Ryan J. Hildebrand - 09 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

Role
Chief Innovation Officer
Signature
/s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Ryan J. Hildebrand
Issuer symbol
BWFG
Transactions as of
09 Feb 2026
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
10 Feb 2026, 11:41:25 UTC
Previous filing
05 Aug 2025
SEC
View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Hildebrand Ryan Jason Chief Innovation Officer C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 258 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN /s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Ryan J. Hildebrand 10 Feb 2026 0001982685

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BWFG Common Stock Award $0 +3,116 $0.000000 3,116 09 Feb 2026 Direct F1
holding BWFG Common Stock 3,334 09 Feb 2026 Direct F2
holding BWFG Common Stock 15,000 09 Feb 2026 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 3,116 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. 1,558 of those shares are restricted stock that will vest in three substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment to vest on February 7, 2027 and the second and third installments to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. 1,558 of those shares are performance restricted stock with a three year cliff vesting on February 7, 2029 if the performance goal is achieved
F2 10,000 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. The shares are restricted stock that will vest in three substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment vested on July 1, 2024 and the second and third installments to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the filing date, 3,333 shares have vested.
F3 15,000 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. These shares are performance restricted stock with a three year cliff vesting on February 7, 2028 if the performance goals are achieved.