** Community bank Patriot National Bancorp's PNBK.O shares jump as much as 23.1%; last up 12.8% at $1.32
** PNBK early Wednesday said it entered agreement to sell ~8.5 million shares to certain investors at $1.25 apiece for ~$10.7 million gross proceeds in a registered direct offering
** Stock closed down 18.2% at $1.17 on Tuesday
** PNBK set to snap seven-session losing streak if gains hold
** Bank will have 84.78 million outstanding shares after the offering, according to SEC filing
** In January, PNBK was designated by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to be in "troubled condition"
** PNBK in March had secured over $50 million in private placement
** As of last close, PNBK stock down 39.7 YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
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