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 open-market purchases totaling 10,036 shares of Common Stock on March 10, 2026. Most of the buying was done through affiliated entities, including Seidman and Associates, L.L.C., Seidman Investment Partnership funds, LSBK06-08, L.L.C., Broad Park Investors, L.L.C., and Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P., at prices around $46.93–$47.06 per share. A small portion, 36 shares, was bought directly in his own name. The filing also notes multiple restricted stock awards that will vest in stages between 2026 and 2029 under Bankwell’s stock plans.
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. director Jeffrey R. Dunne reported an indirect open-market purchase of 357 shares of common stock at $46.00 per share on March 6, 2026, through a Deferred Compensation Plan. Following this transaction, indirect holdings reported under the plan total 5,805 shares.
The filing also updates direct holdings and restricted stock awards. Footnotes describe 1,600 restricted shares granted on December 29, 2023, 1,800 granted on February 7, 2025, and 1,455 granted on February 9, 2026, each with scheduled vesting through February 2029.
Bankwell Financial Group director Blake S. Drexler reported an open-market purchase of 27 shares of common stock at $46.00 per share on March 6, 2026. The transaction was made indirectly through a Deferred Compensation Plan, which now holds 36,854 shares for his benefit.
The filing also updates his other direct and indirect holdings, including 58,224 shares held by family members over which he exercises effective control and multiple restricted stock grants that vest in stages through 2029.
Bankwell Financial Group director Carl M. Porto reported an open-market purchase of 393 shares of common stock at $46.00 per share on March 6, 2026, through a Deferred Compensation Plan, bringing that indirect holding to 21,700 shares.
The filing also lists several direct and indirect common stock holdings with updated share balances and details multiple restricted stock awards granted between 2022 and 2026. Footnotes describe vesting schedules for these awards, with portions already vested and additional tranches scheduled to vest annually through February 2029.
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. director Dale Eric J reported an open-market purchase of 612 shares of common stock at $46.00 per share on March 6, 2026 through a Deferred Compensation Plan, held as indirect ownership totaling 41,908 shares after the transaction.
The filing also lists multiple blocks of directly held common stock, with post-transaction holdings of 400, 534, 1,200, 1,455 and 37,330 shares. Footnotes describe several restricted stock grants under the 2022 stock plan, including awards where 1,200, 1,066 and 600 shares had vested as of the filing date.
Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman reported multiple indirect open-market purchases of Common Stock on March 6, 2026. Entities associated with him bought a total of 1,271 shares, including 370 shares at 46.00 and 320 shares at 45.61 per share.
The holdings are spread across a deferred compensation plan and several investment partnerships and LLCs. Separate footnotes describe prior restricted stock grants from 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026, with portions vesting annually through 2029.
Bankwell Financial Group describes its 2025 performance as a growing Connecticut-based community bank with expanding regional reach. As of December 31, 2025, the company reported approximately $3.4 billion in total assets, $2.8 billion in net loans, $2.8 billion in deposits, and $301.5 million in shareholders’ equity.
The bank operates nine full-service branches in Connecticut and has opened a new full-service branch in Brooklyn, New York in early 2026, supported by limited-service offices in Connecticut and New York. Management emphasizes client-focused growth, scalable technology, and disciplined risk management, including strong underwriting, portfolio diversification, and active credit monitoring.
Commercial real estate and commercial business lending drive the balance sheet, with commercial real estate representing about 68% of loans and commercial business 23% at year-end 2025. Capital levels are highlighted as a strength, with an 8.90% tangible common equity ratio and the bank well above regulatory capital minimums, supplemented by subordinated notes qualifying as Tier 2 capital.
Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman reported new open‑market purchases of common stock made by several affiliated investment entities. On February 27, 2026, those entities bought a combined 2,520 shares of Bankwell common stock at prices between $46.77 and $46.90 per share, all reported as indirect ownership.
The filing also describes multiple restricted stock grants under Bankwell’s stock plans, including 1,455 shares granted on February 9, 2026 and earlier awards from 2025, 2023 and 2022, with portions scheduled to vest annually through February 7, 2029 and some tranches already vested as of the filing date.
Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman reported amended insider activity showing entities associated with him bought 10,000 shares of Bankwell common stock in open-market transactions on February 23, 2026 at prices around $47.39–$47.42, all held indirectly through investment partnerships and LLCs.
The amendment corrects an earlier filing that mistakenly used a sale code instead of a purchase code and also updates Seidman’s holdings to include several restricted stock grants, such as 1,455 shares granted on February 9, 2026 and prior grants of 1,800, 1,600, and another 1,600 shares with specified multi‑year vesting schedules.
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. director Lawrence B. Seidman filed an amended insider report updating his direct holdings of 534 shares of common stock. These shares relate to a grant of 1,600 restricted shares awarded on December 29, 2023 under the company’s 2022 stock plan.
According to the grant schedule, 533 shares vested on February 7, 2025, another 533 shares are scheduled to vest on February 7, 2026, and 534 shares are scheduled to vest on February 7, 2027. The footnote states that 1,066 shares had vested as of the filing date, so this amendment mainly documents vesting and current ownership rather than new open‑market buying or selling.