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  0001733121
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001341317
  Bridgewater Bancshares Inc
  001-38412
  4450 EXCELSIOR BLVD.
  SUITE 100
  ST. LOUIS PARK
  MN
  55416
  (952) 893-6868
  Juran David B.
  Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  20000
  296800.00
  27425690
  10/28/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common
  07/28/2023
  Gift
  Wyn Juran Revocable trust
  N
  20000
  07/28/2023
  n/a
  Y
  shares are being sold from TRST WYNN R JURAN MARITAL TR 1
  10/28/2024
  /s/ Audrey Skillern as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Juran David B.