Carl M. Porto - Feb 3, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Courtney E. Sacchetti, Attorney-in-Fact for Carl M. Porto
Stock symbol: BWFG
Transactions as of: Feb 3, 2023
Transactions value $: $4,586
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/7/2023, 11:55 AM
Previous filing: Jan 4, 2023
Next filing: Feb 27, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$4.59K	+149	+1.05%	$30.78	14.4K	Feb 3, 2023	Deferred Compensation Plan	F1
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1.6K	Feb 3, 2023	Direct	F2
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1.2K	Feb 3, 2023	Direct	F3
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1K	Feb 3, 2023	Direct	F4
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1.76K	Feb 3, 2023	Direct	F5
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						300	Feb 3, 2023	Direct	F6
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						12.4K	Feb 3, 2023	Direct	F7
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						4.3K	Feb 3, 2023	Law Firm Pension Plan

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Range of reported sale price is $30.71 - $30.78. Reporting person agrees to provide individual transaction information to SEC upon request.
F2	1,600 shares of restricted stock granted on December 31, 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 to vest on January 2, 2024 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter.
F3	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 to vest on January 2, 2023 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the transaction date, 400 shares have vested.
F4	2,000 shares of restricted stock granted on December 8, 2020, pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment to vest on January 2, 2022 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the transaction date, 1,000 shares have vested.
F5	1,760 shares of restricted stock granted on February 7, 2020, pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will fully vest on February 7, 2025.
F6	1,200 shares of restricted stock granted on December 20, 2019, pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment to vest on January 2, 2021 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the transaction date, 900 shares have vested.
F7	1,200 shares of restricted stock granted on March 4, 2019, pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment to vest on February 7, 2020 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of February 7, 2023, all shares have vested.