ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. to Expand on Long Island Through Merger with The First of Long Island Corporation

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNOB) ("ConnectOne or “Company"), parent company of ConnectOne Bank, and The First of Long Island Corporation (Nasdaq: FLIC) (“First of Long Island”), parent company of The First National Bank of Long Island, jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which First of Long Island will merge with and into ConnectOne. The combined company will operate under the ConnectOne brand, and will have approximately $14 billion in total assets, $11 billion in total deposits, and $11 billion in total loans.