SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 24, 2016
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Connecticut
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001-36448
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20-8251355
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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220 Elm Street
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(Address and Telephone Number)
N/A
(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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 8.01
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Other Events
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SIGNATURES
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Item 8.01
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Other Events
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On February 24, 2016, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:BWFG), the holding company for Bankwell Bank, announced that its Board of Directors has scheduled the corporation's annual meeting of stockholders for Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. at Woodway Country Club, 540 Hoyt Street, Darien, Connecticut 06820.
The record date for shareholders to vote at the meeting is March 21, 2016.
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SIGNATURES
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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Registrant
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February 24, 2016
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By: /s/ Ernest J. Verrico, Sr.
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Ernest J. Verrico, Sr.
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Executive Vice President
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and Chief Financial Officer
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