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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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August 9, 2021
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
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BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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001-38412
(Commission File Number)
26-0113412
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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4450 Excelsior Boulevard, Suite 100
St. Louis Park
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Minnesota
(Address of principal executive offices)
55416
(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
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952
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893-6868
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class:
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
BWB
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 8.01           Other Events.
Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to amend the consent of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP filed as Exhibit 23.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2021. The original consent inadvertently omitted a reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230533). The revised and updated consent attached hereto as Exhibit 23.1 supersedes and replaces the original Exhibit 23.1 but does not change any previously reported financial results or any other disclosures contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Item 9.01           Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.
Exhibit 104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc.
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Date: August 9, 2021
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By:
/s/ Jerry Baack
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Name: Jerry Baack
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Title:    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
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