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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:88.24%;border:0;margin:30pt 5.88% 30pt 5.88%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.29%;padding-right:10.29%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_fb27078a_fb6a_4951_b75e_d8ed93636181"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 4.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</b><b style="font-weight:bold;">Changes in Registrant&#8217;s Certifying Accountant.</b></p><div style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:36pt;"><span style="display:inline-block;min-width:36pt;text-indent:0pt;white-space:nowrap;">(a)</span>Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</div><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.27;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">On December 20, 2022, the Audit Committee (the &#8220;<b style="font-weight:bold;">Committee</b>&#8221;) of the Board of Directors of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. 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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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December 22, 2022
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)
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
,
Minnesota
(Address of principal executive offices)
55416
(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
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
Depositary Shares
, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of 5.875% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 par value per share
BWB
BWBBP
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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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Item 4.01
Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
(a)
Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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On December 20, 2022, the Audit Committee (the "
Committee
") of the Board of Directors of Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (the "
Company
") approved the dismissal of the Company's current independent registered public accounting firm, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP ("
CLA
"), upon completion of the audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2022.
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The reports of CLA on the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
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In connection with CLA's audits during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and through the date of the Committee's action dismissing CLA, there have been no (a) "disagreements" (within the meaning of Item 301(a)(1)(iv) of Regulations S-K) with CLA on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to CLA's satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the Company's financial statements, or (b) "reportable events" requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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The Company provided CLA with a copy of the disclosure it is making herein in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K, and requested that CLA furnish the Company with a copy of its letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC
"), pursuant to Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, stating whether or not CLA agrees with the statements related to them made by the Company in this report. A copy of CLA's letter to the SEC dated December 22, 2022 is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this report.
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(b)
Newly Engaged Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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In connection with the dismissal of CLA and on the same date, the Committee approved the engagement of RSM US LLP ("
RSM
") as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, effective January 1, 2023. During 2021 and 2020, and through the date of the Committee's action engaging RSM, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with RSM regarding (a) either the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, or (b) any matter that was either the subject of a "disagreement," as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or any "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01           Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit 16.1
Letter to the SEC from CliftonLarsonAllen LLP dated
December 22, 2022
Exhibit 104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within 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: December 22, 2022
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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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