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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): August 29, 2025
 
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)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
900 Bedford Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(203) 252-5900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
PNBK
 
NASDAQ Global Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 






 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
 
Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a stock purchase agreement and a separate warrant purchase agreement (collectively, the “Purchase Agreements”), both dated as of August 29, 2025, with certain accredited investors named therein (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering by the Company directly to the Investors (the “Offering”), an aggregate of 31,985,103 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares” or the “Common Stock”). The Shares consist of (a) 19,196,000 shares of the Company’s voting Common Stock (“Voting Common Stock”), and (b) 12,789,103 shares of the Company’s non-voting Common Stock (the “Non-Voting Common Stock”) that will be issuable six months after closing of the Offering upon exercise of three-year warrants (the “Warrants”). Upon such Warrant holders or their assignees meeting certain conditions (the “Non-Control Conditions”) described in the warrant purchase agreement and the prospectus supplement below, the Non-Voting Common Stock may be exchanged for shares of Voting Common Stock (such Non-Voting Common Stock or Voting Common Stock, the “Warrant Shares”). The Shares, the Warrants and the underlying Warrant Shares are collectively referred to as the “Securities.” The Shares will be sold to the Investors at a price per share of $1.25 per Share and the Warrants will be sold to Investors at a price of $0.125 per Warrant Share. The Warrants are exercisable no earlier than six months after the closing of the Offering at an exercise price of $1.56 per Warrant Share, subject to increase to as much as $1.685 per Warrant Share under certain conditions described in the Warrant Purchase Agreement. The proceeds from the Offering, prior to deducting the estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $25.6 million. Estimated offering expenses are $250,000.
 
The Company intends to use the proceeds of this Offering for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital, debt repayment, and/or general and administrative expenses.
 
The Purchase Agreements contain customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, and customary conditions to closing. No underwriter or placement agent participated in the Offering.
 
The Shares and Warrants are being offered and sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated September 2, 2025 and an accompanying base prospectus that form a part of the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which became effective on May 22, 2025 (File No. 333-287283). The closing of the Offering is expected to take place on or about September 3, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
 
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of this document, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the opinion of Michelman & Robinson LLP, relating to the Shares is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.  Description
   
5.1 Opinion of Michelman & Robinson, LLP.
   
10.1 Form of Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2025, by and among Patriot National Bancorp , Inc. and the Investors.
   
10.2 Form of Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2025, by and among Patriot National Bancorp , Inc. and the Investors.
   
10.3 Form of Warrant, dated as of August 29, 2025, by and among Patriot National Bancorp , Inc. and the Investors.
   
23.1 Consent of Michelman & Robinson, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
 






 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the Company’s plans, objectives, goals, strategies, business plans, future events or performance. Words such as “anticipates," “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “targets,” “designed,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will” or other similar words and expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements.
 
Because forward-looking statements relate to future results and occurrences, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties, changes in circumstances and other factors that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding its business, plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Many possible events or factors could affect the Company’s future financial results and performance and could cause its actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any anticipated results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the Offering and other risks as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Given these factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K is as of the date of this Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
 






 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.
September 2, 2025
By:
/s/ Carlos P. Salas
Carlos P. Salas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
EX-5.1 2 ex_858517.htm EXHIBIT 5.1 ex_858517.htm

Exhibit 5.1

 

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September 2, 2025

 

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

900 Bedford Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06901

 

Re: Offering of Shares of Common Stock and Warrants

 

To the addressees set forth above:

 

We have acted as special counsel to Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a prospectus supplement, dated September 2, 2025 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), to be filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), to a Registration Statement (File No. 333-287283) on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), which includes a base prospectus (the “Base Prospectus,” and such Base Prospectus as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, the “Prospectus”). The Prospectus relates to the registration under the Securities Act (the “Offering”) of up to 19,196,000 shares of the Company’s voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), to be offered and sold pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement , dated August 29, 2025, by and between the Company and the purchasers thereto (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) and 12,789,103 shares of the Company’s Non-Voting Common Stock that will be issuable no sooner than six months following the Closing Date of the Offering upon the exercise of the three year warrants (the “Warrants”) to be offered and sold pursuant to that certain Warrant Purchase Agreement, also dated August 29, 2025, by and between the Company and the purchasers thereto (the “Warrant Purchase Agreement”). The Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants may, upon such purchasers meeting the conditions (the “Non-Control Conditions”) described elsewhere in the Warrant Purchase Agreement and prospectus supplement, may be exchanged for shares of Voting Common Stock (such Non-Voting Common Stock or Voting Common Stock, as applicable, the “Warrant Shares”). The Shares, the Warrants, and the underlying Warrant Shares are collectively referred to as the “Securities.” The forms of Stock Purchase Agreement and Warrant Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Purchase Agreements”) and the form of Warrant will be filed as exhibits to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

 

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This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related applicable Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares and the Warrant Shares.

 

In connection herewith, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of: (i) the Registration Statement and Prospectus as filed with the Commission; (ii) the Purchase Agreements; (iii) the form of Warrant, (iv) the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date; (v) the Company’s bylaws, as amended to date; (vi) resolutions of the board of directors of the Company relating to the Offering; and (vii) such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of rendering the opinion set forth herein. We have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. We have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters.

 

In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed that: (i) all information contained in all documents reviewed by us is true and correct; (ii) all signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine; (iii) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to the originals of those documents; and (iv) each natural person signing any document reviewed by us had the legal capacity to do so.

 

Based upon the foregoing, and having due regard for such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the Shares, the Warrants and Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, (a) when issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreements and upon receipt by the Company of the consideration therefor as provided therein, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (b) when the applicable Warrants have been duly exercised in accordance with their terms and the Warrant Purchase Agreements, including payment of the applicable exercise price, the resulting Warrant Shares of Non-Voting Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; and upon any exchange of such Non-Voting Common Stock for Voting Common Stock in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Warrant and Warrant Purchase Agreement, the resulting Warrant Shares of Voting Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the Connecticut Business Corporation Act of the State of Connecticut. We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Connecticut Business Corporation Act (the “CBCA”) and the federal laws of the United States applicable to the opinions expressed herein. Our opinions are based solely on our review of the CBCA as currently in effect.

 

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Our opinion set forth above is subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, including without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought; (iii) the unenforceability under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of, or contribution to, a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; (iv) the rights or remedies available to any party that takes discretionary action that is arbitrary, unreasonable or capricious, or is not taken in good faith or in a commercially reasonable manner; (v) legal and ethical obligations that attorneys who are involved in the transaction may be bound; and (vi) the effect of the exercise of judicial discretion, whether in a proceeding in equity or at law..

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on or about the date hereof and its incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement and further consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus, which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

 

/s/ Michelman & Robinson, LLP

 

MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP

 

 

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EX-10.1 3 ex_858522.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 29, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.          The Company and each Purchaser have executed the Stock Purchase Agreement in which Stock Purchase Agreement is being held in escrow and is not deemed to be delivered and only becomes effective on the Closing of the Offering and filing of the Registration Statement..

