{"url_path":"/sec/fnwd/10-q/2026/item-6","section_key":"item-6","section_title":"Item 6 Exhibits","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-13","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001628280-26-034588-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-034588","cik":"0000919864","ticker":"FNWD","issuer_name":"Finward Bancorp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001628280-26-034588-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000919864","primary_entity_name":"Finward Bancorp"},"word_count":203,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 6.    Exhibits\n\nExhibit\nNumberDescription\n\n10.1\n[Amended and Restated Employee Agreement between Finward Bancorp, Peoples Bank, and Todd M. Scheub, dated May 12, 2026.](fnwd-2026331xexx101.htm)\n\n31.1\n[Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.](fnwd-2026331xexx311.htm)\n\n31.2\n[Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.](fnwd-2026331xexx312.htm)\n\n32.1\n[Section 1350 Certifications.](fnwd-2026331xexx321.htm)\n\n101\nThe following materials from the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, formatted in an XBRL Interactive Data File: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, with detailed tagging of notes and financial statement schedules.\n\n104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).\n\n58\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant 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.\n\nFINWARD BANCORP\n\nDate: May 13, 2026\n/s/ Benjamin J. Bochnowski\n\nBenjamin J. Bochnowski\n\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\n\nDate: May 13, 2026\n/s/ Benjamin L. Schmitt\n\nBenjamin L. Schmitt\n\nExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer\n\n59"}