Dunne Jeffrey R 4

4 · Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. · Filed Feb 10, 2026

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Updated Feb 10, 2026

Bankwell (BWFG) Director Jeffrey R. Dunne Receives Restricted Stock

What Happened

Jeffrey R. Dunne, a director of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG), received a grant of 1,455 restricted shares on February 9, 2026. The Form 4 lists the acquisition price as $0 (transaction code A = award/grant). This is a compensated equity award subject to time-based vesting, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-02-09; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-10 (timely).
Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
Shares granted: 1,455 restricted shares; reported acquisition price: $0.
Vesting schedule for this grant (footnote F1): three equal tranches of 485 shares vesting on Feb 7 of 2027, 2028 and 2029.
Related prior grants noted in the filing:
- 1,600 restricted shares granted 12/29/2023 (F2); 1,066 of those had vested as of filing.
- 1,800 restricted shares granted 2/7/2025 (F3); 600 of those had vested as of filing.
Shares owned after the reported transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

Restricted stock awards are compensation tied to continued service and vesting dates; they are not immediate cash sales and do not necessarily indicate buy/sell sentiment.
The Form 4 shows the award value as $0 for reporting purposes; actual economic value depends on BWFG’s stock price and the vesting of the shares.

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-09

Director

Transactions

Holdings

Footnotes (3)

[F1]1,455 shares of restricted stock granted on February 9, 2026, pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan with 485 to vest on February 7, 2027. 485 will vest on February 7, 2028 and 485 will vest on February 7, 2029.
[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, 1,066 shares have vested.
[F3]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. As of the filing date, 600 shares have vested.

Signature

s/ Angelo G. Fusaro Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey R. Dunne|2026-02-10

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