Lawrence B. Seidman - 23 Feb 2026 Form 4/A - Amendment Insider Report for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Lawrence B. Seidman
Issuer symbol
BWFG
Transactions as of
23 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
+$473,962
Form type
4/A - Amendment
Filing time
26 Feb 2026, 09:58:58 UTC
Date Of Original Report
24 Feb 2026
Previous filing
13 Feb 2026
Next filing
02 Mar 2026

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B Director C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 258 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN /s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Lawrence B. Seidman 26 Feb 2026 0001026081

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BWFG Common Stock Purchase $192,783 +4,068 +2.1% $47.39 199,219 23 Feb 2026 By Seidman and Associates, L.L.C. F1
transaction BWFG Common Stock Purchase $59,771 +1,261 +0.94% $47.40 134,849 23 Feb 2026 By Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P. F1
transaction BWFG Common Stock Purchase $36,032 +760 +0.44% $47.41 173,114 23 Feb 2026 By Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P. F1
transaction BWFG Common Stock Purchase $116,390 +2,456 +2.1% $47.39 117,045 23 Feb 2026 By LSBK06-08, L.L.C. F1
transaction BWFG Common Stock Purchase $43,475 +917 +0.71% $47.41 130,758 23 Feb 2026 By Broad Park Investors, L.L.C. F1
transaction BWFG Common Stock Purchase $25,512 +538 +2.5% $47.42 22,057 23 Feb 2026 By Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P. F1
holding BWFG Common Stock 1,455 23 Feb 2026 Direct F2
holding BWFG Common Stock 1,200 23 Feb 2026 Direct F3
holding BWFG Common Stock 534 23 Feb 2026 Direct F4, F5
holding BWFG Common Stock 400 23 Feb 2026 Direct F6
holding BWFG Common Stock 4,151 23 Feb 2026 Deferred Compensation Plan
holding BWFG Common Stock 17,346 23 Feb 2026 Direct
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 On the originally filed Form 4 on February 24, 2026, Field 3 in Table I (transaction code) inadvertently had a code "S", which represents an "open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security". This field should have been coded "P", which represents "open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security".
F2 1,455 shares of restricted stock granted on February 9, 2026, pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan with 485 to vest on February 7, 2027. 485 will vest on February 7, 2028 and 485 will vest on February 7, 2029.
F3 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. As of the filing date, 600 shares have vested.
F4 These shares were inadvertently omitted from the original Form 4 filing on February 24, 2026. A Form 4 amended filing on February 24, 2026 reflected these shares.
F5 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, 1,066 shares have vested.
F6 1,600 shares of restricted stock granted on December 30, 2022, 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, 2024 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.