BWFG Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) Insider Activity

What the officers, directors and large holders did with their own shares. Only open-market purchases and sales count toward the totals — grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are compensation mechanics, not decisions, and they're listed separately below.

Insider signal Bullish Insiders bought more than they sold over this window — uncommon at any size.
Cluster activity 5 buyers in the last 30 days 5 buyers in the last 90 days 1 seller in the last 90 days
Insiders buying
5
102 transactions
Insiders selling
9
12 transactions
Purchases
$4.4M
85,220 shares
Sales
$1.5M
27,997 shares
Net activity
$3.0M
purchases less sales

How much of that selling was preplanned? 0% planned / 100% discretionary

10b5-1 plan sales $0 0 transactions · 0 shares
Discretionary sales $1.5M 12 transactions · 27,997 shares

Largest single sale: $251.7K.

Where they traded

Buy Sell Dot area is proportional to transaction value.

Last open-market purchase: September 8, 2026 , by SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B .

Recent open-market activity

Date Insider Role Action Shares Price Value Held after
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 7 fills Director Buy 5,266 $66.94 $352.5K 225,640
Dale Eric J Director Buy 530 $67.11 $35.6K 43,026
Porto Carl M Director Buy 327 $67.11 $21.9K 22,397
Dunne Jeffrey R Director Buy 261 $67.11 $17.5K 6,381
Drexler Blake S Director Buy 116 $67.11 $7.8K 37,049
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 2,540 $65.92 $167.4K 223,684
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 10,000 $66.63 $666.3K 222,690
Hildebrand Ryan Jason Chief Innovation Officer Sell 2,246 $66.74 $149.9K None left
Hildebrand Ryan Jason Chief Innovation Officer Sell 1,088 $58.48 $63.6K 2,246 −32.6% of holding
Lampert Todd Director Sell 3,500 $53.59 $187.6K 12,366 −22.1% of holding
Dale Eric J Director Buy 588 $53.70 $31.6K 42,496
Porto Carl M Director Buy 370 $53.70 $19.9K 22,070
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B Director Buy 323 $53.70 $17.3K 4,844
Dunne Jeffrey R Director Buy 315 $53.70 $16.9K 6,120
Drexler Blake S Director Buy 79 $53.70 $4.2K 36,933
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 7 fills Director Buy 3,381 $51.87 $175.4K 218,756
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B Director Buy 170 $49.92 $8.5K 217,884
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 1,930 $50.11 $96.7K 217,714
Chivily Christine EVP & Chief Credit Officer Sell 4,321 $52.16 $225.4K 11,865 −26.7% of holding
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 10,000 $46.96 $469.6K 216,904
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 10,000 $46.88 $468.8K 212,819
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 10,000 $46.65 $466.5K 208,734
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 7 fills Director Buy 10,036 $46.94 $471.1K 204,649
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 7 fills Director Buy 1,271 $45.77 $58.2K 200,564
Dale Eric J Director Buy 612 $46.00 $28.2K 41,908
Porto Carl M Director Buy 393 $46.00 $18.1K 21,700
Dunne Jeffrey R Director Buy 357 $46.00 $16.4K 5,805
Drexler Blake S Director Buy 27 $46.00 $1.2K 36,854
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 2,520 $46.80 $117.9K 200,244
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 10,000 $47.40 $474.0K 199,219
Leitao Kevin D Director Sell 200 $46.39 $9.3K 500 −28.6% of holding
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B 6 fills Director Buy 1,600 $48.11 $77.0K 195,151
Gruseke Christopher R CEO Sell 5,056 $49.79 $251.7K 172,147 −2.9% of holding
McNeill Matt President & CBO Sell 3,794 $49.83 $189.1K 45,019 −7.8% of holding
Chivily Christine EVP & Chief Credit Officer Sell 1,985 $49.80 $98.9K 16,186 −10.9% of holding
Brunner Steven H EVP & Chief Risk Officer Sell 1,876 $49.85 $93.5K 3,389 −35.6% of holding
Sacchetti Courtney E EVP & Chief Financial Officer Sell 1,062 $49.79 $52.9K 3,201 −24.9% of holding
Fusaro Angelo G Other Sell 316 $49.88 $15.8K 2,273 −12.2% of holding
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B Director Buy 75 $47.95 $3.6K 15,413
Dale Eric J Director Buy 746 $47.64 $35.5K 41,296
Porto Carl M Director Buy 470 $47.64 $22.4K 21,307
SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B Director Buy 376 $47.64 $17.9K 4,151
Dunne Jeffrey R Director Buy 363 $47.64 $17.3K 5,448
Drexler Blake S Director Buy 178 $47.64 $8.5K 36,827
Chivily Christine EVP & Chief Credit Officer Sell 2,553 $45.52 $116.2K 13,939 −15.5% of holding

Form 4s are due within two business days of a transaction, so this is close to real time — unlike the quarterly 13F data on the Institutional tab. A single large sale often reflects a prearranged 10b5-1 plan rather than a fresh view, so read a pattern of sales rather than any one of them.