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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001505732-25-000094"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BWFG"
cik: "0001505732"
company_name: "Bankwell Financial Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T22:26:46.697772+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bankwell Financial Group shareholders elect all director nominees, approve compensation and auditor at annual meeting.

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; lowest support was Carl M. Porto at 83.71% (16.29% withheld).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 87.65% support (4,491,771 for).
- RSM US LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2025 with 98.49% support (6,433,188 for).
- Broker non-votes: 1,407,855 on director election and exec compensation; none on auditor ratification.
- Meeting attendance: 6,532,175 shares represented (82.8% of 7,888,942 outstanding).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001505732-25-000094
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BWFG
- cik: 0001505732
- company_name: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573225000094/0001505732-25-000094-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505732/000150573225000094/bwfg-20250521.htm

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