BRIEF-Patriot National Bancorp Reports Q1 Earnings Per Share Of $0.27

May 4 (Reuters) - Patriot National Bancorp Inc:

* PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP CONTINUES EARNINGS MOMENTUM, FIRST QUARTER 2018 NET INCOME INCREASES TO $1.1 MILLION; TOTAL ASSETS UP 12%; ANNOUNCES KEY ADDITIONS TO MANAGEMENT TEAM; DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

* QUARTERLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.27

* NET INTEREST INCOME WAS $7.1 MILLION IN QUARTER, ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED FROM Q4 OF 2017 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: