0001144204-14-033500.txt : 20140523 0001144204-14-033500.hdr.sgml : 20140523 20140523172347 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-14-033500 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140523 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140523 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001505732 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 208251355 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-88145 FILM NUMBER: 14867966 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 208 ELM STREET CITY: NEW CANAAN STATE: CT ZIP: 06840 BUSINESS PHONE: (203) 972-3838 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 208 ELM STREET CITY: NEW CANAAN STATE: CT ZIP: 06840 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BNC Financial Group, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20101115 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Fieber James A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001607405 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. STREET 2: 220 ELM STREET CITY: NEW CANAAN STATE: CT ZIP: 06840 SC 13D/A 1 v379704_sc13da.htm FORM SC 13D/A

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

 

06654A103

(CUSIP Number)

 

Mitchell Lampert, Esq.

Robinson & Cole, LLP

1055 Washington Blvd.

Stamford, Ct. 06901

(203) 462-7559

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

May 15, 2014
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 06654A103   13D   Page 2 of 4 Pages

 

 

1.   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

James A. Fieber
   
2.   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(see instructions)
(a)   ¨
(b)    
   
3.   SEC USE ONLY
 
   
4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)
 
PF
   
5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)     ¨    
6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States of America
   

         
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
WITH
  7.   SOLE VOTING POWER *
465,127 shares
  8.   SHARED VOTING POWER
0 shares
  9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER *
 
465,127
  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0 shares

         
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

465,127*
   
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(see instructions)    ¨
   
13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

7.07% **
   
14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

IN
   

 

* The number of shares over which the Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power includes (i) 192,144 shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Person, of which 2,800 shares are subject to certain vesting requirements as reported in Item 3 below; (ii) 7,745 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options granted to the Reporting Person; and (iii) 265,238 shares of Common Stock owned by a trust of which the Reporting Person is Trustee.

 

** Calculated based on 6,579,096 shares of the common stock, no par value, of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. outstanding as of May 15, 2014, as reported in Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.’s Prospectus dated May 15, 2014 and filed with the SEC May 16, 2014 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4).

 

 
 

 

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This Amendment No. 1 amends the Schedule 13D filed by James A. Fieber on May 20, 2014 with respect to ownership of shares of the common stock, par value $1.00 (the “Common Stock”), of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc., a Connecticut corporation (the “Company”) (as previously filed, the “Existing Schedule 13D,” and as amended hereby, this “Schedule 13D”). The Company’s Common Stock is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “BWFG”. Except as set forth below, the disclosure in the Existing Schedule 13D remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein have the meaning given to them in the Existing Schedule 13D.

 

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Existing Schedule 13D is hereby amended by replacing Item 4 in the Existing Schedule 13D with the following disclosure in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D:

 

The Reporting Person acquired and currently holds the shares of the Company’s Common Stock, as described herein, for investment purposes. The Reporting Person believed that the shares, when purchased, represented an attractive investment opportunity

 

The Reporting Person is a Director of the Company. He does not have any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 to Schedule 13D, with the exception that the Reporting Person owns warrants that grant the Reporting Person the right, but not the obligation, to acquire up to 20,682 shares of Common Stock during the period commencing on October 1, 2014 and terminating on December 1, 2014 (the “Warrants”). Since the Warrants are not exercisable during the sixty (60) day period immediately following the date on which this Schedule 13D was filed, the shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of the Warrant have not been included in the calculation of the Reporting Person’s ownership on this Schedule 13D.

 

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 6 of the Existing Schedule 13D is hereby amended by replacing Item 6 in the Existing Schedule 13D with the following disclosure in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D:

 

The Reporting Person has no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, other than as disclosed in the Warrant Agreement attached here to as Exhibit 4.1.