 

B.          Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement (the “Offering”), certain equity securities of the Company, consisting of:

 

 

(a)

that number of shares of voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Voting Common Stock”) at $1.25 per share, set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement, and/or

 

 

(b)

that number of shares of non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Non-Voting Common Stock”, and collectively with the Non-Voting Common Stock the “Common Stock”) set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement at a price of $1.25 per share.

 

The Voting Common Stock and the Non-Voting Voting Common Stock are collectively referred herein to as the “Shares” or the “Securities.”

 

C.          The Securities are not being offered in combination or as a unit and Purchaser may elect to purchase either one or both of the Securities, subject to the approval of the Company, as set forth on the Purchaser’s signature page to this Agreement.         

 

D.          No Purchaser shall be entitled to purchase the Securities issuable at Closing that would cause such Purchaser (including its Affiliates or any other Persons with which it is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the BHC Act or the CIBC Act (each as defined below), to acquire, or to obtain the right to acquire, more than 9.99% of the outstanding Shares or the voting securities of the Company (including Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock, no par value per share, of the Company (“Series A Preferred Stock”)) or such amount of the voting Securities and/or nonvoting securities of the Company (including Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock) that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act or the CIBC Act on a post transaction basis that assumes that such Closing shall have occurred (the “Non-Control Conditions”).

 

E.          Prior to the Closing of the Offering and in connection therewith, the Voting Common Stock, including Voting Common Stock that Non-Voting Common Stock may be converted into or exchanged for, will be registered for sale under the Securities Act pursuant to a Form S-3 registered direct offering prospectus supplement. 

 

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers agree as follows:

 

1.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Aggregate Purchase Price” means the sum of the Aggregate Voting Common Stock Purchase Price and the Aggregate Non-Voting Common Stock Purchase Price set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereto to be paid for the Securities purchased hereunder in US Dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

“Aggregate Non-Voting Common Stock Purchase Price” means Non-Voting Common Stock Purchase Price times the number of shares of Non-Voting Common Stock to be issued;

 

“Aggregate Voting Common Stock Purchase Price” means Voting Common Stock Purchase Price times the number of shares of Voting Common Stock to be issued;

 

“Bank” means Patriot Bank, N.A., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.

 

“BHC Act” means the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

 

“CIBC Act” means the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Aggregate Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

 

“Governmental Entity” means any national, federal, state, county, municipal, local or foreign government, or any political subdivision, court, body, agency or regulatory authority thereof, and any person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to any of the foregoing.

 

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document; provided, however, that clause (ii) shall not include the impact of (A) changes in banking and similar laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by any applicable Governmental Entity, (B) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to banks and their holding companies generally, (C) changes in general economic conditions, including interest rates, affecting banks generally, (D) the effects of any action or omission taken by the Company or the Bank expressly required by this Agreement or taken with the prior written consent of any Purchaser, or (E) the public disclosure of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, except, with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (C), to the extent that the effect of such changes has a disproportionate impact on the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated banks and their holding companies generally.

 

“Non-Voting Common Stock Purchase Price” means $1.25 per share.

 

“Person” means an individual, firm, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, Governmental Entity or other entity or organization.

 

“Principal Trading Market” means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading.

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation, or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

“Purchase Price” means the collective reference to the Voting Common Stock Purchase Price for the Voting Common Stock and the Non-Voting Stock Purchase Price for the Non-Voting Common Stock.

 

“Purchaser Questionnaire” means the Accredited Investor Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto to be completed, executed and delivered to the Company by each Purchaser together with this Agreement.

 

“Registrable Securities” means the Voting Common Stock and the Warrant Shares to the extent convertible to the extent convertible into Voting Common Stock.

 

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“Registration Statement” means a Form S-3 prospectus supplement filed with the SEC prior to the Closing of the Offering meeting the requirements set forth in this Agreement and covering a registered direct offering by the Company of the Registrable Securities. .

 

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

“Subsidiary” means any entity the Company wholly owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, or the OTC Markets on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed and delivered by the Company to the Purchasers in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or any successor transfer agent for the Company.

 

“Voting Common Stock Purchase Price” means $1.25 per share.

 

2.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing.

 

(a) At the Closing, upon the terms set forth herein, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and such Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Shares set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement at the Aggregate Purchase Price.

 

(b) The Closing shall occur at 10:00 a.m. (New York City Time) on the Closing Date or such other time and location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.2 Deliverables; Closing Conditions.

 

(a) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser, or if any Purchaser otherwise instructs in writing, to such Purchaser’s designee as set forth on the signature page hereto, evidence of the issuance of the Shares purchased by such Purchaser. Such delivery shall be against payment of the applicable Aggregate Purchase Price therefor by each Purchaser or by its designee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions.

 

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(b) The respective obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties contained herein (in each case, unless made as of a specified date therein, in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects as of such date) of the Company (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers) and the representations and warranties contained herein of the Purchasers (with respect to the obligations of the Company);

 

(ii) 

 

(1) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers) and the Purchasers (with respect to the obligations of the Company) required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects;

 

(2) the Company and the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered this Agreement to each other and the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Company the Purchaser Questionnaire;

 

(3) (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers only) the Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to each Purchaser a Form 8-K and a form of Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC prior to the Closing of the Offering;

 

(4) (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers only) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(5) (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers only) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Company’s Principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any trading market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the Closing.

 

3.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser as follows:

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Each of the Company and the Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business, and to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification.

 

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(b) Authorizations; Enforceability.

 

(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. No further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(ii) The Securities have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.

 

(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof, will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act.

 

(d) Neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor any other person makes or has made any representation or warranty to any Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or representatives, except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 3.1, including with respect to (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospective information relating to the Company, the Bank or any of the Company’s other Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or (ii) any oral or written information presented to any Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

3.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

(a) Organization; Authority. If such Purchaser is an entity, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. If such Purchaser is an entity, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such Purchaser, and no further approval or authorization by any of such persons, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights, or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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(c) Investment Intent. The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for his or its own account and not with a view to, or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum period of time and reserves the right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Securities, other than pursuant to the effective Registration Statement under Securities Act, if any, or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not presently have any agreement, plan, or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the Securities (or any securities which are derivatives thereof) to or through any person or entity. Such Purchaser is not a registered broker dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered as a broker dealer.

 

(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser has provided the information in the Purchaser Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the information contained therein is complete and accurate as of the date thereof, as of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date.

 

(e) Residency. Such Purchaser’s office in which its investment decision with respect to the Securities was made is located at the address for such Purchaser set forth under such Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereof.

 

(f) Experience of Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is capable of protecting its own interests in connection with this investment and has experience as an investor in securities of companies like the Company. Such Purchaser is able to hold the Securities indefinitely if required, is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities, and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Further, Purchaser understands that no representation is being made as to the future trading value or trading volume of the Securities.

