Bankwell Financial (BWFG) 8-K Bankwell Financial Group Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter and Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend

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):  October 30, 2019

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut	001-36448	20-8251355
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

220 Elm Street

New Canaan, Connecticut 06840

(203) 652-0166

(Address of Principal Executive Officers and Telephone Number)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company	X
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.	X

Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition
	On October 30, 2019, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for Bankwell Bank, issued a press release describing its results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this current Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure
	On October 30, 2019, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for Bankwell Bank, issued slide presentation material, which includes among other things, a review of financial results and trends through the period ended September 30, 2019. A copy of the material will also be available on the Company’s website, http://investor.mybankwell.com/CorporateProfile. A copy of the Presentation Material is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this current Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01	Other Events
	On October 30, 2019, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., parent company of Bankwell Bank, announced its Board of Directors has voted to pay a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.13 per share on November 25, 2019 to all shareholders of record as of November 15, 2019.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)	Not applicable.
(b)	Not applicable.
(c)	Not applicable.
(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release Dated October 30, 2019
99.2	Presentation Materials

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 hereunto duly authorized.
	BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
	Registrant
October 30, 2019	By:  /s/ Penko K. Ivanov
	Penko K. Ivanov
	Executive Vice President
	and Chief Financial Officer