 

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Item 7 of the Existing Schedule 13D is hereby amended by replacing Item 7 in the Existing Schedule 13D with the following disclosure in Item 7 of this Schedule 13D:

 

The following Exhibits are filed as Exhibits herewith:

 

4.1 Warrant Agreement and Extension Letter

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 06654A103   13D   Page 4 of 4 Pages

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: May 23, 2014  
   
JAMES A. FIEBER  
   
By: /s/ James A. Fieber  
     

 

 

 

EX-4.1 2 v379704_ex4-1.htm EXHIBIT 4.1

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT governs those Unit Certificates (the "Certificates") issued by The Bank of New Canaan (the "Bank") as part of its Offering (the "Offering") pursuant to that certain Offering Circular dated as of October 26, 2006. Each Unit consists of one share (the "Shares") of common stock of the Bank, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock") and one warrant (the "Warrants") to purchase shares of Common Stock, as set forth herein. The Certificates bear a legend referencing the Warrants.

 

Section 1.            Transferability and Form of Warrant.

 

(a)          The Warrants shall not be separately registered, but shall be a part of the Units. The Shares and Warrants are not separately transferable from the Units. A Warrant may be transferred only simultaneously with a transfer of the Share to which the Warrant relates as part of the Unit, which transfer shall be recorded on the Unit register maintained by the Bank.

 

(b)          Each Certificate shall bear a legend referencing the Warrants. The Bank shall hold a master warrant certificate (the "Master Warrant Certificate") which shall list the number of Warrants that accompany each Certificate. The number of shares of Common Stock a holder of a Unit (each a "Holder") will be entitled to purchase (shown as a conversion ratio) is computed by multiplying the number of Units a Holder purchased in the Offering by the conversion ratio. This conversion ratio is based on the number of Units subscribed for in the Offering (862,289). The conversion ratio has been set at .3221 shares of Common Stock for each Warrant. The Master Warrant Certificate shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

2.            Terms and Exercise of Warrants.

 

(a)          Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants shall be exercisable and each Holder shall have the right, which may be exercised at any time from and including October 1, 2009 and prior to or on November 30, 2009 (the “Expiration Date”), unless extended or accelerated per Section 2(c) below, to purchase from the Bank the number of Shares which the Holder may at the time be entitled to purchase on exercise of such Warrants, as identified on the Master Warrant Certificate. The Bank shall provide each Holder with a warrant exercise form (the "Exercise Form") prior to or contemporaneous with the commencement of the warrant exercise period.

 

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(b)          Warrants may only be exercised for the purchase of whole Shares. Warrants may be exercised upon delivery to the Bank of a completed Exercise Form and upon payment to the Bank of the Warrant Exercise Price (as defined herein), for the number of Shares in respect of which such Warrants are then exercised. Payment of the aggregate Warrant Exercise Price shall be made by certified or official bank check, wire transfer or debit from an account at the Bank.

 

Upon such delivery of the Exercise Form and payment of the Warrant Exercise Price as aforesaid, the Bank shall issue and cause to be delivered as promptly as possible to or upon the written order of the Holder, and in such name or names as the Holder may designate, a certificate or certificates for the number of full Shares so purchased upon the exercise of such Warrants. Such certificate or certificates shall be deemed to have been issued and any person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Shares as of the date of the delivery of the Exercise Form and payment of the Warrant Exercise Price, as aforesaid.

 

(c) The Bank may accelerate or extend the Expiration Date at any time, in its discretion to a date not earlier than 60 days following mailing of notice. Notice of the acceleration or extension, as applicable, shall contain the accelerated Expiration Date (the “Accelerated Expiration Date”) or the extended Expiration date (the "Extended Expiration Date"), as applicable.

 

3.            Payment of Taxes.

 

The Bank will pay all documentary stamp taxes, if any, attributable to the initial issuance of Shares upon the exercise of Warrants; provided however, that the Bank shall not be required to pay any tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue or delivery of any Unit Certificate or certificates for Shares in a name other than that of the registered Holder of Warrants in respect of which such Shares are issued.

 

4.            Mutilated or Missing Unit Certificate.

 

In case any of the Certificates evidencing the Warrants shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Bank may, in its discretion, issue and deliver in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Certificate if lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent right or interest; but only upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Bank of such loss, theft or destruction of such Certificate and indemnity, if requested, also satisfactory to the Bank. An applicant for such a substitute Certificate shall also comply with such other reasonable requirements and pay such other reasonable charges as the Bank may prescribe.

