Finward Bancorp filings document the public-company disclosures of a bank holding company whose principal activity is holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Recent Form 8-K reports cover unaudited quarterly financial results, common stock dividend declarations, Regulation FD presentation materials, and board or director matters involving the Bancorp and its bank subsidiary.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting voting matters, director elections, board structure and governance practices. The filing record also reflects disclosure topics common to regulated banking issuers, including capital position, financial performance, liquidity, dividend considerations, regulatory and accounting factors, and compliance matters tied to Peoples Bank’s operations.
Evans Jennifer reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Finward Bancorp director Jennifer Evans reported receiving a grant of common stock. She was awarded 434 shares of Finward Bancorp common stock on July 11, 2025 at a stated price of $27.63 per share. Following this compensation-related award, she directly holds 434 common shares.
Finward Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 16, 2026.
The company reiterates extensive risk factors and notes a previously disclosed memorandum of understanding between Peoples Bank, the FDIC, and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, under which the Bank agreed to refrain from paying cash dividends without prior regulatory approval. Finward also cautions that any future dividends or share repurchases will depend on capital position, financial performance, market conditions, regulatory and accounting considerations, and other factors, so there is no assurance of future dividends or buybacks.
Finward Bancorp Executive Vice President Robert T. Lowry reported multiple holdings updates in the company’s common stock. On February 25, 2026, he acquired 369 shares as a grant or award at $36.60 per share, bringing his direct holdings to 11,215.7252 shares.
On December 30, 2025, he also bought 50.9367 shares of common stock at $35.56 per share through an indirect profit-sharing arrangement, with that account holding 15,143.7633 shares after the transaction. Additional indirect holdings on that date included 2,478 shares in an IRA and 755 shares held by his spouse. A footnote notes that certain shares were acquired through a dividend reinvestment plan.
Schmitt Benjamin Louis reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Finward Bancorp reported that Chief Financial Officer Benjamin Louis Schmitt was granted 419 shares of common stock at $36.60 per share. This award increased his directly held stake to 5,995.9137 common shares, reflecting a routine equity-based compensation transaction rather than an open-market purchase.
Finward Bancorp Executive Vice President Todd M. Scheub reported two acquisitions of company common stock. On February 25, 2026, he acquired 529 shares of common stock as a grant or award at a price of $36.60 per share, held directly.
On December 30, 2025, he also purchased 39.1831 shares of common stock at $35.56 per share through an indirect Profit Sharing arrangement, with a footnote stating these shares were acquired via a Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Finward Bancorp President and CEO Benjamin J. Bochnowski reported additional ownership of company common stock. On February 25, 2026, he received a grant of 697 common shares at $36.60 per share, bringing his directly held stake to 30,686 shares.
Earlier, on December 30, 2025, a profit-sharing account associated with him bought 6.243 common shares at $35.56 per share through the company’s dividend reinvestment plan, increasing that indirect holding to 1,856.0468 shares. Both transactions reflect acquisitions rather than sales.
Finward Bancorp announced upcoming board changes tied to its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Director Danette Garza will not stand for re-election and will retire from the boards of both Finward Bancorp and Peoples Bank at the end of her current term.
The board has nominated Martin P. Alwin to stand for election as a Class II director and, contingent on his election, he will resign as a Class I director at that meeting so the boards are reclassified into three directors in each of Classes I, II, and III. Following Garza’s retirement, the board size for both entities will be reduced from ten to nine members. The filing also reiterates existing forward-looking statement cautions and highlights previously disclosed regulatory constraints on Peoples Bank, including a memorandum of understanding that, among other things, restricts cash dividends without prior regulatory approval.
Finward Bancorp filed a current report to share that it has released its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The company furnished these results through a press release dated January 27, 2026, which is attached to the filing as an exhibit. Investors looking for specific revenue, profit, or balance sheet figures would find those details in the referenced earnings release rather than in this brief report.
Finward Bancorp filed a Form 13F reporting its institutional holdings. The filing lists 179 reported positions with a Form 13F information table value total of $128,789,429. The report was signed by Benjamin Schmitt, EVP & Chief Financial Officer on 01-21-2026.
Finward Bancorp filed a Form 13F reporting its institutional holdings. The report lists 184 information-table entries with a total value of $131,626,548. The filing is signed by Benjamin Schmitt, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, on 11-14-2025.