ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.: management transactions · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. is a U.S.-listed banking company traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker CNOB, placing it squarely in the universe of American regional financials followed by both institutional and retail investors. The company is incorporated in New Jersey and operates as a registered bank holding company. Its principal operating subsidiary, ConnectOne Bank, is headquartered at 301 Sylvan Avenue in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and serves the New York metropolitan area, New Jersey, and, through a West Palm Beach office, South Florida. ([ir.connectonebank.com](https://ir.connectonebank.com/corporate-information/corporate-profile/default.aspx)) ConnectOne’s roots go back to 2005, when ConnectOne Bank was founded. Since then, management has built the franchise around a relationship-driven, “people-first” model that combines local decision-making with a modern digital delivery platform. The bank focuses primarily on small and mid-sized businesses, local professionals, and individuals in its markets. Its core product set includes commercial deposits, business checking and savings, commercial and industrial lending, owner-occupied real estate loans, revolving credit facilities, SBA lending, small-business loans, mortgages, home-equity loans, and personal lending products. The group also owns BoeFly, a fintech marketplace that connects franchise borrowers with funding sources through a network of partner banks, adding a specialized non-bank growth and fee-income channel. ([ir.connectonebank.com](https://ir.connectonebank.com/corporate-information/corporate-profile/default.aspx)) From a competitive standpoint, ConnectOne positions itself as a high-performing commercial bank that aims to compete with larger institutions through customization, responsiveness, and technology-enabled service delivery. Management emphasizes a reduced-branch, hub-based operating model, supported by relationship bankers who go to clients rather than waiting for clients to come in. That strategy has been reinforced by an active acquisition track record. The most important recent event was the completion of the merger with The First of Long Island Corporation in June 2025, following shareholder approval earlier that spring. The combined company now operates under the ConnectOne brand and was presented as having roughly $14 billion in assets, $11 billion in deposits, and $11 billion in loans, with a goal of becoming one of the top five banks on Long Island by deposit market share. ([ir.connectonebank.com](https://ir.connectonebank.com/news-market-information/press-release/news-details/2025/Shareholders-of-ConnectOne-Bancorp-Inc.-and-The-First-of-Long-Island-Corporation-Approve-Proposed-Merger/default.aspx)) For investors, the appeal lies in a scalable regional banking franchise with concentrated exposure to attractive Northeast markets, a commercial lending bias, and optionality from both integration synergies and specialized niche businesses such as BoeFly. Recent company commentary has highlighted post-merger integration progress, incremental synergy realization, and continued dividend payments on both common and preferred stock. Overall, ConnectOne Bancorp is best viewed as a growth-oriented U.S. regional bank with a disciplined, client-first culture and a meaningful strategic expansion story. ([ir.connectonebank.com](https://ir.connectonebank.com/news-market-information/press-release/news-details/2026/ConnectOne-Bancorp-Inc--Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))