 

(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser is sufficiently aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Company’s filings with the SEC and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, management and representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities and any such questions have been answered to such Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management, and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. The Purchaser has received all information it deems appropriate for assessing the risk of an investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has not made any representation, express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any available information except that the Company has made the express representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1 of this Agreement,

 

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(h) Independent Investment Decision. Such Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to invest in the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser confirms that it has not relied on the advice of the Company (or any of its agents, counsel, or Affiliates) or any other Purchaser or other Purchaser’s business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the investment in the Securities constitutes legal, regulatory, tax, or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax, and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its investment in the Securities. Such Purchaser has not relied on the business, legal, or regulatory advice of the Company’s agents, counsel, or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(i) Reliance on Information. Such Purchaser understands that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements, and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Securities.

 

(j) No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are not savings accounts, deposits or other obligations of any bank and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), including the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund, or any other governmental entity.

 

(k) Trading. Such Purchaser acknowledges that there is a limited trading market for the Common Stock.

 

(l) Knowledge as to Conditions. Such Purchaser does not know of any reason why any regulatory approvals and, to the extent necessary, any other approvals, authorizations, filings, registrations, and notices required or otherwise a condition to the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be obtained, solely with respect to facts or circumstances related to such Purchaser.

 

(m) Reliance. The Company will be entitled to rely upon this Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Agreement or a copy hereof to (i) any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company and its Affiliates, and (ii) any interested party in any Proceeding with respect to the matters covered hereby, in each case, to the extent required by any Governmental Entity to which the Company is subject, provided that the Company provides the Purchaser with prior written notice of such disclosure to the extent practicable and allowed by applicable law.

 

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(n) Certain Fees. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest, or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Purchaser for any commission, fee, or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Purchaser.

 

(o) No General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not investing in the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice, or other communication regarding the Securities, whether submitted to Purchaser by the Company prior to the Closing, or published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other form of “general solicitation” or “general advertising” (as such terms are used in Regulation D).

 

(p) No Agreements. Such Purchaser has not entered into any agreements with shareholders of the Company or other subscribers (i) for the purpose of controlling the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) regarding voting or transferring Purchaser’s interest in the Company.

 

(p) Antitrust and Other Consents, Filings, Etc. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Entity or authority or any other person or entity in respect of any law or regulation is necessary or required to be obtained or made by such Purchaser, and no lapse of a waiting period under law applicable to such Purchaser is necessary or required, in each case in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement or the investment in the Securities contemplated hereby, other than passivity or anti-association commitments or other documentation that may be required by the Federal Reserve or other federal or state banking authority and except for such schedules or statements required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 13D-G of the Exchange Act.

 

(q) Financial Capability. At the Closing, such Purchaser shall have available funds necessary to consummate the Closing on the terms and conditions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(r) Regulation M. Such Purchaser is aware that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of Securities and other activities with respect to the Securities by the Purchasers.

 

(s) Beneficial Ownership. The purchase by such Purchaser of the Securities issuable to it at the Closing will not result in such Purchaser (including its Affiliates or any other Persons with which it is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the BHC Act or the CIBC Act) acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting securities of the Company or such amount of the voting securities and/or nonvoting securities of the Company that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act or the CIBC Act on a post transaction basis that assumes that such Closing shall have occurred. Such Purchaser does not presently intend to, alone or together with others, make a public filing with the SEC to disclose that it has (or that it together with such other Persons have) acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, as a result of such Closing (when added to any other securities of the Company that it or they then own or have the right to acquire), more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting securities of Company or such amount of the voting securities and/or nonvoting securities of the Company that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act or the CIBC Act of the Company on a post transaction basis that assumes that such Closing shall have occurred.

 

(t) Avoidance of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Purchaser (together with its Affiliates (as such term is used under the BHC Act)) shall have the ability to purchase or exercise any voting rights of any securities in excess of 9.99% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of the Company. In the event any Purchaser breaches its obligations under this Section 3,2(t), or believes that it is reasonably likely to breach such an obligation, it shall promptly notify the Company and shall cooperate in good faith to promptly modify any ownership or make other arrangements or take any other action, in each case, as is necessary to cure or avoid such breach.

 

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(u) Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement. Purchaser agrees to keep all communications with the Company and its officers and directors as confidential and while Purchaser continues to own any Securities purchased hereunder agrees not to disparage the Company or any of its officers, directors, or employees.

 

(v) No Other Representation. Such Purchaser has not made and does not make any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

 

4.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue the Shares.

 

4.2 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Voting Common Stock on the Principal Trading Market, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall submit all applicable documents to the Principal Trading Market to list or quote all of the Voting Common Stock on such Principal Trading Market.

 

4.3 Use of Proceeds. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital and general and administrative expenses.

 

5.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Shares abandoned at any time prior to the Closing: (i) by mutual written agreement of the Company and any Purchaser (with respect to itself only); (ii) by the Company or any Purchaser, upon written notice to the other parties, in the event that any Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or injunction or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or prohibiting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such order, decree, injunction or other action shall have become final and nonappealable; (iii) by any Purchaser (with respect to itself only), upon written notice to the Company, if (A) there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation or warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, in each case such that a closing condition in Section 2.2(b) would not be satisfied; (iv) by the Company (with respect to a Purchaser), upon written notice to such Purchaser, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by such Purchaser in this Agreement, or any such representation or warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, in each case such that a closing condition in Section 2.2(b) would not be satisfied. In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section 5.1, the Company shall promptly notify all non-terminating Purchasers.

 

5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of evidence of the issuance of any Shares to the Purchasers.

 

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5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such subject matter, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail (provided the sender receives e-mail notification or confirmation of receipt of an e-mail transmission) at the e-mail address specified in this Section 5.4 prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address specified in this Section 5.4 on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on any Trading Day, (c) if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified (receipt requested) the Trading Day following delivery to such courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

 

900 Bedford Street

 

Stamford, CT 06901

 

Attention: Steven Sugarman

 

Email: LegalNotices@bankpatriot.com

   

With a copy to:

Michelman & Robinson, LLP

 

10880 Wilshire Blvd., 19th floor

  Los Angeles, CA 90024
 

Attention: Sanford L. Michelman, Esq.

 

Email: smichelman@mrllp.com

   

If to a Purchaser:

To the address set forth under such

Purchaser’s name on the signature page

hereof;

 

or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Shares (or prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser) or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

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5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the Purchasers.

