Recent 8-K filings for FNWD

• June 3, 2026, 4:04 PM ET dividend materiality 0.60 positive item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward declares $0.12/sh dividend despite FDIC/DFI MOU restricting payouts

  Dividend of $0.12 per common share, payable June 29, 2026 to holders of record June 17, 2026.

• May 28, 2026, 4:30 PM ET other material materiality 0.15 neutral item 5.07

  Finward Bancorp holds 2026 annual meeting; elects three directors, ratifies auditors, passes say-on-pay

  Elected directors Benjamin J. Bochnowski, Robert E. Johnson III, and Martin P. Alwin to three-year terms.

• May 26, 2026, 4:06 PM ET other materiality 0.15 neutral item 5.07

  Finward Bancorp annual meeting results: all three director nominees elected, auditor and say-on-pay approved

  Benjamin Bochnowski, Robert Johnson III, and Martin Alwin elected to three-year terms with 2.49M, 2.57M, and 2.66M votes for, respectively.

• April 28, 2026, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.50 neutral item 2.02item 9.01 ◈ Earnings Releases

  Finward Bancorp reports Q1 net income $2.2M, EPS $0.52; NIM expands to 3.23%

  Net income available to common stockholders $2.2M, diluted EPS $0.52 vs. $2.0M ($0.46) in Q4 2025.

• March 2, 2026, 6:59 PM ET dividend materiality 0.50 positive item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp declares $0.12 dividend payable Mar 31; pays despite FDIC/DFI MOU restriction

  Dividend of $0.12 per share declared on March 2, 2026.

• February 24, 2026, 6:59 PM ET leadership materiality 0.25 neutral item 5.02item 8.01

  Director Danette Garza to retire at 2026 annual meeting; Martin Alwin nominated as Class II director

  Danette Garza will not stand for re-election and will retire from the board at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

• January 27, 2026, 6:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.60 neutral item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp reports Q4 2025 net income of $2.0 million, down from $3.5 million in prior quarter

  Net income available to common stockholders was $2.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share for Q4 2025, compared to $3.5 million, or $0.81 per diluted share in Q3 2025.

• December 3, 2025, 6:59 PM ET dividend materiality 0.40 neutral item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp declares $0.12 per share dividend payable Dec 30, 2025

  Dividend of $0.12 per common share declared on December 3, 2025.

• October 28, 2025, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.75 positive item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp Q3 2025 EPS $0.81, net interest margin expands to 3.04%

  Net income available to common stockholders $3.5M ($0.81 diluted EPS) vs $2.2M ($0.50) in Q2 2025.

• September 17, 2025, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.15 neutral item 7.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp presents at Stephens Banking Forum; slide content limited in filing excerpt

  Filed 8-K on Sept 17, 2025 announcing investor presentation at the 2025 Stephens Banking Forum in Little Rock.

• August 15, 2025, 7:59 PM ET dividend materiality 0.50 neutral item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp declares $0.12 dividend payable Sept 12, 2025

  Dividend of $0.12 per share declared on August 15, 2025.

• August 7, 2025, 7:59 PM ET regulatory materiality 0.75 positive item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp announces termination of BSA/AML Consent Order by FDIC and Indiana DFI

  FDIC and Indiana DFI terminated Consent Order effective August 6, 2025.

• July 29, 2025, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.60 positive item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp Q2 net income $2.2M ($0.50 EPS), up from $0.5M; NIM expands to 2.97%

  Net income available to common stockholders $2.2M ($0.50 diluted EPS) vs $455K ($0.11) in Q1.

• May 29, 2025, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.50 neutral item 5.02item 5.07item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp shareholders approve 2025 Omnibus Equity Plan and elect four directors

  Shareholders approved 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, authorizing up to 265,174 shares for future awards.

• May 22, 2025, 7:59 PM ET other materiality 0.10 neutral item 7.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp annual meeting presentation filed; no new material financial details disclosed

  Filing contains only title slide of annual shareholder meeting presentation; full content not provided.

• May 1, 2025, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.75 negative item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp Q1 net income drops to $456K ($0.11 EPS) from $9.3M a year ago

  Net income available to common stockholders $456K ($0.11 diluted EPS) vs $2.1M ($0.49) in Q4 2024 and $9.3M ($2.17) in Q1 2024.

• April 10, 2025, 7:59 PM ET dividend materiality 0.65 positive item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp declares $0.12/share dividend despite regulatory restrictions

  Board declared $0.12 per share dividend, payable May 12, 2025 to shareholders of record April 28, 2025.

• March 27, 2025, 7:59 PM ET leadership materiality 0.25 neutral item 5.02item 8.01 ◈ executive_change

  Director James L. Wieser to retire from Finward Bancorp board; board rebalanced

  James L. Wieser, board member since 1999, to retire effective at 2025 annual meeting; not due to disagreement.

