes a well-connected community is a strong community&mdash;and that together, all will prosper.</font></p>

<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><u><b>&ldquo;Safe Harbor&rdquo; Statement Under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995</b></u></p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Certain statements contained in this press release,<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, including, without limitation, statements as to the acquisition or the impact of the acquisition on Bancorp, statements as to Bancorp&rsquo;s, Prime&rsquo;s, or their respective management&#39;s beliefs, expectations or opinions, and all other statements in this press release, other than historical facts, are forward-looking statements, as such term is defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, are subject to change at any time and may be affected by various factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expected or planned results. These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes in prevailing interest rates which would affect the interest earned on Bancorp&rsquo;s interest earning assets and the interest paid on its interest bearing liabilities, (2) the timing of repricing of Bancorp&rsquo;s interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, (3) the effect of changes in governmental monetary policy, (4) the components of Bancorp&rsquo;s periodic earnings and assets, (5) the fact that certain of the income recognized by Bancorp in any quarter may not be repeated in future periods, (6) the effect of changes in regulations applicable to Bancorp and the Bank and the conduct of its business, (7) changes in competition among financial service companies, including possible further encroachment of non-banks on services traditionally provided by banks, (8) the ability of competitors that are larger than Bancorp to provide products and services which it is impracticable for Bancorp to provide, (9) the state of the economy and real estate values in Bancorp&rsquo;s market areas, and the consequent effect on the quality of Bancorp&rsquo;s loans, (10) recent governmental initiatives that are expected to have a profound effect on the financial services industry and could dramatically change the competitive environment of Patriot, (11) other legislative or regulatory changes, including those related to residential mortgages, changes in accounting standards, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (&ldquo;FDIC&rdquo;) premiums that may adversely affect Patriot, (12) the application of generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,&nbsp; (13) the fact that one period of reported results may not be indicative of future periods,&nbsp; (14)&nbsp; the state of the economy in the greater New York metropolitan area and its particular effect on Patriot&rsquo;s customers, vendors and communities, (15) risks related to the acquisition, including possible unknown liabilities, (16) the planned acquisition may not close on the terms agreed upon or at all and other risks detailed from time to time in Bancorp&rsquo;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bancorp and Prime disclaim any intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, regardless of whether new information becomes available, future developments occur or otherwise.</font></p>
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