 

5.8 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall occur, on an exclusive basis, in the state or federal courts located in the City, County and State of New York (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by Law. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

5.10 Waiver of Fiduciary Obligations; Informed Consent. By executing this Agreement, each Purchaser does hereby:

 

 

(a)

acknowledge and understand that Steven Sugarman who is the President of the Company, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and a significant stockholder of the Company is also an “Of Counsel” attorney at Michelman & Robinson, LLP (“M&R”), the law firm that has acted as legal counsel to the Company in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Mr. Sugarman has not acted nor is acting as an attorney in connection with such transaction and none of his communications with any Purchaser should be construed as legal advice;

 

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(b)

acknowledge and understand that actual or potential conflicts of interest may exist or arise by reason of Mr. Sugarman also serving as an officer of the Company and/or member of the Board;

 

 

(c)

acknowledge and agree that Mr. Sugarman in his capacity as an officer of the Company and/or member of the Board does not owe any fiduciary or other duty to the Purchasers, other than such non-waivable fiduciary duties imposed upon directors and officers under the laws of the State of Connecticut and applicable banking laws and regulations;

 

 

(d)

waive any actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with M&R acting as legal counsel to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by their execution of this Agreement give their informed written consent to the foregoing acknowledgements in this Agreement; and

 

 

(e)

acknowledge and understand that each such Purchaser is encouraged to seek independent legal counsel to review the terms of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and ensure that such Purchaser’s interests are protected. By his, her or its signature hereto, each such Purchaser acknowledges the fact that such Purchaser has consulted, or has had the opportunity to consult, with the legal counsel of his, her or its choice prior to his, her or its execution of this Agreement.

 

5.11 Concurrent Separate Private Placement of Warrants. Concurrent with and separate from this Offering, the Company has offered for sale to certain investors, in a private placement pursuant to Rule 506(b) of Regulation D, a three-year warrant entitling the holder to purchase shares of Non-Voting Common Stock or, subject to compliance with the Non-Control Conditions, Voting Common Stock. Subject to the Non-Control Conditions, any Non-Voting Common Stock issued upon exercise of such warrants may be exchanged for an equal number of shares of Voting Common Stock. The proceeds from such sale shall be used for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital and general and administrative expenses.

 

5.12 Confidential Supervisory Information. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no disclosure, representation or warranty shall be made (or other action taken) pursuant to this Agreement that would involve the disclosure of confidential supervisory information (including “confidential supervisory information” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 261.2(b), “non-public OCC information” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 4.32(b) and “exempt information” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 309.5(g)) of a Governmental Entity by any party to this Agreement to the extent prohibited by applicable law. To the extent legally permissible, appropriate substitute disclosures or actions shall be made or taken under circumstances in which the limitations of the preceding sentence apply.

 

5.13 Survival. The representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein shall survive the Closing, and the delivery of the Shares.

 

5.14 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature on this Agreement is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a legally valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

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5.15 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.16 Replacement of Securities. If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity or bond, if requested. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.

 

5.17 Remedies. Each of the Purchasers and the Company shall be entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, for any breach of the Transaction Documents.

 

5.18 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the Effective Date.

 

 

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.

   
   
 

By:                                                         

 

Name:

 

Title:

   
   
 

Wire instructions for funds:

 

Account name: Patriot National Bancorp Inc FBO Investors

 

Account number: 890314206

 

Routing number: 021112935

 

Bank Address:

 

Patriot Bank, NA

 

900 Bedford Street

 

Stamford, CT 06901

 

Additional information: [INSERT PURCHASER’S NAME]

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:

   
 

By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate Voting Common Stock Purchase Price: $                     

 

Aggregate Non-Voting Common Stock Purchase Price: $                     

   
 

Aggregate Number of shares of Common Stock to be Acquired at Closing:

   
 

Voting:                                               

Non-Voting:                                              
   
 

Tax ID No.:

   
 

Address for Notice:

   
   
   

 

Telephone Number:

E-mail

Address:

 

Attention:

 

 

Broker Name:

Broker’s DTC Participant #:

Account #

Account Name:

Name and Tel. No. of Broker’s Representative:

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Patriot National Bancorp Inc. Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

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Exhibit A

 

Form of Purchaser Accredited Investor Questionnaire

 

 

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EX-10.2 4 ex_858523.htm EXHIBIT 10.2

EXHIBIT 10.2

WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Warrant Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 29, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.          The Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement following completion of a registered direct offering under the Securities Act.

 

B.          Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the approval of the Company, each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement (the “Offering”), a three (3) year warrant in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a “Warrant”) entitling the holder to purchase shares of non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Non-Voting Common Stock”, all such shares of Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant, the “Warrant Shares”), at a purchase price equal to $0.125 multiplied by the number of applicable Warrant Shares issuable upon full exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant Purchase Price”), which Warrant may be exercised after six months from the date of issuance at an exercise price per Warrant Share equal to $1.56 (consistent with NASDAQ Rule 5635(d). Subject to the Warrant holder meeting the “Non-Control Conditions” set forth below, the Warrant shall be exercisable into voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Voting Common Stock”, collectively with the Non-Voting Common Stock the “Common Stock”) and the Warrant Shares may be exchanged for an equal number of shares of Voting Common Stock. The Warrant and the underlying Warrant Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”

 

C.         No Purchaser shall be entitled to purchase any Warrant issuable at Closing that would cause such Purchaser (including its Affiliates or any other Persons with which it is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the BHC Act or the CIBC Act (each as defined below), to acquire, or to obtain the right to acquire, more than 9.99% of the outstanding Securities or the voting securities of the Company (including Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock, no par value per share, of the Company (“Series A Preferred Stock”) or such amount of the Voting Common Stock or Non-Voting Common Stock (including Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock) that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act or the CIBC Act on a post transaction basis that assumes that such Closing shall have occurred (the “Non-Control Conditions”).

 

D.          Prior to completion of the Offering, the Voting Common Stock that Warrant Shares may be converted into subject to a Purchaser’s compliance with the above Non-Control Conditions will be registered pursuant to a registered direct offering under a prospectus supplement filed by the Company under the Securities Act.

 

E.         If after December 31, 2026, the closing price of the Common Stock on the Principal Trading Market (as defined below) is above $2.00 per share for over 30 (thirty) straight days (the “Price Threshold”), the Company shall provide notice to the holder of the Warrant of the achievement of the Price Threshold. The exercise price of the Warrant shall increase by $0.125 per Warrant Share 180 (one hundred eighty) days following the notice of the achievement of the Price Threshold (the “Adjustment Date”).

 

 

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F.           THE FOREGOING DESCRIPTION OF THE WARRANT IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE FORM OF WARRANT ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Purchasers agree as follows:

 

1.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

“Aggregate Warrant Purchase Price” means the Aggregate Warrant Purchase Price set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereto to be paid for the Warrant purchased hereunder in US Dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

“Bank” means Patriot Bank, N.A., a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.

 

“BHC Act” means the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

 

“CIBC Act” means the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Warrant on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

 

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Aggregate Warrant Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Warrant, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the third (3rd) Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

 

“Governmental Entity” means any national, federal, state, county, municipal, local or foreign government, or any political subdivision, court, body, agency or regulatory authority thereof, and any person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to any of the foregoing.

 

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

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“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document; provided, however, that clause (ii) shall not include the impact of (A) changes in banking and similar laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by any applicable Governmental Entity, (B) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to banks and their holding companies generally, (C) changes in general economic conditions, including interest rates, affecting banks generally, (D) the effects of any action or omission taken by the Company or the Bank expressly required by this Agreement or taken with the prior written consent of any Purchaser, or (E) the public disclosure of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, except, with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (C), to the extent that the effect of such changes has a disproportionate impact on the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated banks and their holding companies generally.

