{"url_path":"/sec/fnwd/8-k/2026-07-21/item-7-01","section_key":"item-7-01","section_title":"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001193125-26-310388-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-310388","cik":"0000919864","ticker":"FNWD","issuer_name":"Finward Bancorp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/0001193125-26-310388-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000919864","primary_entity_name":"Finward Bancorp"},"word_count":109,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.\n\nOn July 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.\n\nThe information furnished pursuant to this Item and the related exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing."}