UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

April 30, 2020

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation)	001-38412 (Commission File Number)	26-0113412 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	3800 American Boulevard West, Suite 100 Bloomington, Minnesota (Address of principal executive offices)	55431 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 893-6868

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:		Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value		BWB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 30, 2020, Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in this Form 8-K, and the related exhibits,  shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 7.01           Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company hereby furnishes the Investor Presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information furnished in this Form 8-K, and the related exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1Press release of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc., dated April 30, 2020, regarding first quarter 2020 financial results

Exhibit 99.2Investor Presentation dated April 30, 2020

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.
Date: April 30, 2020
	By:      /s/ Jerry Baack
	Name: Jerry Baack
	Title:    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

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