Lawrence B. Seidman - 10 Mar 2026 Form 4 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: 10 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: +$471,081
Form type: 4
Filing time: 11 Mar 2026, 09:22:55 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Mar 2026
Next filing: 12 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

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	11 Mar 2026	0001026081

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$191,709	+4,085	+2%	$46.93	204,649	10 Mar 2026	By Seidman and Associates, L.L.C.
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$59,097	+1,259	+0.93%	$46.94	136,526	10 Mar 2026	By Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P.
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$35,400	+754	+0.43%	$46.95	174,159	10 Mar 2026	By Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P.
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$115,472	+2,460	+2.1%	$46.94	120,305	10 Mar 2026	By LSBK06-08, L.L.C.
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$42,771	+911	+0.69%	$46.95	132,000	10 Mar 2026	By Broad Park Investors, L.L.C.
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$24,936	+531	+2.4%	$46.96	22,824	10 Mar 2026	By Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P.
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$1,694	+36	+0.21%	$47.06	17,382	10 Mar 2026	Direct
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1,455	10 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1,200	10 Mar 2026	Direct	F2
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						534	10 Mar 2026	Direct	F3
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						400	10 Mar 2026	Direct	F4
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						4,521	10 Mar 2026	Deferred Compensation Plan

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	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.
F2	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.
F3	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.
F4	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.