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):  May 25, 2016
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
(Address and Telephone Number)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Item 5.07
Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders
SIGNATURES

 

Item 5.07
Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders
   
 
On May 25, 2016, Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq BWFG), (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting").  Of the 7,529,191 Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Meeting, 5,715,323 shares were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting.
 
 
The voting results from the Meeting were as follows:

1.
Election of Directors for One-Year Terms (Proposal 1).
  
Director
For           
Withheld    
 
Frederick R. Afragola
4,384,814 (96.43%)
162,200 (3.57%)
  
George P. Bauer
4,384,802 (96.43%)
162,212 (3.57%)
  
Richard Castiglioni
3,923,529 (86.29%)
623,485 (13.71%)
  
Eric J. Dale
4,366,404 (96.03%)
180,610 (3.97%)
  
Blake S. Drexler
4,385,114 (96.44%)
161,900 (3.56%)
  
James A. Fieber
4,382,774 (96.39%)
164,240 (3.61%)
  
Christopher Gruseke
4,374,356 (96.20%)
172,658 (3.80%)
  
Daniel S. Jones
4,385,838 (96.46%)
161,176 (3.54%)
  
Todd Lampert
3,923,529 (86.29%)
623,485 (13.71%)
  
Victor S. Liss
4,381,550 (96.36%)
165,464 (3.64%)
  
Raymond W. Palumbo
4,371,099 (96.13%)
175,915 (3.87%)
  
Carl M. Porto
4,385,650 (96.45%)
161,364 (3.55%)
  

2.
Ratification of Appointment of Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C. as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 (Proposal 2)
 
For
Against
Abstain
  
       
5,676,364 (99.32%)
7,874 (0.14%)
31,085 (0.54%)
  

Accordingly, all Director nominees were elected and the independent auditors were ratified.


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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
   
   
   
May 25, 2016
By:  Ernest J. Verrico, Sr.
 
Ernest J. Verrico, Sr.
 
Executive Vice President
 
and Chief Financial Officer


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