Wafd Inc 8-K, filed Sep 28, 2023
Wafd Inc (WAFD)
8-K
2023-09-28
For: 2023-09-27
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About this 8-K
Wafd Inc filed this 8-K on September 28, 2023, reporting on events of September 27, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.03: Charter or bylaw amendment, or fiscal year change
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 27, 2023
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (206 ) 624-7930
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year | ||||
On September 27, 2023 Washington Federal, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Articles of Amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, with the Washington Secretary of State, to change its corporate name to WaFd, Inc, (the “Name Change”). The Articles of Amendment are effective at 12:01 a.m. on September 29, 2023.
The Company’s Bylaws were also amended and restated, effective September 29, 2023 to reflect the Name Change.
The Name Change does not change the Company’s ticker symbol, which remains “WAFD” or the Company’s CUSIP for either its Common Stock or its Depositary Shares.
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.
| September 28, 2023 | WASHINGTON FEDERAL, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ KELLI J. HOLZ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kelli J. Holz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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