WAFD INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 26, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC (WFSL)
CIK: 0000936528
Period of Report: 2011-10-24

Reporting Person: WHITEHEAD ROY M (Director, Chairman, Pres. & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-10-24	Common Stock	A	28000	$12.98	Acquired	197559	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Stock Grant vests as follows:

12,000 vests ratably over 3 years
16,000 vests over 3 years based on the achievement of certain performance criteria

F2: Mr. Whitehead also owns 17,738 shares indirectly