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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes ¨ No

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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. ¨

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment”) to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2024 (the “Original Filing”), to correct the period of the report date and the signature date on Exhibit 32 (Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) included in the Original Filing. The Edgar processor inadvertently included the Exhibit 32 for the period ending September 30, 2023, which reflected “September 30, 2023” as the Quarterly Report date and "November 8, 2023" as the signature date. Exhibit 32 filed with this Amendment reflects "June 30, 2024" as the Quarterly Report date and "August 8, 2024" as the signature date.

This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Filing or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Except for the item described above or contained in this Amendment, this Amendment speaks as of the original filing date of the Original Filing, and does not modify, amend or update any other item or disclosures in the Original Filing.


31.1			Certification of Christopher R. Gruseke pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

31.2			Certification of Courtney E. Sacchetti pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

32			Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101			The following materials from Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024, formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss); (iv) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatting in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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


			Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Date: August 8, 2024			/s/ Christopher R. Gruseke
			Christopher R. Gruseke
			President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 8, 2024			/s/ Courtney E. Sacchetti
			Courtney E. Sacchetti
			Executive Vice President and Chief
			Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a)designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

To the best of their knowledge, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (the “Report”) complies in all material respects with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

To the best of their knowledge, based upon a review of the Report, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 12 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.


Connecticut						20-8251355
(State or other jurisdiction of						(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)						Identification No.)


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, no par value per share	BWFG	NASDAQ Global Market


Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	☑
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	☑
Emerging growth company	☐


			/s/ Courtney E. Sacchetti
			Courtney E. Sacchetti
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)