Jeffrey R. Dunne - 05 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

Role: Director
Signature: s/ Angelo G. Fusaro Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey R. Dunne
Issuer symbol: BWFG
Transactions as of: 05 Dec 2025
Net transactions value: +$17,293
Form type: 4
Filing time: 08 Dec 2025, 10:57:33 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Sep 2025
Next filing: 10 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Dunne Jeffrey R	Director	C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC, 258 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN	s/ Angelo G. Fusaro Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey R. Dunne	08 Dec 2025	0001968428

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BWFG	Common Stock	Purchase	$17,293	+363	+7.1%	$47.64	5,448	05 Dec 2025	Deferred Compensation Plan
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1,800	05 Dec 2025	Direct	F1
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						1,067	05 Dec 2025	Direct	F2
holding	BWFG	Common Stock						3,033	05 Dec 2025	Direct

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

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.