Company: PNBK
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form Type: S-3
Source: 0001437749-25-016921
Chunk: 11

Company: PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form: S-3
Chunk 11
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HC Act generally means (i) the ownership or control of 25% or more of a class of voting securities, (ii) the ability to elect a majority of the directors or (iii) the ability otherwise to exercise a controlling influence over management and policies. Such definition of “control” is subject to certain presumptions and other requirements as set forth in the Federal Reserve’s Regulation Y. Any company that is deemed to hold a “controlling” ownership interest in our outstanding Common Stock for purposes of the BHC Act, would be subject to regulation and supervision as a bank holding company under the BHC Act. In addition, under the Change in Bank Control Act and the Federal Reserve’s regulations thereunder, any person, either individually or acting through or in concert with one or more persons, is required to provide notice to the Federal Reserve prior to acquiring, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of our outstanding Common Stock.

Business Combinations under Connecticut Law We are subject to the provisions of Section 33-844 of the CBCA which prohibits a Connecticut corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested shareholder” for a period of five years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested shareholder, unless the business combination or the purchase of stock by which such person becomes an interested shareholder is approved by our board of directors, and by a majority of our non-employee directors, of which there shall be at least two, prior to the date on which the person becomes an interested shareholder. A “business combination” generally includes mergers, asset sales, some types of stock issuances and other transactions with, or resulting in a disproportionate financial benefit to, the interested shareholder. Subject to exceptions, an “interested shareholder” is a person who owns 10% or more of the voting power of Patriot’s then outstanding voting stock, or is an affiliate or associate of Patriot and owned 10% or more of the voting power of Patriot’s then outstanding voting stock within the five-year period.

We are also subject to Section 33-841 and Section 33-842 of the CBCA. These provisions generally require business combinations with an interested shareholder to be approved by the board of directors and then by the affirmative vote of at least:

| ● | the holders of 80% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our voting stock; and |

| ● | the holders of 2/3 of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our voting stock, excluding the voting stock held by the interested