ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. Appoints Daniel Rifkin to Its Board of Directors
January 02, 2019 at 07:30 am
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On January 2, 2019 prior to the opening of business, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. completed its previously announced merger with Greater Hudson Bank with and into ConnectOne Bank. The merger was in accordance with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 11, 2018, by and between the Registrant, the Bank, and Greater Hudson. At closing, Greater Hudson merged with and into the Bank, with the Bank as the surviving company. The company announced that at the effective time, Mr. Daniel Rifkin, former Vice Chairman and Director of Greater Hudson, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Registrant and the Board of Directors of ConnectOne Bank, both of which have been expanded to include thirteen members. Aside from the foregoing, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Rifkin and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Rifkin was selected as a Director. Mr. Rifkin has not yet been appointed to any committees of the Board of Directors of the Registrant or the Bank. There are no material plans, contracts or other arrangements (or amendments thereto) to which Mr. Rifkin is a party, or in which he participates, that was entered into or amended, in connection with Mr. Rifkin being appointed as a director of the Registrant and the Bank.
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. is a financial services company. It operates through its bank subsidiary, ConnectOne Bank. ConnectOne Bank is a commercial bank offering a full suite of deposit and loan products and services to the general public, primarily to small and mid-sized businesses, local professionals and individuals residing, working and conducting business in the New York Metropolitan area and the South Florida market served by its West Palm Beach office. Its products and services include personal and business checking accounts, money market accounts, time and savings accounts, credit cards, wire transfers, safe deposit boxes, access to automated teller services and telephone, Internet and mobile banking. It also offers consumer and commercial business loans on a secured and unsecured basis, revolving lines of credit, commercial mortgage loans, and residential mortgages on both primary and secondary residences, home equity loans, bridge loans and other personal purpose loans.
CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. 
