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<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  financial statements of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. as of March
31,  2000 and for the quarter  then ended and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0001098146
<NAME>                        Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.
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