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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DeWyngaert Heidi

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
220 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)
EVP & CLO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/06/2017
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 11/06/2017 F 563 D $36.29 53,660(1)(2)(3)(4)(6)(7)(5) D
Common Stock 3,780 D(6)
Common Stock 2,983 D(6)
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
Stock Options(8) $20.7 01/02/2011 01/02/2018 Common Stock 4,000 4,000 D
Stock Options(8) $20.7 03/26/2015 03/26/2018 Common Stock 12,000 12,000 D
Stock Options(8) $12.64 06/23/2014 06/23/2019 Common Stock 1,500 1,500 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. 5,000 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2007 Bank of New Canaan Stock Option Equity Award Plan and will vest in five equal annual installments of 20%, the first installment of 1,000 shares vested on March 22, 2012 and an additional 20% to vest on each annual anniversary of the grant date thereafter. As of the Transaction Date, all 5,000 Shares have fully vested.
2. 5,500 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2007 Bank of New Canaan Stock Option Equity Award Plan and will vest in five equal annual installments of 20%, the first installment of 1,100 shares vested on March 21, 2013 and an additional 20% to vest on each annual anniversary of the grant date thereafter. As of the Transaction Date, all 5,500 Shares have fully vested.
3. 5,000 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2012 BNC Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in five equal annual installments of 20%, with the first installment of 1,000 shares vested on March 17, 2013 and an additional 20% to vest on each annual anniversary of the grant date thereafter. As of the Transaction Date, all 5,000 Shares have fully vested.
4. 6,500 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2012 BNC Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment to vest on November 5, 2014 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the grant date thereafter. As of the Transaction Date, all 6,500 Shares have fully vested.
5. On 11/6/17 - 563 shares were withheld and sold through the Company sponsored cashless stock exercise program, to cover tax liability with respect to the vesting of restricted stock previously reported.
6. 18,000 shares of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. stock granted pursuant to the 2012 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan. 6,300 of those shares are restricted stock that will vest in five equal annual installments of 20%, with the first installment to vest on December 1, 2015 and an additional 20% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the Transaction Date, 2,520 Shares have fully vested. 3,978 of those shares are restricted stock that will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment to vest on December 1, 2016 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the vesting date thereafter. As of the Transaction Date, 995 Shares have fully vested. 7,722 of those shares are performance restricted stock and may vest when and if the performance goals are achieved, but in any event no later than December 1, 2019. As of the Transaction Date, all 7,722 Performance Shares have vested.
7. Of the 53,660 Shares reported, 13,486 Shares are owned jointly with spouse.
8. Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2007 Bank of New Canaan Stock Option Equity Award Plan, all of which are fully vested.
/s/ Heidi DeWyngaert by POA 11/08/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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