• January 28, 2025, 6:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.70 positive item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp FY2024 net income $12.1M ($2.84/share); Q4 net income $2.1M, NIM improves to 2.65%

  FY2024 net income $12.1M ($2.84 diluted EPS) vs $8.4M ($1.96) in 2023; Q4 net income $2.1M ($0.49) vs $1.5M ($0.35) a year ago.

• December 23, 2024, 6:59 PM ET dividend materiality 0.25 neutral item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp declares $0.12 quarterly dividend, payable Feb 3, 2025

  Dividend of $0.12 per share declared on Dec 20, 2024; payable Feb 3, 2025 to holders of record Jan 21, 2025.

• November 27, 2024, 6:59 PM ET leadership materiality 0.30 neutral item 5.02 ◈ executive_change

  Finward Bancorp promotes CFO Benjamin L. Schmitt to Executive Vice President; one-time bonus awarded

  Benjamin L. Schmitt promoted from SVP to EVP, CFO and Treasurer of Finward Bancorp and Peoples Bank, effective Nov 22, 2024.

• November 7, 2024, 6:59 PM ET other materiality 0.20 neutral item 7.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp to present at Hovde conference; regulatory constraints on dividends noted

  Presentation at 2024 Hovde Financial Services Conference in Miami on Nov 7-8.

• October 29, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.60 neutral item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp Q3 net income $0.14/diluted share; nine-month EPS $2.35 vs $1.60 prior year

  Net income Q3 2024 $606K ($0.14/diluted) vs Q3 2023 $2.2M ($0.51); up from Q2 2024 $143K ($0.03).

• October 11, 2024, 7:59 PM ET dividend materiality 0.55 neutral item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp declares $0.12 quarterly dividend, payable Oct 31

  Dividend of $0.12 per share declared; record date Oct 18, payable Oct 31.

• September 18, 2024, 7:59 PM ET other materiality 0.20 neutral item 7.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp furnishes slides for Stephens Banking Forum; no specific financial data disclosed

  Filing under Item 7.01 for Regulation FD disclosure of investor presentation at Stephens Banking Forum.

• September 5, 2024, 7:59 PM ET leadership materiality 0.30 neutral item 5.02item 9.01 ◈ executive_change ×3

  Finward Bancorp appoints three new independent directors effective September 9, 2024

  Martin P. Alwin (Class I), Jennifer R. Evans (Class II), Carolyn M. Burke (Class III) appointed to boards of Finward Bancorp and Peoples Bank.

• September 5, 2024, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.15 neutral item 7.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp presents at Raymond James Bank Conference; slides furnished

  Finward Bancorp (FNWD) presented at the 2024 Raymond James U.S. Bank Conference in Chicago on September 5, 2024.

• August 13, 2024, 7:59 PM ET leadership materiality 0.30 neutral item 5.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp adds CFO Benjamin Schmitt to change-in-control severance plan, waives 3-year service requirement

  CFO Benjamin Schmitt approved as eligible participant in Executive Change in Control Severance Plan by Compensation Committee.

• July 30, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.50 neutral item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp corrects earnings release; six-month diluted EPS revised to $2.21 from $0.03

  Net income of $9.4M ($2.21 diluted EPS) for H1 2024, up from $4.7M ($1.10) in H1 2023.

• July 24, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.75 negative item 2.02item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp Q2 net income plunges to $0.03 EPS from $0.57 YoY

  Net income $143k ($0.03 diluted EPS) vs $2.4M ($0.57) in Q2 2023; six-month net income $9.4M ($2.21).

• June 26, 2024, 7:59 PM ET dividend materiality 0.40 positive item 8.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp declares Q2 dividend of $0.12 per share

  Dividend of $0.12 per share payable August 1, 2024 to holders of record July 19, 2024.

• May 29, 2024, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.15 neutral item 5.07

  Finward Bancorp shareholders elect two directors, ratify FORVIS as auditor

  Anthony M. Puntillo and James L. Wieser elected to three-year terms expiring 2027; Puntillo: 2,641,824 for, Wieser: 2,453,380 for.

• May 24, 2024, 7:59 PM ET other material materiality 0.05 neutral item 7.01item 9.01

  Finward Bancorp holds annual meeting; no material new info in 8-K

  Presentation slides furnished as Exhibit 99.1 but not text-accessible; no specific data extracted.

• April 24, 2024, 7:59 PM ET earnings materiality 0.70 neutral item 2.02item 9.01 ◈ Earnings Releases

  Finward Bancorp Q1 net income $9.3M ($2.17 EPS); $11.8M pre-tax gain from sale-leaseback

  Net income available to common $9.3M, $2.17 diluted EPS vs $2.2M, $0.51 prior year.

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Max materiality 0.75 · Median 0.45 · Most common event earnings

8 positive 2 negative 24 neutral

source · FNWD on sec.gov