Company: PNBK
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-020413
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Company: PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 a beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions to the broker, bank or other nominee that holds its shares in street name, such broker, bank or other nominee may not vote those shares on matters deemed non-routine. Such uninstructed shares held by brokers or other nominees are referred to as broker non-votes. All of the proposals at the Annual Meeting are non-routine, except for the proposal to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2025. If less than a quorum is represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting without further notice. At such adjourned meeting, at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. How many votes do I have? Other than cumulative voting for election of directors, each share of common stock entitles its owner to one vote on all matters brought before the Annual Meeting. See below What vote is needed to approve each proposal? How do abstentions or broker non-votes affect the voting results? What vote is needed to approve each proposal? How do abstentions or broker non-votes affect the voting results? The following table summarizes the vote threshold required for approval of each proposal and the effect on the outcome of the vote of abstentions and broker non-votes.

| No. |     | Proposal                   |     | Vote Required                                                                                              
 For Approval                                                                                               |     | Effect         
 of Abstentions 
 (or the        
 Withholding    
 of Authority)  |     | Effect of 
 Broker    
 Non-Votes |
| 1.  |     | Director Election Proposal |     | Plurality – eight director nominees who receive the most “FOR” votes will be elected to serve on the Board |     | No effect      |     | No effect |
| 2.  |     | Equity Plan Proposal       |     | Number of votes cast in favor exceeds number of votes cast in opposition                                   |     | No effect      |     | No effect |
| 3.  |     | Charter Proposal           |     | Number of votes cast in favor exceeds number of votes cast in                                              |     | No effect      |     | No effect |

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| No. |     | Proposal                          |     | Vote Required                                                            
 For Approval                                                             |     | Effect         
 of Abstentions 
 (or the        
 Withholding