 

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5.            Reservation of Shares, Purchase of Warrants.

 

There have been reserved, and the Bank shall at all times keep reserved, out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to provide for the exercise of the rights of purchase represented by the outstanding Warrants.

 

6.            Warrant Price.

 

The price per share at which Shares shall be purchasable upon exercise of Warrants (the “Warrant Exercise Price”) shall be $18.00.

 

7.            Expiration of Warrants.

 

On the Expiration Date or on the Accelerated Expiration Date or Extended Expiration Date, as the case may be, if the Bank accelerates or extends the Expiration Date pursuant to Section 2(b), all outstanding Warrants shall become void and all rights of all holders thereof and thereunder shall cease.

 

8.            Adjustment of Warrant Price and Number of Shares.

 

The number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant and the Warrant Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events, as hereinafter defined.

 

8.1           Mechanical Adjustments. The number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant and the Warrant Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as follows:

 

(a) In case the Bank shall (i) pay a dividend in shares of Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide or “split” its outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iii) combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock or (iv) issue by reclassification or recapitalization of its shares of Common Stock other securities of the Bank, the Holder of the Warrant shall be entitled to purchase the number of Shares or other securities of the Bank which he would have been able to purchase after the happening of any of the events described above, had such Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the happening of such event or any record date with respect thereto. An adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph (a) shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.

 

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(b) In case the Bank shall distribute to all holders of its shares of Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness or assets (excluding cash dividends or distributions payable out of consolidated earnings or earned surplus and dividends or distributions referred to in paragraph (a) above) or rights, options or warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities containing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, then in each case the number of Shares thereafter purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be determined by multiplying the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant before the occurrence of such event, by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the then current market price per share of Common Stock (as defined in paragraph (c) below) on the date of such distribution, and of which the denominator shall be the then current market price per share of Common Stock, less the then fair value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Bank, whose determination shall be conclusive) of the portion of the assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or of such subscription rights, options or warrants, or of such convertible or exchangeable securities applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made, and shall become effective on the date of distribution retroactive to the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution.

 

(c) For the purpose of any computation under paragraph (b) of this Section, the current market price per share of Common Stock at any date shall be the average representative closing bid quotation as reported on NASDAQ or, in the event the Common Stock is listed on a securities exchange, the average closing sales price on the principal such exchange for the Common Stock for the five consecutive trading days ending the day prior to the date as of which such computation is made. In the event that none of the above sources are available, the Board of Directors of the Bank shall determine the current market price based upon such information and evidence as they determine to be credible and relevant at the time.

 

(d) No adjustment in the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this paragraph (d) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations shall be made to the nearest share.

 

(e) Whenever the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant is adjusted, as herein provided, the Warrant Exercise Price payable upon exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted by multiplying such Warrant Exercise Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction, of which the numerator shall be the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment, and of which the denominator shall be the number of Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

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(f) For the purpose of this subsection 8.1, the term “shares of Common Stock” shall mean (i) the class of stock designated as the Common Stock of the Bank at the date of this Agreement, or (ii) any other class of stock resulting from successive changes or reclassification of such shares consisting solely of changes in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value. In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to paragraph (a) above, the Holders shall become entitled to purchase any shares of the Bank other than shares of Common Stock, thereafter the number of such other shares so purchasable upon exercise of each Warrant and the Warrant Exercise Price of such shares shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Shares contained in paragraphs (a) through (e), inclusive, above.

 

8.2           Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the number of Shares purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant or the Warrant Exercise Price of such Shares is adjusted, as herein provided, the Bank shall promptly to mail by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder notice of such adjustment or adjustments.

 

8.3           No Adjustment for Dividends. Except as provided in subsection 8.1, no adjustment in respect of any cash dividend shall be made during the term of a Warrant or upon the exercise of a Warrant.

