WAFD INC — Director's Dealing 2016

May 23, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WASHINGTON FEDERAL INC (WAFD)
CIK: 0000936528
Period of Report: 2016-05-23

Reporting Person: Beatty Vincent L (SVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-05-23	Common Stock	A	25000	$24.35	Acquired	25000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted and Performance-based stock grants vest beginning October 31, 2016 as follows: 10,000 shares ratably over three years; and 15,000 shares ratably over three years based on certain performance criteria related to total shareholder return adjusted pro-rata for the partial fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.