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  XXXXXXXX
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  Bridgewater Bancshares Inc
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  4450 EXCELSIOR BLVD.
  SUITE 100
  ST. LOUIS PARK
  MN
  55416
  (952) 893-6868
  Shellberg Jeffrey D.
  Officer
  Director
  COMMON
  RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT
  250 NICOLLET MALL, SUITE 1700
  MINNEAPOLIS
  MN
  55401
  20000
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  27349971
  10/29/2024
  NASDAQ
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  WARRANT EXERCISE
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  Y
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