Finward (FNWD) CEO Benjamin Bochnowski Buys 5.156 Shares

What Happened
Benjamin J. Bochnowski, President, CEO and Director of Finward Bancorp (FNWD), acquired 5.156 shares on 2026-09-25 at $43.48 per share, totaling approximately $224. The transaction is reported as a purchase (code P) and the shares were acquired through the company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-09-25 — 5.156 shares at $43.48/share.
• Total value: approximately $224.
• Transaction type: P = Purchase (shares acquired via Dividend Reinvestment Plan).
• Footnote: F1 — shares were acquired through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP).
• Form filed: 2026-09-28 (covers the 2026-09-25 transaction).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.

Context
This was a small, automatic DRIP purchase that reinvests dividends into fractional shares. Such transactions are routine and reflect dividend reinvestment rather than an active, discretionary open-market buy; they are factual insider activity but don’t necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the stock.