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ConnectOne Bancorp Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 21, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Feb 21, 2025

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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) Financial Statements and Schedules:

The following Financial Statements and Supplementary Data are filed as part of this annual report:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm73
Consolidated Statements of Condition76
Consolidated Statements of Income77
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income78
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity79
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows80
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements81
(b)Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K) filed herewith or incorporated by reference as part of this annual report.
Exhibit No.Description
2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 4, 2024 by and between ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc., and The First of Long Island Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2024)
3.1The Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation as of May 21, 2020 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2020.
3.2Certificate of Amendment designating the 5.25% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, of the Company, filed with the Department of the Treasury of the State of New Jersey and effective August 17, 2021(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on August 19, 2021)
3.3The Registrant’s Amended and Restated By-Laws are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2018.
4.1**The Registrant’s Capital Stock
4.2Specimen of the Company’s 5.25% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on August 19, 2021).
4.3Deposit Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2021, among the Company, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., as depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 19, 2021)
10.1Indenture dated as of December 19, 2003, between the Registrant and Wilmington Trust Company relating to $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate debentures is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
10.2Amended and restated Declaration of Trust of Center Bancorp Statutory Trust II, dated as of December 19, 2003 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
10.3Guarantee Agreement between Registrant and Wilmington Trust Company dated as of December 19, 2003 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

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10.4Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2017, by and among the Registrant, ConnectOne Bank and Frank Sorrentino III, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 5, 2017. *
10.5Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of June 1, 2017, by and among the Registrant, ConnectOne Bank and William S. Burns, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 5, 2017 *
10.6Form of Change in Control Agreement by and between the Company and Laura Criscione dated December 19, 2013 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 20, 2013. *
10.7Indenture dated January 17, 2018, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee (1)
10.8Employment Agreement by and among the Registrant, ConnectOne Bank and Elizabeth Magennis dated October 16, 2023 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 17, 2023. *
10.92017 Equity Compensation Plan (2)
10.10Form of Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan between the Registrant and each of Frank Sorrentino, III, William S. Burns and Elizabeth Magennis (3) *

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10.11Form of Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan by and between the Bank and each of Frank Sorrentino III, William S. Burns, and Elizabeth Magennis (4) *
10.12Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement between the Registrant and each of Frank Sorrentino, III, William S. Burns and Elizabeth Magennis (3) *
10.13Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 15, 2020, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 15, 2020.
19**Insider Trading Policy
21.1**Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1**Consent of Crowe LLP
31.1**Personal certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2**Personal certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32**Personal certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. Compensation Recoupment Policy (5)
101.INS**Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH**Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL**Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF**Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB**Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE**Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(1)Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 17, 2018
(2)Incorporated by reference from Exhibit A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 27, 2017
(3)Incorporated by reference from Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 16, 2019
(4)Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 8, 2022
(5)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2023

All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are either inapplicable or not required, or because the required information is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.

**Filed herewith.

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