SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sokolich Mark

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.
301 SLYVAN AVENUE

(Street)
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. [ CNOB ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2020
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2020
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/02/2020 A 67,881(1) A (2) 83,131 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 63,672 shares of common stock held jointly with Mr. Sokolich's spouse, and 4,209 shares held in an IRA.
2. Received pursuant to the merger agreement between Issuer and Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. ("BKJ") dated August 15, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which BKJ was merged with and into the Issuer on January 2, 2020. At the effective time of the merger, each share of BKJ's common stock converted into the right to receive either (i) $16.25 in cash or (ii) 0.780 of a share of the Issuer's common stock, subject to certain election and proration procedures. Mr. Sokolich elected to receive the Issuer's common stock in exchange for his BKJ shares. On the trading day immediately preceding closing, the closing price of BKJ's common stock was $17.89 per share, and the closing price of Issuer's common stock was $25.72 per share.
Remarks:
On January 3, 2020, Mr. Sokolich filed a Form 4 with respect to acquisition of certain shares of the Issuers common stock in connection with the consummation of the merger agreement between the Issuer and Bancorp of New Jersey, Inc. dated August 15, 2019. In such report it was noted that the number of shares acquired were estimates and based on certain proration and election procedures. This Form 4 reflects the final calculation with respect to the shares acquired.
/s/ Laura Criscione, POA 01/30/2020
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