Company: PNBK
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-019517
Chunk: 47

Company: PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 47
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 Company’s financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting and related internal controls and procedures rests with management, and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the Company’s financial statements. In discharging its oversight responsibility as to the audit process, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management, and discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. The Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountant required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with the independent accountant regarding such independence. Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Audit Committee also has approved the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and has approved submitting such selection for approval and ratification by the shareholders. Edward N. Constantino Emile Van den Bol Michael Weinbaum 37 ANNUAL REPORT The Company filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 with the SEC on April 15, 2025. This Form 10-K, the Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the proxy statement, are available on the Internet at www.proxyvote.com. SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act, our shareholders may present proper proposals for inclusion in our proxy statement and for consideration at the next annual meeting of shareholders by submitting their proposals to our Corporate Secretary in a timely manner. In order to be included in the proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, shareholder proposals must be received by our Corporate Secretary no later than [•], 2025 (120 days prior to the anniversary of the mailing date of this proxy statement) and must otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8. Under our Bylaws, nominations for directors may be made by any shareholder of any outstanding class of our capital stock entitled to vote on the election of directors who delivers notice, along with the additional information and materials required by our Bylaws and certificate of incorporation, to our President not fewer than