Contact:
Patriot National Bank
900 Bedford Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Charles F. Howell
President and CEO
Robert F. O’Connell
SEVP & CFO
(203) 324-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES A 12.5% INCREASE IN ITS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Stamford, CT, June 14, 2006. Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Small Cap "PNBK"), the parent of Patriot National Bank, announced a 12.5% increase in the quarterly dividend on its Common Stock.
The dividend, in the amount of $0.045 per share, will be payable on July 19, 2006 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 5, 2006.