 Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. NASDAQ: BWFG the Company today announced that it intends to convene and then immediately adjourn its Annual Meeting of Shareholders the Annual Meeting due to public health concerns and governmental restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Annual Meeting is scheduled to occur at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on May 27, 2020. The Annual Meeting will be convened and then immediately adjourned to Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time at Woodway Country Club, 540 Hoyt Street, Darien, Connecticut 06820. The record date will remain March 27, 2020. Shareholders of record on March 27, 2020 may continue to vote in person or by proxy until August 12, 2020. Consistent with guidance issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the SEC, the Company will not be mailing additional proxy materials with respect to the new Annual Meeting date. Shareholders should comply with applicable restrictions and not attend the Annual Meeting on May 27, 2020. 