Ryan J. Hildebrand - 31 Jul 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

Reporting relationship: Chief Innovation Officer
Issuer ticker: BWFG
Reported as of: 31 Jul 2026
Net transaction value: -$149,898
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 04 Aug 2026, 11:57:02 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 01 Jul 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Ryan J. Hildebrand

Key filing fact

Ryan J. Hildebrand filed Form 4 for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) on 04 Aug 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Ryan J. Hildebrand's Form 4 filing for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG).
1 reported transaction and 0 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 04 Aug 2026, 11:57.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 01 Jul 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$149,898.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001982685 Primary reporting owner

Hildebrand Ryan Jason

Relationship: Chief Innovation Officer
Address: C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 258 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN
Signature: /s/ Angelo G. Fusaro, Attorney-in-Fact for Ryan J. Hildebrand
Signature date: 04 Aug 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

BWFG transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $149,898
Shares: -2,246
Change %: -100%
Price: $66.74
Shares after: 0
Date: 31 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

BWFG holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 15,000
Date: 31 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

BWFG holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 3,116
Date: 31 Jul 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

Range of reported sale price is $65.99 - $67.05. Reporting person agrees to provide individual transaction information to SEC upon request.

Footnote F2

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.

Footnote F3

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