FWP 1 cob3944911-fwp.htm FILING UNDER SECURITIES ACT RULES 163/433 OF FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES

Free Writing Prospectus
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-258093
August 12, 2021

4,000,000 Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of

5.25% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A

Term Sheet

Issuer:         ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”)
 
Security:

Depositary shares (“Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of the Company’s 5.25% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Preferred Stock”)

 
Aggregate Liquidation Amount:

$100,000,000 (4,000,000 Depositary Shares)

 
Overallotment Option:

The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional $15,000,000 (600,000 Depositary Shares) from the Company at the public offering price less the underwriting discount. They may exercise that option for 30 days.

 
Expected Rating:

BB+ by Kroll Bond Rating Agency

A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. Ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

 
Liquidation Preference: $25 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock)
 
First Reset Date: September 1, 2026
 
Reset Date: The First Reset Date and each date falling on the fifth anniversary of the preceding Reset Date.
 
Reset Period: The period from, and including, the First Reset Date to, but excluding, the following Reset Date and thereafter each period from, and including, each Reset Date to, but excluding, the next following Reset Date.
 
Dividend Payment Dates: If declared, dividends will be payable quarterly, in arrears, on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021.
 
Dividend Rate (Non-
cumulative):

From and including the original issue date to, but excluding, September 1, 2026 or the date of earlier redemption, 5.25% and from and including September 1, 2026, during each Reset Period, the five-year treasury rate as of the most recent reset dividend determination date (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August 11, 2021 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”)) plus 4.42%.




Day Count Convention:         30/360 to, but excluding, September 1, 2026, and, thereafter, a 360-day year and the number of days actually elapsed.
 
Term:

Perpetual

 
Trade Date:

August 12, 2021

 
Settlement Date: August 19, 2021 (T + 5)
 
Optional Redemption: The Company may, at its option and subject to any required regulatory approval, redeem the shares of the Preferred Stock (i) in whole or in part, from time to time, on any dividend payment date on or after the First Reset Date, or (ii) in whole but not in part at any time within 90 days following a “regulatory capital treatment event,” as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, in each case at a cash redemption price equal to $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock (equivalent to $25 per Depositary Share), plus any declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends to but excluding the redemption date. Holders of Depositary Shares will not have the right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Depositary Shares.
 
Public Offering Price: $25 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock)
 
Underwriting Discount and
Commission:
3.15% / $0.7875 per Depositary Share
 
Net Proceeds (before expenses)
to the Issuer:

$96,850,000 (or $111,377,500 if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Depositary Shares, in full)

 
Use of Proceeds: The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include providing capital to support organic growth or growth through strategic acquisitions, repaying indebtedness, financing investments, capital expenditures, repurchasing shares of common stock and for investments in the Bank as regulatory capital.
 
Joint Book-Running Managers:

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company
Piper Sandler & Co.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

 
Co-Manager: Stephens Inc.
 
Depositary: Broadridge Corporation Issuer Solutions, Inc.
 
Listing: The Company has applied to list the Depositary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Stock Market under the symbol “CNOBP”. If approved for listing, trading of the Depositary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market is expected to commence within the 30-day period after the original issuance date of the Depositary Shares.
 
CUSIP/ISIN for the Depositary
Shares:
20786W 503 / US20786W5031


The Depositary Shares are not deposits or other obligations of a bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.

We expect that delivery of the Depositary Shares will be made against payment for the Depositary Shares on or about the Settlement Date indicated above, which will be the fifth business day following the trade date of August 12, 2021 (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+5”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally will be required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Depositary Shares on any date prior to the fifth business day preceding the Settlement Date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the shares will initially settle in five business days (T+5), to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own investment advisor.

The Company has filed a “shelf” registration statement (File No. 333-258093) (including a base prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”) on July 22, 2021 and the related Preliminary Prospectus Supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Base Prospectus and the related Preliminary Prospectus Supplement if you request it by emailing Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company at USCapitalMarkets@kbw.com, by emailing Piper Sandler & Co. at fsg-dcm@psc.com, by contacting Raymond James, Attention: Equity Syndicate, 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, by telephone at (800) 248-8863 or by e-mail at prospectus@raymondjames.com, or by emailing FISyndicate@stephens.com.

This pricing term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. The information in this pricing term sheet supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. Other information (including other financial information) presented in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement is deemed to have changed to the extent affected by the information contained herein. Capitalized terms used in this pricing term sheet but not defined have the meanings given them in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

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