Patriot National Bancorp insider trade comes as $1 shares face reverse-split deadline
Patriot National Bancorp closed Friday at $1.12, up 3.7%, after director Mario De Tomasi bought 85,000 shares at $0.96 each on May 27. Shareholders approved a reverse stock split of up to 1-for-20, with the board to decide timing and ratio. The company reported a first-quarter loss of $1.8 million, narrowed from $2.8 million a year earlier. Market cap stands at about $131.8 million.