On August 3, 2012, Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. ("Patriot") entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to a certain Written Agreement, dated June 2, 2010, by and between Patriot and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "Original Written Agreement"). The Amendment adds PNBK Holdings LLC and its affiliates as parties to the Original Written Agreement, which was a condition to the closing of the recapitalization transaction in October 2010. The Original Written Agreement was attached as Exhibit 10(a)(16) to Patriot's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, which was filed on March 23, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference. Patriot does not believe that the Amendment is material. A copy of the Amendment is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1              Amendment, dated August 3, 2012, to Written Agreement, dated June
                  2, 2010, by and between Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. and the
                  Federal Reserve Bank of New York