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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 is asking shareholders to elect ten directors, approve two advisory votes on executive compensation, and ratify RSM US LLP as auditor at its May 20, 2026 annual meeting in Darien, Connecticut. Shareholders of record on March 26, 2026 may vote online, by phone, mail or in person.
The proxy explains board composition, independence and diversity, director fees and equity, and a performance-based pay program for senior executives. For 2025, Bankwell reported net income of $35.2 million, or $4.45 per share, with a 1.09% return on average assets, 12.44% return on average tangible common equity and a 54.1% efficiency ratio.
Bankwell Financial Group director-related entities bought a total of 10,000 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions on March 13, 2026. Purchase prices ranged from $46.95 to $46.99 per share, and all shares are held indirectly through investment partnerships and LLCs associated with Lawrence B. Seidman.
After these buys, example positions include Seidman and Associates, L.L.C. holding 216,904 shares and Broad Park Investors, L.L.C. holding 134,733 shares. Seidman also holds multiple restricted stock awards granted between 2022 and 2026 under company stock plans, with portions already vested and additional tranches scheduled to vest annually through 2029.
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. director Lawrence B. Seidman, through several affiliated investment entities, reported open‑market purchases of a total of 10,000 shares of Bankwell common stock on March 12, 2026 at prices around $46.87–$46.90 per share.
After these trades, the filing shows indirect holdings including 212,819 shares by Seidman and Associates, L.L.C., 175,667 shares by Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P., and other entity positions. Seidman also holds multiple restricted stock awards that vest in annual tranches from 2026 through 2029 under Bankwell’s stock plans.
Bankwell Financial Group director Lawrence B. Seidman, through several affiliated entities, reported open-market purchases totaling 10,000 shares of Bankwell common stock on March 11, 2026 at prices between $46.64 and $46.67 per share. The buying was executed by entities including Seidman and Associates, Seidman Investment Partnership entities, LSBK06-08, Broad Park Investors and Chewy Gooey Cookies.
The filing also updates Seidman’s equity-based compensation. It describes multiple restricted stock awards under Bankwell’s 2012 and 2022 stock plans, with portions already vested and additional tranches scheduled to vest annually from February 2026 through February 2029, reinforcing his ongoing equity exposure to the company.
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.