ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

May 18, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (CNOB)
CIK: 0000712771
Period of Report: 2016-05-16

Reporting Person: Sorrentino Frank III (Director, Chairman, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-05-16	Common Stock	M	9750	$6.15	Acquired	559886	Direct
2016-05-16	Common Stock	S	6095	$16.009	Disposed	553791	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-05-16	Stock Option	$6.15	M	9750	Disposed	2018-01-11	Common Stock (9750)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The proceeds of the sale reported on this Form 4 was used to fund the exercise price of the stock option exercise also reported herein, as well as satisfy Mr. Sorrentino's income tax obligations, also with respect to the stock option exercise.