Eric J. Dale - 06 Jun 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Eric J. Dale
Issuer symbol
BWFG
Transactions as of
06 Jun 2025
Transactions value $
$37,418
Form type
4
Filing time
09 Jun 2025, 14:21:42 UTC
Previous filing
13 Mar 2025
Next filing
05 Sep 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Dale Eric J Director C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 258 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN /s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Eric J. Dale 09 Jun 2025 0001607527

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BWFG Common Stock Purchase $37.4K +1.05K +2.71% $35.67 39.7K 06 Jun 2025 Deferred Compensation Plan
holding BWFG Common Stock 1.8K 06 Jun 2025 Direct F1
holding BWFG Common Stock 1.07K 06 Jun 2025 Direct F2
holding BWFG Common Stock 800 06 Jun 2025 Direct F3
holding BWFG Common Stock 400 06 Jun 2025 Direct F4
holding BWFG Common Stock 35.4K 06 Jun 2025 Direct
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 1,800 shares of restricted stock granted on February 7, 2025, pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan with 600 to vest on February 7, 2026. 600 will vest on February 7, 2027 and 600 will vest on February 7, 2028.
F2 1,600 shares of restricted stock granted on December 29, 2023, pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan with 533 vested on February 7, 2025, 533 will vest on February 7, 2026 and 534 will vest on February 7, 2027. As of the filing date, 533 shares have vested.
F3 1,600 shares of restricted stock granted on December 30, 2022, pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment vested on January 2, 2024 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the filing date, 800 shares have vested.
F4 1,600 shares of restricted stock granted on December 31, 2021, pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment vesting on January 2, 2023 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the filing date, 1,200 shares have vested.