secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (CNOB)
CIK:        0000712771
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-004020
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ConnectOne and First of Long Island shareholders approve merger; close expected Q2 2025
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- ConnectOne shareholders voted 29.6M for, 22.7K against, 150.4K abstentions; FLIC shareholders also approved.
- Combined company will have ~$14B assets, $11B deposits, $11B loans, becoming top-5 bank on Long Island.
- Closing expected in Q2 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
- FLIC CEO Chris Becker to become Vice Chairman of ConnectOne following transaction close.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774925004020/0001437749-25-004020-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712771/000143774925004020/cnob20250212_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-004020

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