Bankwell Financial shareholders elect all directors, approve say-on-pay advisory vote

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

All 10 director nominees elected with 85.69% to 99.81% support; 1,485,553 broker non-votes.
Advisory say-on-pay approved with 94.43% of votes cast in favor.
Shareholders recommended annual say-on-pay frequency (87.60% for every 1 year).
Ratification of RSM US LLP as auditor for FY2026 passed with 98.87% approval.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 1.0

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. shareholders approved Ratify the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 (Proposal 4) at the 2026-05-20 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-20

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4. To ratify the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 (Proposal 4). For 6,565,637 (98.87%) Against 41,187 (0.62%) Abstain 34,081 (0.51%) There were no broker non-votes on the Proposal.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 1.0

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) proposal on the frequency of submission of the vote regarding the Company's executive compensation (Proposal 3) at the 2026-05-20 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay frequency
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-20

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3. To consider and approve an advisory (non-binding) proposal on the frequency of submission of the vote regarding the Company's executive compensation (Proposal 3). For 1 Year 4,515,990 (87.60%) For 2 Year 254 (0.00%) For 3 Year 502,038 (9.74%) Abstain 137,070 (2.66%) There were 1,485,553 broker non-votes on the Proposal.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 1.0

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors for One-Year Terms (Proposal 1) at the 2026-05-20 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-20

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Director For Withheld Eric J. Dale 4,625,659 (89.73%) 529,693 (10.27%) Darryl M. Demos 5,091,665 (98.76%) 63,687 (1.24%) Blake S. Drexler 5,047,817 (97.91%) 107,535 (2.09%) Jeffery R. Dunne 5,139,058 (99.68%) 16,294 (0.32%) Christopher R. Gruseke 5,099,140 (98.91%) 56,212 (1.09%) Anahaita N. Kotval 5,136,474 (99.63%) 18,878 (0.37%) Todd H. Lampert 4,612,058 (89.46%) 534,294 (10.54%) Kevin D. Leitão 4,632,707 (89.86%) 522,645 (10.14%) Carl M. Porto 4,417,808 (85.69%) 737,544 (14.31%) Lawrence B. Seidman 5,145,674 (99.81%) 9,678 (0.19%) There were 1,485,553 broker non-votes on the Proposal.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 1.0

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) proposal on the Company's executive compensation (Proposal 2) at the 2026-05-20 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-20

Exact text from the filing

2. Approval on an advisory (non-binding) proposal on the Company's executive compensation (Proposal 2). For 4,868,485 (94.43%) Against 163,856 (3.18%) Abstain 123,011 (2.39%) There w ere 1,485,553 broker non-votes on the Proposal.

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