Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Chivily Christine (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 258 ELM STREET (Street) NEW CANAAN CT 06840 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. [ BWFG ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Credit Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/06/2023		S		1,500	D	$27.78(1)	18,506	D
Common Stock								4,589	D(2)
Common Stock								3,334	D(3)
Common Stock								2,740	D(4)
Common Stock								1,943	D(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Range of reported sale price is $27.73 - $27.79. Reporting person agrees to provide individual transaction information to SEC upon request.

2. 4,589 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. 2,295 of those shares are restricted stock that will vest in three substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment to vest on February 7, 2024 and the second and third installments to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. 2,294 of those shares are performance restricted stock and may vest when and if the performance goal is achieved.

3. 5,000 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2022 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. 2,500 of those shares are restricted stock that will vest in three substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on July 1, 2023 and the second and third installments to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. 2,500 of those shares are performance restricted stock and may vest when and if the performance goal is achieve. As of the transaction date, 1,666 shares have vested.

4. 4,111 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. 2,056 of those shares are restricted stock that will vest in three substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on February 7, 2023 and the second and third installments to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. 2,055 of those shares are performance restricted stock and may vest when and if the performance goal is achieved. As of the transaction date, 1,370 shares have vested.

5. 5,831 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. 2,916 of those shares are restricted stock that will vest in three substantially equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on January 2, 2022 and the second and third installments to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. 2,915 of those shares are performance restricted stock and may vest when and if the performance goal is achieved. As of the transaction date, 3,888 shares have vested.

Remarks:

	/s/ Courtney E. Sacchetti, Attorney-in-Fact for Christine Chivily	12/08/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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