UNITED STATES
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)
September 23, 2014
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Jersey | 001-35812 | 26-1998619 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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301 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
07632 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 816-8900
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On September 23, 2014 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated September 23, 2014
SIGNATURE
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.
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ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
(Registrant) |
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September 23, 2014
(Date) |
/s/ WILLIAM S. BURNS
William S. Burns Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Exhibit Index | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 23, 2014 | |
EXHIBIT 99.1
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc . (Nasdaq:CNOB) ("ConnectOne" or the "Corporation"), parent company of ConnectOne Bank , (the "Bank"), announced that the Board of Directors of ConnectOne Bancorp has declared a common cash dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend will be paid on November 3, 2014, to all shareholders of record on October 17, 2014.
About ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.
ConnectOne is a New Jersey corporation and a registered bank holding company pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The Bank is a community-based, full-service New Jersey-chartered commercial bank that was founded in 2005. The Bank operates from its headquarters located at 301 Sylvan Avenue in the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, New Jersey, and through its 23 other banking offices. For more information regarding ConnectOne Bank, visit https://www.ConnectOneBank.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All non-historical statements in this press release (including statements regarding loan growth) constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may use forward-looking terminology such as "expect," "look," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "may," "will" or similar statements or variations of such terms or otherwise express views concerning trends and the future. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to, the direction of interest rates, continued levels of loan quality and origination volume, continued relationships with major customers, including sources for loans, as well as the effects of international, national, regional and local economic conditions and legal and regulatory barriers and structure, including those relating to economic recovery and the deregulation of the financial services industry, and other risks cited in the Corporation's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. assumes no obligation for updating any such forward-looking statement at any time.
CONTACT: Investor Contact:
William S. Burns
Executive Vice President & CFO
201.816.4474; bburns@cnob.com
Media Contact:
Dawn Lauer
212.827.3744; dlauer@mww.com