 

8.4           Presentation of Purchase Rights Upon Consolidation, etc. In case of any consolidation of the Bank with or merger of the Bank into another corporation, the Bank or such successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute an agreement providing that each Holder shall have the right thereafter upon payment of the Warrant Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such action to purchase upon exercise of each Warrant the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property which he would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the happening of such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance had such Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such action. The Bank shall mail by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder, notice of the execution of any such agreement. In the event of reorganization of the Bank into a bank holding company structure, wherein all of the shareholders of the Bank at the effective time of the reorganization exchange their shares of Bank common stock for an equivalent number of shares of bank holding company common stock, this Agreement shall automatically become the obligation of the bank holding company to issue shares of common stock of the bank holding company upon the exercise of Warrants as provided herein with respect to Bank common stock.

 

9.            Acceptance by Holder.

 

A Holder's receipt of a Certificate shall be deemed his acceptance of the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

THE BANK OF NEW CANAAN

 

MASTER WARRANT CERTIFICATE

 

UNIT CERTIFICATE HOLDER

NAME/ADDRESS

  UNIT CERTIFICATE
NUMBER(S)
  NUMBER OF
WARRANTS
EXERCISED
         
         
         
         

 

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November 23, 2010

 

James A Fieber

47 Elm Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

RE: EXTENSION OF WARRANT EXERCISE PERIOD

related to BNC Financial Units CUSIP number 05570E 20 7

 

Dear Mr. Fieber,

 

You currently own 60,000 Units of BNC Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) that were issued during our 2006 public offering and 2007 Private Placement. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and an attached warrant. Each warrant originally gave you the right, but not the obligation, to purchase .3221 shares of the Company’s common stock at $18.00 per share and were exercisable between October 1, 2012 and December 1, 2012.

 

At our June 23, 2010 Annual Meeting, our shareholders approved lowering the exercise price of the warrants to $14.00 and extending the exercise period. This means that each warrant now gives you the right, but not the obligation, to purchase .3221 shares of the Company’s common stock at $14.00 per share and the new exercise period for the warrants begins on October 1, 2014 and expires at 5:00 pm EST on December 1, 2014.

 

Based on the warrant conversion ratio, you are entitled to buy up to 19,326 shares of Company common stock at $14.00 per share during the exercise period.

 

The Board of Directors periodically evaluates the Company’s capital requirements and, based on changes in the Company’s capital needs or relevant market conditions may, as allowed for in the warrant agreement, revise the warrant exercise period (including possible acceleration of the time) based on those considerations.

 

If you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Jay Forgotson or myself at (203) 972-3838.

 

Sincerely,

 

Ernest J. Verrico, Sr.

Chief Financial Officer

 

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November 23, 2010

 

Mr. James A Fieber &

Mrs. Deborah Fieber Ten Com

47 Elm Street

New Canaan, CT 06840

 

RE: EXTENSION OF WARRANT EXERCISE PERIOD

related to BNC Financial Units CUSIP number 05570E 20 7

 

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Fieber,

 

You currently own 4,208 Units of BNC Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) that were issued during our 2006 public offering and 2007 Private Placement. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and an attached warrant. Each warrant originally gave you the right, but not the obligation, to purchase .3221 shares of the Company’s common stock at $18.00 per share and were exercisable between October 1, 2012 and December 1, 2012.

 

At our June 23, 2010 Annual Meeting, our shareholders approved lowering the exercise price of the warrants to $14.00 and extending the exercise period. This means that each warrant now gives you the right, but not the obligation, to purchase .3221 shares of the Company’s common stock at $14.00 per share and the new exercise period for the warrants begins on October 1, 2014 and expires at 5:00 pm EST on December 1, 2014.

 

Based on the warrant conversion ratio, you are entitled to buy up to 1356 shares of Company common stock at $14.00 per share during the exercise period.

 

The Board of Directors periodically evaluates the Company’s capital requirements and, based on changes in the Company’s capital needs or relevant market conditions may, as allowed for in the warrant agreement, revise the warrant exercise period (including possible acceleration of the time) based on those considerations.

 

If you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Jay Forgotson or myself at (203) 972-3838.

 

Sincerely,

 

Ernest J. Verrico, Sr.

Chief Financial Officer

 

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