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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sugarman Steven 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC [PNBK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC., 900 BEDFORD STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2026 (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06901 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Voting Common Stock 07/01/2026 M(1) 552,927 A $ 0 (1) 2,641,970 D Voting Common Stock 07/01/2026 F(2) 303,861 D $1.2(2) 2,338,109 D Voting Common Stock 9,019,978 I By Steven and Ainslie Sugarman Living Trust(3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

07/01/2026

M(1)

552,927

07/01/2026

07/01/2026

Voting Common Stock

552,927

$ 0

1,252,058

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sugarman Steven C/O PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP, INC. 900 BEDFORD STREET STAMFORD, CT 06901	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Steven Sugarman		07/02/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On July 1, 2026, upon the expiration of the restricted period on 552,927 restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person pursuant to an award agreement effective July 1, 2025 (previously disclosed in a Form 4 filed on August 14, 2025), 552,927 RSUS settled and the Issuer delivered shares of Common Stock in settlement thereof. No consideration was paid by the Reporting Person in connection with the settlement.
(2)	Represents 303,861 shares of Common Stock withheld by the Issuer upon settlement of the RSUs to satisfy the Reporting Person's applicable tax withholding obligations. The shares were withheld at a price of $1.20 per share, representing the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on July 1, 2026. The withheld shares were not delivered to the Reporting Person.
(3)	The Trust is a revocable living trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person and his spouse. The Reporting Person and his spouse are the trustees of the Trust.

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