 

“Person” means an individual, firm, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, Governmental Entity or other entity or organization.

 

“Price Threshold” shall have the meaning as that term is defined in the Recitals.

 

“Principal Trading Market” means the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading.

 

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation, or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

“Purchaser Questionnaire” means the Accredited Investor Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto to be completed, executed and delivered to the Company by the Purchaser together with this Agreement.

 

“Registrable Securities” means the shares of Voting Common Stock that may be issued in exchange for Warrant Shares or upon exercise of the Warrant, subject to compliance with the Non-Control Conditions.

 

“Registration Statement” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in this Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Registrable Securities.

 

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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“Subsidiary” means any entity the Company wholly owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

“Trading Market” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, or the OTC Markets on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

 

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and any other documents or agreements between the Company and the Purchasers in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

“Transfer Agent” means Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or any successor transfer agent for the Company.

 

“Warrants” shall mean the three-year warrants entitling the Purchasers to purchase Warrant Shares in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached to this Agreement.

 

“Warrant Exercise Price” means, for each Warrant Share, $1.56 subject to increase to $1.69 if the Company achieves the Price Threshold. .

 

“Warrant Purchase Price” has the meaning given to that term in the Recitals.

 

2.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1 Closing.

 

(a) At the Closing, upon the terms set forth herein, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and such Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company a Warrant exercisable for the number of Warrant Shares (or Voting Common Stock subject to the Non-Control Conditions) set forth below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement at the Aggregate Warrant Purchase Price.

 

(b) The Closing shall occur at 10:00 a.m. (New York City Time) on the Closing Date or such other time and location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.2 Deliverables; Closing Conditions.

 

(a) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser, or if any Purchaser otherwise instructs in writing, to such Purchaser’s designee as set forth on the signature page hereto, evidence of the issuance of Warrants purchased by such Purchaser. Such delivery shall be against payment of the applicable Aggregate Warrant Purchase Price therefor by each Purchaser or by its designee by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions.

 

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(b) The respective obligations of the Company, on the one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i) the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties contained herein (in each case, unless made as of a specified date therein, in which case they shall be accurate in all material respects as of such date) of the Company (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers) and the representations and warranties contained herein of the Purchasers (with respect to the obligations of the Company);

 

(ii) 

 

(1) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers) and the Purchasers (with respect to the obligations of the Company) required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed in all material respects;

 

(2) the Company and the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to each other this Agreement, and the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Company the Purchaser Questionnaire;

 

(3) (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers only) the Company shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to each Purchaser a draft Form 8-K and a draft form of Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC within three (3) Business Days following the Closing Date;

 

(4) (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers only) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(5) (with respect to the obligations of the Purchasers only) from the date hereof until the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Company’s Principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any trading market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Warrant at the Closing.

 

3.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser as follows:

 

(a) Organization; Authority. Each of the Company and the Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business, and to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification.

 

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(b) Authorizations; Enforceability.

 

(i) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. No further action is required by the Company, its board of directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(ii) The Securities have been duly and validly authorized and, when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.

 

(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof, will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act.

 

(d) Neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor any other person makes or has made any representation or warranty to any Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or representatives, except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 3.1, including with respect to (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospective information relating to the Company, the Bank or any of the Company’s other Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or (ii) any oral or written information presented to any Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

3.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

(a) Organization; Authority. If such Purchaser is an entity, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the applicable Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. If such Purchaser is an entity, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or, if such Purchaser is not a corporation, such partnership, limited liability company or other applicable like action, on the part of such Purchaser, and no further approval or authorization by any of such persons, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

(b) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery, and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, or instrument to which such Purchaser is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights, or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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(c) Investment Intent. The Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to, or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Purchaser does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum period of time and reserves the right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Warrant Shares after they become exercisable following 180 days from the Closing Date, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, if any, or under an exemption from such registration and in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser does not presently have any agreement, plan, or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute or effect any distribution of any of the Securities (or any securities which are derivatives thereof) to or through any person or entity. Such Purchaser is not a registered broker dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act or an entity engaged in a business that would require it to be so registered as a broker dealer.

 

(d) Purchaser Status. At the time such Purchaser was offered the Warrant, it was, and at the date hereof it is, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser has provided the information in the Purchaser Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the information contained therein is complete and accurate as of the date thereof, as of the date hereof, and as of the Closing Date.

 

(e) Residency. Such Purchaser’s office in which its investment decision with respect to the Securities was made is located at the address for such Purchaser set forth under such Purchaser’s name on the signature page hereof.

 

(f) Experience of Purchaser. Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication, and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is capable of protecting its own interests in connection with this investment and has experience as an investor in securities of companies like the Company. Such Purchaser is able to hold the Securities indefinitely if required, is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities, and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Further, Purchaser understands that no representation is being made as to the future trading value or trading volume of the Securities.

 

(g) Access to Information. Such Purchaser is sufficiently aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Company’s filings with the SEC and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, management and representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities and any such questions have been answered to such Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction; (ii) access to information about the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management, and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. The Purchaser has received all information it deems appropriate for assessing the risk of an investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other investigation conducted by or on behalf of such Purchaser or its representatives or counsel shall modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents. Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has not made any representation, express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any available information except that the Company has made the express representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1 of this Agreement,

 

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(h) Independent Investment Decision. Such Purchaser has independently evaluated the merits of its decision to invest in the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and such Purchaser confirms that it has not relied on the advice of the Company (or any of its agents, counsel, or Affiliates) or any other Purchaser or other Purchaser’s business and/or legal counsel in making such decision. Such Purchaser understands that nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the investment in the Securities constitutes legal, regulatory, tax, or investment advice. Such Purchaser has consulted such legal, tax, and investment advisors as it, in its sole discretion, has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its investment in the Securities. Such Purchaser has not relied on the business, legal, or regulatory advice of the Company’s agents, counsel, or Affiliates in making its investment decision hereunder, and confirms that none of such Persons has made any representations or warranties to such Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(i) Reliance on Information. Such Purchaser understands that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgements, and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Securities.

 

(j) No Governmental Review. Such Purchaser understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities. Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are not savings accounts, deposits or other obligations of any bank and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), including the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund, or any other governmental entity.

 

(k) Trading. Such Purchaser acknowledges that there is a limited trading market for the Common Stock.

 

(l) Knowledge as to Conditions. Such Purchaser does not know of any reason why any regulatory approvals and, to the extent necessary, any other approvals, authorizations, filings, registrations, and notices required or otherwise a condition to the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be obtained, solely with respect to facts or circumstances related to such Purchaser.

 

(m) Reliance. The Company will be entitled to rely upon this Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Agreement or a copy hereof to (i) any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company and its Affiliates, and (ii) any interested party in any Proceeding with respect to the matters covered hereby, in each case, to the extent required by any Governmental Entity to which the Company is subject, provided that the Company provides the Purchaser with prior written notice of such disclosure to the extent practicable and allowed by applicable law.

