PNBK 8-K July 6 2006 re bcpbank
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 3, 2006
 
Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut
000-29599
06-1559137
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

900 Bedford Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(203) 324-7500
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01
Other Events
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-99.1:
Press Release




Item 8.01
Other Events
   
 
On July 3, 2006, Patriot National Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement with bcpbank, a national bank, with its main office in Newark, New Jersey, to acquire a small branch of bcpbank located at 45 West End Avenue, New York, New York. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The purchase of the branch is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close before the end of the year. The Manhattan branch will be Patriot's first branch in New York State and its acquisition will further Patriot's growth strategy by allowing it to establish additional branches in New York State in accordance with New York State Law.
 
   
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Exhibits. Press Release dated July 6, 2006
   
   


Exhibit Number
Description
   
99.1:
Press Release dated July 6, 2006.
   
 

 



SIGNATURES
   
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
 
 
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
 
 
Registrant
   
July 7, 2006
  
   
 
By:  / s / Robert F. O'Connell                                
 
Robert F. O'Connell
 
Senior Executive Vice President
 
and Chief Financial Officer
   




EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number
Description
   
99.1
Press Release dated July 6, 2006.