Company: BWFG
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001505732-25-000079
Chunk: 17

Company: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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 by LSBK06-08, L.L.C., 127,042 shares held by Broad Park Investors, L.L.C., and 19,539 shares held by Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P. The address for the investment entities is 900 Lanidex Plaza, Suite 230, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

(8) Includ es 64,787 shares that are held jointly with spouse.

(9) Includes a total of three executive vice presidents who are not named executive officers holding a total of 40,043 shares.

#### Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock to file reports of their ownership of the Company’s common stock to the SEC. Based solely on a review of the filings made with the SEC and written representations from our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements that apply to our directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock were complied with for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, except for a Form 4 filing for Steven H. Brunner, the Company’s Chief Risk Officer, that was due May 22, 2024 and filed May 23, 2024 and a Form 3 filing for Kevin D. Leitão, Director, that was due June 8, 2024 and filed July 10, 2024.

### CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES AND BOARD MATTERS

#### Director Qualifications
We believe the current composition of our Board of Directors reflects and supports our strategic direction and that our directors bring skills, experience, background and commitment that are relevant to and support our key strategic and operational goals. We seek to continue to strengthen our Board of Directors when we add new members. Community leadership is an important consideration in reviewing and selecting board candidates. Consideration is given to candidates who can provide diversity to our Board of Directors, including diversity of experience, perspective and education, as well as women and members of underrepresented minority groups.

When our Board of Directors determines there is a need to fill a director position, we identify qualified individuals for consideration. We seek individuals who possess skill sets that a prospective director will be required to draw upon in order to contribute to our Board of Directors, including professional experience, education