Criscione Laura 4

What Happened
Laura Criscione, EVP and Chief Compliance Officer of ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), received stock awards on 2026-03-25 and had shares withheld to cover taxes. Specifically, she was credited with 1,940 shares from earned performance units (acquired at $0.00) and 3,552 deferred stock units (granted at $0.00). To satisfy tax withholding on the performance-unit payout, 970 shares were disposed at $26.27 each, generating proceeds of $25,482. Net from the performance payout she added 970 vested shares to her holdings (1,940 acquired minus 970 withheld), and she received a separate grant of 3,552 deferred units that remain subject to forfeiture/vesting.

Key Details

• Transaction dates: 2026-03-25 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-27). Filing appears timely under Form 4 rules.
• Line items: A — 1,940 shares @ $0.00 (acquired, per performance units); F — 970 shares @ $26.27 (disposed for tax withholding) = $25,482; A — 3,552 shares @ $0.00 (grant of deferred stock units).
• Shares owned after the transactions: not disclosed in this filing.
• Footnotes: F1 = shares from performance units granted 3/20/2023; F2 = 970 shares withheld to satisfy taxes on the performance-unit payout; F3 = 3,552 deferred stock units subject to forfeiture, vesting 1/3 on 3/25/27, 1/3 on 3/25/28, and 1/3 on 3/25/29.
• Transaction codes: A = award/grant; F = tax withholding/disposition to cover tax liability.

Context
The 1,940 shares reflect earned performance units being delivered; the 970-share disposition is a routine tax-withholding action and not an open-market sale signaling sentiment. The 3,552 deferred stock units are a time-vesting award and do not provide immediate, unrestricted shares until vesting dates. These are compensation-related transactions rather than market purchases or sales by the insider.