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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.'s filings document the holding company's ownership of Bankwell Bank and recurring disclosures for a commercial banking issuer. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly results of operations and financial condition, Regulation FD presentation materials, and trends in profitability, loan growth, deposits, funding costs, net interest margin, credit quality and SBA lending activity.
Definitive proxy materials cover annual meeting governance, director matters, executive compensation, equity awards and shareholder voting items. The filings also record the company's Connecticut incorporation, public-company identifiers, furnished earnings releases and exhibits used to report financial results and presentation materials.
Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman reported an indirect open-market purchase of Bankwell common stock. On June 5, 2026, a Deferred Compensation Plan associated with him bought 323 shares at $53.70 per share, increasing that plan’s holdings to 4,844 shares.
The filing also lists Seidman’s other direct and indirect holdings through several investment entities, along with multiple restricted stock grants that are scheduled to vest in tranches between 2026 and 2029 under Bankwell’s stock plans.
Bankwell Financial Group director Eric J. Dale reported an open-market purchase of common stock. On June 5, 2026, he bought 588 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. common stock at $53.70 per share through a Deferred Compensation Plan, increasing his indirect holdings there to 42,496 shares.
Separate entries show direct holdings of Bankwell common stock and multiple restricted stock grants under the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan with scheduled vesting dates through 2029. As of the filing date, the footnotes state that 1,200, 1,066, and 600 shares from different grants have vested.
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. director Blake S. Drexler reported a small open-market purchase of 79 shares of common stock at $53.70 per share on June 5, 2026, through a Deferred Compensation Plan, bringing that plan’s holdings to 36,933 shares.
The filing also updates his broader ownership picture, including 160,861 shares held directly, 58,224 shares held by family members over which he exercises effective control, and 1,128 shares held through an IRA/401(k), along with several tranches of restricted stock granted under company stock plans with scheduled vesting over future years.
Bankwell Financial Group director Jeffrey R. Dunne made an open-market purchase of 315 shares of common stock at $53.70 per share on June 5, 2026 through a Deferred Compensation Plan, bringing that indirect holding to 6,120 shares. The filing also outlines multiple restricted stock awards under the 2022 Stock Plan with vesting tranches scheduled from February 2026 through February 2029.
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. director Carl M. Porto reported an open-market purchase of company stock. On June 5, 2026, he bought 370 shares of Bankwell Financial Group common stock at $53.70 per share through a Deferred Compensation Plan, bringing that plan’s holdings to 22,070 shares.
He also reports various direct and indirect restricted stock positions. Footnotes describe grants of 1,600 shares on December 31, 2022, 1,600 shares on December 29, 2023, 1,800 shares on February 7, 2025, and 1,455 shares on February 9, 2026 under company stock plans, with portions of these awards already vested as of the filing date.
Bankwell Financial Group director Todd Lampert reported an open-market sale of 3,500 shares of common stock on June 5, 2026, at an average price of $53.59 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 12,366 common shares and also reports indirect holdings through an IRA and a spouse's IRA.
The filing also details multiple grants of restricted stock under Bankwell’s 2012 and 2022 Stock Plans, with portions scheduled to vest annually between 2026 and 2029. These awards represent ongoing equity-based compensation that increases his exposure to Bankwell’s future performance.
Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman and related entities increased their holdings through open‑market purchases of common stock. On June 1, 2026, they bought a combined 3,381 shares of BWFG at prices around $51.85–$52.04 per share.
Seidman personally acquired 81 shares at $51.95, bringing one direct holding line to 17,463 shares. Indirectly, entities such as Seidman and Associates, L.L.C., Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P. and others now report six‑figure share positions. Additional footnotes describe multi‑year vesting schedules for several restricted stock grants.
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. reported results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Of 7,973,180 common shares outstanding as of the record date, 6,640,905 were present or represented by proxy, indicating strong participation.
All ten director nominees were elected, with support generally above 85% of votes cast, and many receiving over 95%. Shareholders approved the advisory proposal on executive compensation, with 4,868,485 votes in favor, representing 94.43% of votes cast on that item.
Investors also supported holding the say-on-pay advisory vote every year, with 4,515,990 votes, or 87.60%, favoring an annual frequency. In addition, shareholders ratified the selection of RSM US LLP as independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 6,565,637 votes, or 98.87% of votes cast, in favor.
Bankwell Financial Group director-related entity buys small number of shares
An entity associated with director Lawrence B. Seidman, Seidman and Associates, L.L.C., made an open-market purchase of 170 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. common stock at $49.92 per share.
After this transaction, Seidman and Associates, L.L.C. held 217,884 shares of common stock indirectly. The filing also details multiple direct and indirect holdings for Seidman and several grants of restricted stock that vest over future dates, indicating ongoing equity-based compensation rather than a large new position change.