Company: BWFG
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001505732-25-000079
Chunk: 51

Company: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 51
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509,250 |     | $484,410 |
| Tax Fees(2)       |     |                         93,323 |     |   73,624 |
| All Other Fees(3) |     |                              — |     |   42,708 |
| Total Fees        |     |                       $602,573 |     | $600,742 |

(1) Includes fees for the financial statement audits and quarterly reviews.

(2) Consists of tax return preparation and tax-related compliance services.

(3) Consists of benefit plan audit services and consultation services.

#### Recommendation
The Board of Directors recommends that the shareholders vote “FOR” the ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants.

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### HOUSEHOLDING OF ANNUAL MEETING MATERIALS
Some banks, brokers and other nominee record holders may be participating in the practice of “householding” proxy statements, annual reports and notices of internet availability of proxy materials. This means that only one copy of such materials may have been sent to multiple shareholders in your household. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of any such document to you if you write or call us at the following address or telephone number: attention: Courtney E. Sacchetti, 258 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT 06840 or via telephone at (203) 652-0166. If you want to receive separate copies of the annual report, proxy statement and notice of internet availability of proxy materials in the future, or if you are receiving multiple copies and would like to receive only one copy for your household, you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee record holder, or you may contact us at the above address and telephone number.

### SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of shareholders to be included in the Company’s 2025 proxy material must be received by the Secretary of the Company no later than December 9, 2025.

For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, including nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, a shareholder must give timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Company, 258 Elm Street, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840. To be timely, a shareholder ’ s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not less than twenty (20) days nor more than one hundred thirty (130) days prior to the meeting.