 

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(n) Certain Fees. No Person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest, or claim against or upon the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Purchaser for any commission, fee, or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding entered into by or on behalf of such Purchaser.

 

(o) No General Solicitation. Such Purchaser is not investing in the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice, or other communication regarding the Securities, whether submitted to Purchaser by the Company prior to the Closing, or published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other form of “general solicitation” or “general advertising” (as such terms are used in Regulation D).

 

(p) No Agreements. Such Purchaser has not entered into any agreements with shareholders of the Company or other subscribers (i) for the purpose of controlling the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) regarding voting or transferring Purchaser’s interest in the Company.

 

(p) Antitrust and Other Consents, Filings, Etc. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Entity or authority or any other person or entity in respect of any law or regulation is necessary or required to be obtained or made by such Purchaser, and no lapse of a waiting period under law applicable to such Purchaser is necessary or required, in each case in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement or the investment in the Securities contemplated hereby, other than passivity or anti-association commitments or other documentation that may be required by the Federal Reserve or other federal or state banking authority and except for such schedules or statements required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 13D-G of the Exchange Act.

 

(q) Financial Capability. At the Closing, such Purchaser shall have available funds necessary to consummate the Closing on the terms and conditions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(r) Regulation M. Such Purchaser is aware that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of Securities and other activities with respect to the Securities by the Purchasers.

 

(s) Beneficial Ownership. The purchase by such Purchaser of the Securities issuable to it at the Closing will not result in such Purchaser (including its Affiliates or any other Persons with which it is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the BHC Act or the CIBC Act) acquiring, or obtaining the right to acquire, more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting securities of the Company or such amount of the voting securities and/or nonvoting securities of the Company that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act or the CIBC Act on a post transaction basis that assumes that such Closing shall have occurred. Such Purchaser does not presently intend to, alone or together with others, make a public filing with the SEC to disclose that it has (or that it together with such other Persons have) acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, as a result of such Closing (when added to any other securities of the Company that it or they then own or have the right to acquire), more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the voting securities of Company or such amount of the voting securities and/or nonvoting securities of the Company that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act or the CIBC Act of the Company on a post transaction basis that assumes that such Closing shall have occurred.

 

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(t) Avoidance of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Purchaser (together with its Affiliates (as such term is used under the BHC Act)) shall have the ability to purchase or exercise any voting rights of any securities in excess of 9.99% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of the Company. In the event any Purchaser breaches its obligations under this Section 3,2(t), or believes that it is reasonably likely to breach such an obligation, it shall promptly notify the Company and shall cooperate in good faith to promptly modify any ownership or make other arrangements or take any other action, in each case, as is necessary to cure or avoid such breach.

 

(u) Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement. Purchaser agrees to keep all communications with the Company and its officers and directors as confidential and while Purchaser continues to own any Securities purchased hereunder agrees not to disparage the Company or any of its officers, directors, or employees.

 

(v) No Other Representation. Such Purchaser has not made and does not make any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

 

4.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue the Warrant Shares and such shares of Voting Common Stock as the Warrant Shares may be exchanged for subject to compliance with the Non-Control Conditions.

 

4.2 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Voting Common Stock on the Principal Trading Market, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall submit all applicable documents to the Principal Trading Market to list or quote all of the Registrable Securities on such Principal Trading Market.

 

4.3 Use of Proceeds. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital and general and administrative expenses.

 

5.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the sale and purchase of the Securities abandoned at any time prior to the Closing: (i) by mutual written agreement of the Company and any Purchaser (with respect to itself only); (ii) by the Company or any Purchaser, upon written notice to the other parties, in the event that any Governmental Entity shall have issued any order, decree or injunction or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or prohibiting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such order, decree, injunction or other action shall have become final and nonappealable; (iii) by any Purchaser (with respect to itself only), upon written notice to the Company, if (A) there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation or warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, in each case such that a closing condition in Section 2.2(b) would not be satisfied; (iv) by the Company (with respect to a Purchaser), upon written notice to such Purchaser, if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by such Purchaser in this Agreement, or any such representation or warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, in each case such that a closing condition in Section 2.2(b) would not be satisfied. In the event of a termination pursuant to this Section 5.1, the Company shall promptly notify all non-terminating Purchasers.

 

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5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of evidence of the issuance of any Securities to the Purchasers.

 

5.3 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such subject matter, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail (provided the sender receives e-mail notification or confirmation of receipt of an e-mail transmission) at the e-mail address specified in this Section 5.4 prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail at the e-mail address specified in this Section 5.4on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on any Trading Day, (c) if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified (receipt requested) the Trading Day following delivery to such courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

If to the Company:

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

 

900 Bedford Street

 

Stamford, CT 06901

 

Attention: Steven Sugarman

 

Email: LegalNotices@bankpatriot.com

   

With a copy to:

Michelman & Robinson, LLP

 

10880 Wilshire Blvd., 19th floor

  Los Angeles, CA 90024
 

Attention: Sanford L. Michelman, Esq.

 

Email: smichelman@mrllp.com

   

If to a Purchaser:

To the address set forth under such

Purchaser’s name on the signature page

hereof;

 

or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by such Person.

 

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities (or prior to the Closing, the Company and each Purchaser) or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

 

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5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the Purchasers.

 

5.8 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all Proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, employees or agents) shall occur, on an exclusive basis, in the state or federal courts located in the City, County and State of New York (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such New York Court, or that such Proceeding has been commenced in an improper or inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by Law. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

5.10 Waiver of Fiduciary Obligations; Informed Consent. By executing this Agreement, each Purchaser does hereby:

 

 

(a)

acknowledge and understand that Steven Sugarman who is the President of the Company, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and a significant stockholder of the Company is also an “Of Counsel” attorney at Michelman & Robinson, LLP (“M&R”), the law firm that has acted as legal counsel to the Company in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Mr. Sugarman has not acted nor is acting as an attorney in connection with such transaction and none of his communications with any Purchaser should be construed as legal advice;

 

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(b)

acknowledge and understand that actual or potential conflicts of interest may exist or arise by reason of Mr. Sugarman also serving as an officer of the Company and/or member of the Board;

 

 

(c)

acknowledge and agree that Mr. Sugarman in his capacity as an officer of the Company and/or member of the Board does not owe any fiduciary or other duty to the Purchasers, other than such non-waivable fiduciary duties imposed upon directors and officers under the laws of the State of Connecticut and applicable banking laws and regulations;

 

 

(d)

waive any actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with M&R acting as legal counsel to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by their execution of this Agreement give their informed written consent to the foregoing acknowledgements in this Agreement; and

 

 

(e)

acknowledge and understand that each such Purchaser is encouraged to seek independent legal counsel to review the terms of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and ensure that such Purchaser’s interests are protected. By his, her or its signature hereto, each such Purchaser acknowledges the fact that such Purchaser has consulted, or has had the opportunity to consult, with the legal counsel of his, her or its choice prior to his, her or its execution of this Agreement.

