SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-07-02

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0pt"><B>Exhibit 10.2</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0pt">EXECUTION VERSION</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">CONNECTONE BANCORP,
INC.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As Issuer,</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">and</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As Trustee</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">INDENTURE</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Dated as of
June 30, 2015</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; text-align: center; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5.75% Fixed
to Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2025</P>

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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt; width: 16%; padding-left: 15pt"><FONT STYLE="color: #010000">Section 101</FONT></TD>
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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt; width: 4%; text-align: right">1</TD></TR>
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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 15pt"><FONT STYLE="color: #010000">Section 102</FONT></TD>
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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt">Compliance Certificates and Opinions</TD>
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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt; text-align: right">9</TD></TR>
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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt">Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee</TD>
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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt; padding-left: 15pt"><FONT STYLE="color: #010000">Section 104</FONT></TD>
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 <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0pt">Acts of Holders</TD>
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