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    Bankwell Financial Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    4/23/25 4:02:14 PM ET
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    bwfg-20250423
    0001505732FALSE00015057322025-01-222025-01-22



    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    Washington, D.C. 20549
    FORM 8-K
    CURRENT REPORT
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 23, 2025
    Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
    Connecticut001-3644820-8251355
    (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)

    258 Elm Street
    New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
    (203) 652-0166
    (Address of Principal Executive Officers and Telephone Number)

    N/A
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
     
    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
     
    ☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
    ☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
    ☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
     
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of Each Class
    Trading Symbol(s)
    Name of Each Exchange on Which
    Registered
    Common Stock, no par value per
    share

    BWFG
    NASDAQ Global Market




    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
    Emerging growth company☐
      
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
    Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition
      
     
    On April 23, 2025, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for Bankwell Bank, issued a press release describing its results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2025.
     
    A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

    The information furnished under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the liabilities of that section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
      
    Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
      
     
    On April 23, 2025, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for Bankwell Bank, issued slide presentation material, which includes among other things, a review of financial results and trends through the period ended March 31, 2025. A copy of the material will also be available on the Company’s website, https://investor.mybankwell.com/events-and-presentations/
     
    A copy of the Presentation Material is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
    The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the liabilities of that section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
    Item 8.01Other Events
     
    Quarterly Dividend Announcement

    On April 23, 2025, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (the Company), parent company of Bankwell Bank, announced that on April 23, 2025, its Board of Directors voted to pay a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.20 per share on May 20, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of May 9, 2025.


    Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
    (a)Not applicable.
    (b)Not applicable.
    (c)Not applicable.
    (d)Exhibits.



    Exhibit NumberDescription
      
    99.1
    Press Release Dated April 23, 2025
    99.2
    Presentation Materials
    104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
    SIGNATURES
      
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
      
     BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
     Registrant
      
      
      
    April 23, 2025
    By:  /s/ Courtney E. Sacchetti
     Courtney E. Sacchetti
     Executive Vice President
     and Chief Financial Officer




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