 

5.11 Concurrent Separate Offering of Common Stock. Concurrently with and separately from this Offering, the Company is offering for sale to certain investors shares of Voting Common Stock at a price of $1.25 per share and shares of Non-Voting Common Stock at a price of $1.25 per share. The proceeds from such sale shall be used for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital and general and administrative expenses.

 

5.12 Confidential Supervisory Information. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no disclosure, representation or warranty shall be made (or other action taken) pursuant to this Agreement that would involve the disclosure of confidential supervisory information (including “confidential supervisory information” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 261.2(b), “non-public OCC information” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 4.32(b) and “exempt information” as defined in 12 C.F.R. § 309.5(g)) of a Governmental Entity by any party to this Agreement to the extent prohibited by applicable law. To the extent legally permissible, appropriate substitute disclosures or actions shall be made or taken under circumstances in which the limitations of the preceding sentence apply.

 

5.13 Survival. The representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein shall survive the Closing, and the delivery of the Securities.

 

5.14 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature on this Agreement is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a legally valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

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5.15 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.16 Replacement of Securities. If any Warrant, certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new Warrant, certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity or bond, if requested. The applicant for a new Warrant, certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

 

5.17 Remedies. Each of the Purchasers and the Company shall be entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, for any breach of the Transaction Documents.

 

5.18 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the Effective Date.

 

 

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.

   
   
 

By:                                                          

 

Name:

 

Title:

   
   
 

Wire instructions for funds:

 

Account name: Patriot National Bancorp Inc FBO Investors

 

Account number: 890314206

 

Routing number: 021112935

 

Bank Address:

 

Patriot Bank, NA

 

900 Bedford Street

 

Stamford, CT 06901

 

Additional information: [INSERT PURCHASER’S NAME]

 

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NAME OF PURCHASER:

   
 

By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate Number of Warrant to be acquired at Closing:                                                              

Warrant Purchase Price:                            $0.125

   
   
 

Tax ID No.:

   
 

Address for Notice:

   
   
   

Telephone Number:

E-mail

Address:

 

Attention:

 

 

Broker Name:

Broker’s DTC Participant #:

Account #

Account Name:

Name and Tel. No. of Broker’s Representative:

   

 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Patriot National Bancorp Inc. Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

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Exhibit A

 

Form of Warrant

 

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Exhibit B

 

Form of Purchaser Accredited Investor Questionnaire

 

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EX-10.3 5 ex_858524.htm EXHIBIT 10.3

EXHIBIT 10.3

Exhibit A to Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

 

PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

This Warrant is issued to _______________, a ___________ (the “Holder”) by Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”).

 

1.    Purchase of Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Warrant, the Holder is entitled, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company (or at such other place as the Company shall notify the Holder hereof in writing), to purchase from the Company up to [_________] shares of fully paid and nonassessable shares of non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Non-Voting Shares”), or upon a showing of “no control” pursuant to Section 3(d) below, then voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Voting Shares” and collectively with Non-Voting Shares the “Shares”) at an exercise price set forth in Section 2, such purchase right being subject to the vesting and exercise requirements set forth in Section 3, and the expiration date as set forth in Section 10 below.

 

This Warrant is issued in connection with the Warrant Purchase Agreement entered into by and between the Company and Holder dated as of August 29, 2025 (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings as defined in the Agreement.

 

2.    Exercise Price. The exercise price for the Shares shall be $1.56, and subject to the Warrant holder meeting the “Non-Control Conditions” set forth below, subject to adjustments as provided below in Section 7, provided, however, the Holder shall not be entitled to purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant that would cause the Holder (including its Affiliates (as defined in the Agreement) or any other Persons (as defined in the Agreement) with which the Holder is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”) or the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978 (“CIBC Act”), to acquire, or to obtain the right to acquire, more than 9.99% of the outstanding Shares or the voting securities of the Company (including Common Shares issuable upon conversion of Series A preferred stock of, no par value per share, of the Company (“Series A Preferred Stock”)) or such amount of the voting securities and/or nonvoting securities of the Company (including Non-Voting Shares issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock) that would constitute “control” under the BHC Act or the CIBC Act on a post transaction basis that assumes that such purchase shall have occurred (the “Non-Control Conditions”). If, after December 31, 2026, the price of the Common Stock of the Company closes above $2.00 per share for over 30 (thirty) straight days (the “Price Threshold”), the Company shall provide notice to the holder of the Warrant of the achievement of the Price Threshold. The Warrant exercise price shall increase by $0.125 per Warrant Share 180 (one hundred eighty) days following the notice of the achievement of the Price Threshold (the “Adjustment Date”).

 







 

3.    Vesting, Exercise and Termination Date. This Warrant:

 

(a)    has been issued on __________, 2025 (the “Issuance Date”),

 

(b)    shall be fully vested upon issuance;

 

(c)    shall be exercisable on a date which shall commence on the date that is six (6) months from the Issuance Date; and

 

(d)    to the extent not previously exercised shall terminate and shall no longer be in force and effect on the date that is three (3) years from the Issuance Date.

 

4.    Method of Exercise

 

(a)    While this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable in accordance with Section 3 above, the Holder may exercise, in whole or in part, the purchase rights evidenced hereby. Such exercise shall be effected by:

 

(i)    the surrender of the Warrant, together with the Notice of Exercise (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A) executed by the Holder and delivered to the Secretary of the Company at its principal offices; and

 

(ii)    the payment to the Company of an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased.

 

(b)    Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been affected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which this Warrant shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in Section 4(a) above. At such time, the person(s) or entity(ies) in whose name or names any certificates for Shares shall be issuable upon such exercise shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Shares represented by such certificates.

 

(c)    Following surrender of the Warrant, delivery of the Exercise Notice and payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased, the Company shall deliver a replacement Warrant evidencing the balance of any unexercised (vested and unvested) Shares, with otherwise identical terms and conditions.

 

(d)    Upon a certification by Holder that they would own less than 9.9% voting shares post exercise, this Warrant will be exercised into Voting Shares, otherwise they will be exercised into Non-Voting Shares. The Non-Voting Shares would be convertible into Voting Shares consistent with the terms and conditions of the Charter existing on the Date hereof.

 







 

5.         Certificates for Shares; Voting Restrictions. Upon the exercise of the purchase rights evidenced by this Warrant, one or more certificates for the number of Shares so purchased shall be issued as soon as practicable thereafter, and in any event within twenty (20) days of the delivery of the Notice of Exercise.  Pursuant to the Agreement, the Holder is subject to certain limitations and restrictions on voting the Shares. In the event and to the extent that the Holder shall sell, transfer or assign this Warrant or the Shares, the assignee or transferee shall become party to the Agreement, by execution and delivery to the Company of, a counterpart signature page, joinder agreement, instrument of accession, or similar instrument, to such Agreement.

 

6.    Issuance of Shares. The Company covenants that the Shares, when issued pursuant to the exercise of this Warrant, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, and charges with respect to the issuance thereof.

