FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Drexler Blake S 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. [BWFG] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 220 ELM STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2014 (Street) NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 98,772 D   Common Stock (1) 3,500 D   Common Stock 44,984 I Held as Trustee Common Stock (2) 12,083 I Defered Compensation Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (3)	03/01/2005	03/01/2015	Common Stock	415	$ 14.5	D	Â
Stock Options (3)	12/22/2005	12/22/2015	Common Stock	950	$ 15.5	D	Â
Stock Options (4)	12/13/2006	12/13/2016	Common Stock	3,050	$ 17.5	D	Â
Stock Options (5)	12/12/2007	12/12/2017	Common Stock	2,788	$ 20.7	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Drexler Blake S C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 220 ELM STREET NEW CANAAN, CT 06840	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

Blake S. Drexler by POA		05/19/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	3,500 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2012 BNC Financial Group, Inc. Stock Plan and will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment to vest on November 5, 2014 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of the grant date thereafter.
(2)	12,083 shares were inadvertently reported as being owned as Direct. These shares are held Indirectly in the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors.
(3)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2002 Bank Management, Director and Founder Stock Option Plan, all of which are fully vested.
(4)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2006 Stock Option Plan, all of which are fully vested.
(5)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2007 Bank of New Canaan Stock Option Equity Award Plan, all of which are fully vested.

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