 

7.    Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares. The number of and kind of securities purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

(a)    Subdivisions, Combinations and Other Issuances. If the Company shall at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant subdivide the Shares, by split‑up or otherwise, or combine its Shares, or issue additional shares of its Shares as a dividend, the number of Shares issuable on the exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be proportionately increased in the case of a subdivision or stock dividend, or proportionately decreased in the case of a combination. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the purchase price payable per share, but the aggregate purchase price payable for the total number of Shares purchasable under this Warrant (as adjusted) shall remain the same. Any adjustment under this Section 7(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective, or as of the record date of such dividend, or in the event that no record date is fixed, upon the making of such dividend.

 

(b)    Reclassification and Reorganization. In case of any reclassification, capital reorganization, or change in the capital stock of the Company (other than as a result of a subdivision, combination, or stock dividend provided for in Section 7(a) above, then the Company shall make appropriate provision so that the Holder shall have the right at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant to purchase, at a total price equal to that payable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable in connection with such reclassification, reorganization, or change by a holder of the same number of Shares as were purchasable by the holder of this Warrant immediately prior to such reclassification, reorganization, or change. Such an event shall include any automatic conversion of the outstanding or issuable securities of the Company of any series of preferred stock to common stock pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation upon the closing of a registered public offering of the Company’s common stock. In any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of the holder of this Warrant so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable with respect to any shares of stock or other securities and property deliverable upon exercise hereof, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to the purchase price per share payable hereunder, provided the aggregate purchase price shall remain the same.

 

(c)    Notice of Adjustment. When any adjustment is required to be made in the number or kind of shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant, or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of such event and of the number of Shares or other securities or property thereafter purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant. Upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall furnish a statement setting forth the calculation of the new number of Shares and Exercise Price, together with such supporting information (e.g., corporate resolutions and amendments to the certificate of incorporation) as the Holder may reasonably request.

 







 

8.    No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment therefor on the basis of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

9.    Representations and Covenants of the Company

 

(a)    Corporate Representation. The Company represents that all corporate actions on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the sale and issuance of this Warrant have been taken.

 

(b)    Reservation of Shares. The Company agrees to take such actions as may be necessary to reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, such Shares and other securities, as from time to time shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with its terms.

 

10.    Representations and Warranties by the Holder. The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

(a)    This Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof are being acquired for its own account, for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof within the meaning of the Act. Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall, if so requested by the Company, confirm in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company, that the securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are being acquired for investment and not with a view toward distribution or resale.

 

(b)    The Holder understands that the Warrant and the Shares have not been registered under the Act by reason of their issuance in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and that they must be held by the Holder indefinitely, and that the Holder must therefore bear the economic risk of such investment indefinitely, unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Act or is exempted from such registration.

 

(c)    The Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of this Warrant and the Shares purchasable pursuant to the terms of this Warrant and of protecting its interests in connection therewith.

 

(d)    The Holder is able to bear the economic risk of the purchase of the Shares pursuant to the terms of this Warrant.

 

(e)    The Holder is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act (“Accredited Investor”).

 

(f)    The acquisition by the Holder of this Warrant will not cause the Holder (including its Affiliates or any other Persons with which the Holder is acting in concert or whose holdings would otherwise be required to be aggregated for purposes of the BHC Act or the CIBC Act) to violate the Non-Control Conditions.

 







 

11.    Restrictive Legend

 

The Shares (unless registered under the Act) shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. COPIES OF THE AGREEMENT COVERING THE PURCHASE OF THESE SHARES AND RESTRICTING THEIR TRANSFER MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY.

 

12.    Transferability. Subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of this Section 13, this Warrant is transferable only to an “affiliate” of the Holder as such term is defined in Rule 405 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act and that is an Accredited Investor and upon surrender of this Warrant properly endorsed or accompanied by written instructions of transfer.

 

Notwithstanding the above, this Warrant and all rights hereunder shall not be transferable in whole or in part without an effective related thereto or an opinion of counsel in a form satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required under the Act as then in effect or any federal or state securities law then in effect. Any such transfer shall be made at the office or agency of the Company at which this Warrant is exercisable, by the Holder or by its duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Warrant together with the assignment hereof properly endorsed, and promptly thereafter a new warrant shall be issued and delivered by the Company, registered in the name of the assignee. Until registration of transfer hereof on the books of the Company, the Company may treat the Holder as the owner hereof for all purposes.

 

13.    Rights of Stockholders. No holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, as a Warrant holder, to vote or receive dividends or be deemed the holder of the Shares or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof for any purpose, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the holder of this Warrant, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or, to give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance, or otherwise) or to receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or otherwise until the Warrant shall have been exercised and the Shares purchasable upon the exercise hereof shall have become deliverable, as provided herein.

 







 

14.    Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when given, and shall in any event be deemed to be given upon receipt or, if earlier, (a) five (5) days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service or other applicable postal service, if delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, (b) upon delivery, if delivered by hand, or (c) one business day after the business day of deposit with Federal Express or similar overnight courier, freight prepaid, and shall be addressed (i) if to the Holder, at the Holder's address as provided below, and (ii) if to the Company, at the address of its principal corporate offices or at such other address as a party may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other party pursuant to the provisions above.

 

If to Holder, to the address set forth on the signature page to the Agreement.

 

If to the Company to:

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

900 Bedford Street

Stamford, CT 06901

Attention: corporate secretary         

Email: legal@bankpatriot.com email

 

 

15.    Governing Law. This Warrant and all actions arising out of or in connection with this Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of the State of Connecticut or of any other state.

 

16.    Amendments. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought

 

17.    Rights and Obligations Survive Exercise of Warrant. Unless otherwise provided herein, the rights and obligations of the Company, of the holder of this Warrant and of the holder of the Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant, shall survive the exercise of this Warrant.

Issued this ___ day of ______, 2025.

 

[Signature page follows]

 







 

 

  Name of Holder:
     
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

Signature page to Warrant

 







 

EXHIBIT A

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO:         Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.

                                                                  

                                                                  

 

Attention: Secretary

1.           The undersigned hereby elects to purchase __________ Shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant.

2.           Method of Exercise (Please initial the applicable blank):

                                             The undersigned elects to exercise the attached Warrant by means of a cash payment, and tenders herewith payment in full for the purchase price of the shares being purchased, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

3.           Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

     
  (Name)  
     
     
     
     
  (Address)  

4.         The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the aforesaid Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or for resale, in connection with the distribution thereof, and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares and all representations and warranties of the undersigned set forth in Section 13 of the attached Warrant (including Section 13(e) thereof) are true and correct as of the date hereof.

       
    (Signature)  
       
    (Name)  
       
(Date)   (Title)  

 







 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

(To be signed only upon transfer of Warrant)

 

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto                                                                                         , in compliance with Section 15 of the Warrant, the right represented by the attached Warrant to purchase                          shares of Common Stock of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. to which the attached Warrant relates, and appoints                          Attorney to transfer such right on the books of                     , with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:                                         

 

   
  (Signature must conform in all respects to name of Holder as specified on the face of the Warrant)
     
  Address:  
     
     

 

Signed in the presence of: